> the one in Harajuku is amazing for the contrast between the insanity of the street outside A slight nitpick: the Baird Harajuku Taproom is near Takashita-dor

> the one in Harajuku is amazing for the contrast between the insanity of the street outside A slight nitpick: the Baird Harajuku Taproom is near Takashita-dori (presumably the insanity to which you were referring), but its actual location is on a quiet backstreet about 50m away -- and that 50m makes an incredible difference... The ambience on the street outside the taproom is amazingly quiet. [I make the point because I'm always struck by how amazingly quiet the location seems, despite the proximity to T.D. It always feels sort of surreal...]