Joe Tomei here. We’ve got a standing offer here on Kuma-i to post blurbs about local businesses in Kumamoto and I’ve just been asked to pass this on. Thanks Claire!!

Hello from Tamana, Kumamoto! My husband has a liquor shop which, as you can imagine, has been suffering almost non stop since last February. He has his staff on furlough in order to get the 60% wage assistance from the govt so although the shop is really quiet, he’s pretty busy doing everybody’s work. And stressed and fed up. So …..I gave up waiting for him to make an English language website and made one for him! It is simple but I’d love it if people could take a look. There aren’t that many bottles in the online shop but he can get just about anything. The shop in Tamana also has an extensive choice of sake, shouchu, spirits and wine! What he lacks in tech, he makes up for in service, knowledge, and helpfulness so please drop him an email in English or Japanese through the website if you have anything you’d like to buy that you can’t see.