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{{Nihongo|'''Little Texas'''|リトルテキサス|Ritoru Tekisasu}} is a [[honky-tonk]] and [[Texan cuisine]] restaurant in [[Meguro]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref name="Solomon 2014">{{cite web | last=Solomon | first=Dan | title=Take a Look at a Country Music Bar in Tokyo Called "Little Texas" | website=Texas Monthly | date=July 15, 2014 | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/take-a-look-at-a-country-music-bar-in-tokyo-called-little-texas/ | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> Opened in 2005,<ref name="npr">https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/19/446226611/finding-a-little-texas-in-the-heart-of-tokyo</ref> it is owned and operated by Takeshi Yoshino and his wife Natsuko Grace Yoshino |
{{Nihongo|'''Little Texas'''|リトルテキサス|Ritoru Tekisasu}} is a [[honky-tonk]] and [[Texan cuisine]] restaurant in [[Meguro]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref name="Solomon 2014">{{cite web | last=Solomon | first=Dan | title=Take a Look at a Country Music Bar in Tokyo Called "Little Texas" | website=Texas Monthly | date=July 15, 2014 | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/take-a-look-at-a-country-music-bar-in-tokyo-called-little-texas/ | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> Opened in 2005,<ref name="npr">https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/19/446226611/finding-a-little-texas-in-the-heart-of-tokyo</ref> it is owned and operated by Takeshi Yoshino and his wife Natsuko Grace Yoshino.<ref name="AFAR Media 2020">{{cite web | title=Honky-Tonk Tokyo | website=AFAR Media | date=July 7, 2020 | url=https://www.afar.com/magazine/in-tokyo-japan-country-music-finds-an-audience | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Phua 2015">{{cite web | last=Phua | first=Rachel | title=What Texas Looks Like From Japan | website=Texas Standard | date=May 15, 2015 | url=https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/what-texas-looks-like-from-japan/ | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> Takeshi heard Japanese country music artist [[Dave Kuboi]] and became fascinated with [[Western (genre)|Westerns]], [[Western wear]], and the [[Western lifestyle]].<ref name="Noël 2021">{{cite web | last=Noël | first=Christine | title='We love Texas.' Couple runs Texas-style honky-tonk in Tokyo | website=KPRC | date=August 9, 2021 | url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2021/08/09/we-love-texas-couple-runs-texas-style-honky-tonk-in-tokyo/ | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> It is one of the main venues for [[country music|country]] and [[Western music (North America)|Western music]] in Japan.<ref name="AFAR Media 2020"/> |
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The restaurant is decorated with memorabilia from the [[Southern United States|Southern]] and [[Southwestern United States]].<ref name="Hlavaty 2015">{{cite web | last=Hlavaty | first=Craig | title=What does a Texas-themed bar look like in Tokyo? | website=The Texican | date=April 1, 2015 | url=https://blog.chron.com/thetexican/2015/04/what-does-a-texas-themed-bar-look-like-in-tokyo/ | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> Its menu focuses on food inspired by [[Texas]], and its neighboring states of [[Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[New Mexico]], including [[steak]], [[taco]]s, [[chicken-fried steak]], [[jambalaya]], Texas-shaped dessert [[waffles]], along with related [[Japanese cuisine]] dishes like [[taco rice]]. But it also includes broader [[American cuisine]] influenced foods, [[hot dog]]s and [[spaghetti and meatballs]].<ref name="NPR 2015">{{cite web | title=Finding A Little Texas ... In The Heart Of Tokyo | website=NPR | date=October 19, 2015 | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/19/446226611/finding-a-little-texas-in-the-heart-of-tokyo | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> |
