TOKYO ABSINTHE: BAR TRAM IN EBISU. WHERE TO FIND JAPANESE ABSINTHE, DRUGS & LIQUOR IN JAPAN.
The fin-de-siecle decadents and I have many things in common, but above all, oh we love our absinthe! Same goes for my Tokyo spooky-spooks — so we gathered at Bar Tram in Ebisu for a date with the green fairy.
I love playing around with colors that match my newly-orange hair. Deep purple and turquoise work quite well, don’t you think? I accented my eyes with Aromaleigh eyeshadows, glitter dot stickers from a Japanese dollar store, and fake eyelashes. My lips are actually drawn and colored with a lip pencil: a nice trick to get a perfect outline and unconventional shade.
Bar Tram (which once had a booth at Midnight Mess) doesn’t have a website, but here’s a map. It’s northwest of Ebisu Station. Look for a giant stuffed raven and empty absinthe bottles outside.
Bar Tram carries over a hundred varieties of absinthe from all over the world. I tried Blanche de Fougerolles from France and a secret, ultra-strong herbal absinthe that isn’t on the menu. The waiter brought sugarcubes, absinthe spoons and a water drip to the table so that we could light our own fires. G-suS drank so much that he turned into the Green Fairy! (“Just keeding,” as Sebastien would say…)
Naomi expresses her happiness at the plush couches and old-time French decor.
Michelle brought tarot cards and gave Comte de Sang an exceedingly negative reading. I’m not sure why Kana is wearing a face mask…
Comte de Sang now has three tongue piercings. My dress is Carina e Arlequin, a Lolita brand. Found it in – you guessed it – Closet Child Harajuku. More photos coming up…
I leave you with a shot of my kawaii rings. From left to right: bought in fairy kei store Nile Perch in Laforet, gifted by Komodokat, and a gift from my mother. The rainbow nail polish colors are from Daiso.
Have you ever tried absinthe? Does it give you hallucinations or visions? The green fairy always brings me lucid, architectural dreams…
Japanese Word of the Day: Fairy = Yousei
Song of the Day: Yoko Nagayama – You’re My Love, You’re My Life (Japanese Italo Disco!)
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cool style! love your rings and manicure!!!
Tarot cards… I want to learn more about them. Some are so beautiful. I once had a set of Buddhist ones…
cool style! love your rings and manicure!!!
That hair color is absolutely stunning on you. D;
never had absinthe before sadly…SO expensive!
I have kinda similar tarot cards 2 those ^-^
Tarot cards… I want to learn more about them. Some are so beautiful. I once had a set of Buddhist ones…
cool, I’ve had 2 different sets, the first wasn’t made real good but the set I have now is exquisite
I love your new acid orange hair! Only La Carmina could make all the colors of the rainbow look so goth and dreary ;)
Thank you dear!
This orange suits you so so well. I don’t know what it is but it brings out your skin tone and your dark eyes and its so interesting to look at!
I have mine crazy colors now too, and i love it! color is great!
Oooh I want to see your hair! Let’s meet up as soon as I’m back!
You look super hot, girl
Like the hair you look good
mmm absinth, jsut went to an absintherie in leipzig, it makes me high XD
like!
That hair color is absolutely stunning on you. D;
never had absinthe before sadly…SO expensive!
I have kinda similar tarot cards 2 those ^-^
I love your new acid orange hair! Only La Carmina could make all the colors of the rainbow look so goth and dreary ;)
This orange suits you so so well. I don't know what it is but it brings out your skin tone and your dark eyes and its so interesting to look at!
I have mine crazy colors now too, and i love it! color is great!
You look super hot, girl
Like the hair you look good
mmm absinth, jsut went to an absintherie in leipzig, it makes me high XD
like!
Tarot cards… I want to learn more about them. Some are so beautiful. I once had a set of Buddhist ones…
Thank you dear!
Tarot cards… I want to learn more about them. Some are so beautiful. I once had a set of Buddhist ones…
Oooh I want to see your hair! Let's meet up as soon as I'm back!
ya . you look awesome
how cool
Carmina! Yr hair looks amazing!
last night was such a powercrash!! come back soon!<3<3<3
Un breakkk my hearrrrrrrrtttt
ya . you look awesome
how cool
Carmina! Yr hair looks amazing!
last night was such a powercrash!! come back soon!<3<3<3
so adorable ;~;
cuteeee
OMG, I love your big black rhinestone ring!
OMG, I love your big black rhinestone ring!
so adorable ;~;
cuteeee
OMG, I love your big black rhinestone ring!
OMG, I love your big black rhinestone ring!
Orange is very good.
Orange is very good.
happy to find your blog. you look so pretty with your orange hair. g-sus is really cute too.
Thank you dear! G-suS is a cutie, for sure :)
happy to find your blog. you look so pretty with your orange hair. g-sus is really cute too.
cool, I've had 2 different sets, the first wasn't made real good but the set I have now is exquisite
Un breakkk my hearrrrrrrrtttt
Thank you dear! G-suS is a cutie, for sure :)
haha, i turned into a green fairy xDDD
an enchanting event which i remember with joy<3
haha, i turned into a green fairy xDDD
an enchanting event which i remember with joy<3
Well, I went to Paris with my mom and some friends, and they tried absinthe (I can’t, I’m not old enough, plus I dislike alcohol), they said it was super strong, but it didn’t make them hallucinate like people said. XD
I love tarot cards! I have a deck of the original Tarot de Marseilles that my mother bought back in her first trip to Paris. I’m a complete beginner but I think I’m getting the hang of it. It’s so fun. XD
P.S. Have you ever listened to Emilie Autumn? I think you’d love her!
Fun! I think the hallucinations don’t really happen… they just make me feel dreamy ahah.
Love Emilie Autumn! <3
Well, I went to Paris with my mom and some friends, and they tried absinthe (I can't, I'm not old enough, plus I dislike alcohol), they said it was super strong, but it didn't make them hallucinate like people said. XD
I love tarot cards! I have a deck of the original Tarot de Marseilles that my mother bought back in her first trip to Paris. I'm a complete beginner but I think I'm getting the hang of it. It's so fun. XD
P.S. Have you ever listened to Emilie Autumn? I think you'd love her!
Fun! I think the hallucinations don't really happen… they just make me feel dreamy ahah.
Love Emilie Autumn! <3
I adore a good Absinthe! I’m new to Southern Japan (Fukuoka) and have been looking around for someplace that sells it. Absinthe has the same effect on me as anything with alcohol :-) You didn’t really set your Absinthe on fire did you? A shame! Burning it is only good for the cheap, nasty Chech stuff that they try to pass off as Absinthe…that, and Le Tourment Vert LOL! For a great website on Absinthe, check out: http://www.wormwoodsociety.org
Nice! There are many absinthe bars in Tokyo – check out my Club Guide for a whole list, photos, info!