You can take the boy out of Keonji, Tokyo, but you can’t take Koenji out of the boy.
Cover image: Owner/brewer Shinobu Kato and his Bushwick sake operation, ready for action pending permits. Courtesy of Shinobu Kato.
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You can take the boy out of Koenji, Tokyo, but you can’t take Koenji out of the boy.

You can take the boy out of Koenji, Tokyo, but you can’t take Koenji out of the boy.

You can take the boy out of Keonji, Tokyo, but you can’t take Koenji out of the boy.
Cover image: Owner/brewer Shinobu Kato and his Bushwick sake operation, ready for action pending permits. Courtesy of Shinobu Kato.
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