The restaurant is decorated with memorabilia from the [[Southern United States|Southern]] and [[Southwestern United States]].<ref name="Hlavaty 2015">{{cite web | last=Hlavaty | first=Craig | title=What does a Texas-themed bar look like in Tokyo? | website=The Texican | date=April 1, 2015 | url=https://blog.chron.com/thetexican/2015/04/what-does-a-texas-themed-bar-look-like-in-tokyo/ | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> Its menu focuses on food inspired by [[Texas]], and its neighboring states of [[Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[New Mexico]], including [[steak]], [[taco]]s, [[chicken-fried steak]], [[jambalaya]], Texas-shaped dessert [[waffles]], along with related [[Japanese cuisine]] dishes like [[taco rice]]. But it also includes broader [[American cuisine]] influenced foods, [[hot dog]]s and [[spaghetti and meatballs]].<ref name="NPR 2015">{{cite web | title=Finding A Little Texas ... In The Heart Of Tokyo | website=NPR | date=October 19, 2015 | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/19/446226611/finding-a-little-texas-in-the-heart-of-tokyo | access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> |
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In 2011 then Texas Governor [[Rick Perry]] named Takeshi and Natsuco Yoshino [[Honorary citizenship|honorary Texans]].<ref name="npr"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://littletexas.jp/nativetexan-e.html | title=Honorary Texan : LITTLE TEXAS - Texas style restaurant and bar Meguro, Tokyo }}</ref> |
In 2011 then Texas Governor [[Rick Perry]] named Takeshi and Natsuco Yoshino [[Honorary citizenship|honorary Texans]].<ref name="npr"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://littletexas.jp/nativetexan-e.html | title=Honorary Texan : LITTLE TEXAS - Texas style restaurant and bar Meguro, Tokyo }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 02:33, 7 November 2024
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| Restaurant information | |
| Owner(s) | Takeshi Yoshino and Natsuko Grace Yoshino |
| Food type | Texan cuisine |
| Dress code | Casual, Western wear |
| Street address | Meguro-Daiichi-Bldg. B1F 1-5-19 |
| City | Meguro, Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Website | www |
Little Texas (リトルテキサス, Ritoru Tekisasu) is a honky-tonk and Texan cuisine restaurant in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.[1] Opened in 2005,[2] it is owned and operated by Takeshi Yoshino and his wife Natsuko Grace Yoshino.[3][4] Takeshi heard Japanese country music artist Dave Kuboi and became fascinated with Westerns, Western wear, and the Western lifestyle.[5] It is one of the main venues for country and Western music in Japan.[3]
The restaurant is decorated with memorabilia from the Southern and Southwestern United States.[6] Its menu focuses on food inspired by Texas, and its neighboring states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, including steak, tacos, chicken-fried steak, jambalaya, Texas-shaped dessert waffles, along with related Japanese cuisine dishes like taco rice. But it also includes broader American cuisine influenced foods, hot dogs and spaghetti and meatballs.[7]
As a music venue for Japanese country and western musicians, it features a stage and dance floor.[8] They also offer line dance lessons.[3][9]
In 2011 then Texas Governor Rick Perry named Takeshi and Natsuco Yoshino honorary Texans.[2][10]
35°38′05″N 139°42′45″E / 35.63470966721574°N 139.71239851206658°E
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Solomon, Dan (July 15, 2014). "Take a Look at a Country Music Bar in Tokyo Called "Little Texas"". Texas Monthly. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ a b https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/19/446226611/finding-a-little-texas-in-the-heart-of-tokyo
- ^ a b c "Honky-Tonk Tokyo". AFAR Media. July 7, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Phua, Rachel (May 15, 2015). "What Texas Looks Like From Japan". Texas Standard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Noël, Christine (August 9, 2021). "'We love Texas.' Couple runs Texas-style honky-tonk in Tokyo". KPRC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Hlavaty, Craig (April 1, 2015). "What does a Texas-themed bar look like in Tokyo?". The Texican. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Finding A Little Texas ... In The Heart Of Tokyo". NPR. October 19, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Sarah (December 5, 2016). "A Night at Tokyo's Surreal "Little Texas" Honky-Tonk". PUNCH. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Sterling, Justine (July 16, 2018). "Japan's 7 Craziest Theme Bars". Thrillist. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Honorary Texan : LITTLE TEXAS - Texas style restaurant and bar Meguro, Tokyo".