Blurry kanji help

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Can anyone help me recognize these characters and translate them in English? Thank you

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汅酒汋 éœ§ćł¶

æž…é…’ 菊 æșæ°

Izakaya Kirishima
Refined sake Kiku (Chrysanthemum) Genji

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The top kanji looks like 霧 if I squint hard enough.

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You rn:


I guess it’s simplified


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https://www.kirishima.co.jp/ Checks out

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I hate kanji so much


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As far as I know, this unreadable writing comes with the restaurant culture. You don’t need a good name if nobody will be able to read it

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This is a Sake brand name, it seems:

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éœ§ćł¶ is a town, as @Gorbit99 pointed out (in Kagoshima prefecture).

But I couldn’t find an Izakaya with that name so far


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You mean you haven’t yet found the Izakaya, that’s literally “Town name - Izakaya”? Wonder why.

Anyways, I’ve found this: https://twitter.com/suika_gifu
I doubt that it would be the same place though

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There’s also this picture, that’s very reminiscent of the original, but without the bottom part

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Thank you all for your effort guys, you’re great.
For context, that sign was found in Yaizu, Shizuoka

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Even they thought they needed to change it


Also

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Ah neat, that’s pretty close to what I’ve found, only a mere 100+kms, probably not in éœ§ćł¶ anymore, fun.

Edit, very much not in éœ§ćł¶, that is eeeven further away.

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Haha do you expect the average Japanese Izakaya owner to be a fanciful inventor of crazy names? You bet.

Here are even two Izakaya called éœ§ćł¶ that are in éœ§ćł¶ćž‚ïŒš

And here is one that is in Gifu.

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This one is the twitter handle.

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I’m not sure if I’m allowed to share the full address, tell me if I’m breaking any rules here but there shouldn’t be any problem, it was found in
1-chƍme-12 Daieichƍ, Yaizu, Shizuoka 425-0081
This place is called “Ryoshi”. That sign has now been removed, but is found in older Google Maps street views from 2017 and 2012 near a common house that didn’t look like a pub or drinking place at all

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So, uh, why would there be this sign with a sake brand name and a far town name on it near this common house is the question lol

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It might just be an izakaya. Where I live there’s certainly a concept of backyard pubs. I wouldn’t be surprised if the bottom part of the house is the restaurant, and the top is hwere the family is living, that’s pretty common actually. And Kirishima is probably just a name the owner chose because why not.

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Thank you. I guess that settles the question. As far as you know, are izayaka like this properly marked with a specific category on Google Maps? This one is called “Ryoshi” on Maps with no category, weird if Kirishima is the name the owner chose

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I’d say Kirishima has gone out of business or otherwise changed names. This Street View photo is from 2012. The 2022 edition lacks the sign (though the post is still there).

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