Writing About Our Neighbours
A bar that has been on one block for years ends up entangled with the people on it. These are the write-ups: the theatre company whose anniversary run we sponsored, the artists whose work is on our walls, the temple up on 106th we cooked for. The full list of who we work with lives on the community page; this is the longer form.
20 posts
- Aug 22, 2026Brotaku and Close the Door Behind YouWe sponsor a comedy podcast and a live show where comedians roast people playing video games. Both come back to one guy I met in our first year, when he was reviewing ramen.
- Aug 21, 2026How Juraku Became OMRC's Winter Home BaseIt starts with a flooded basement, a regular named Paulsta, and my floor manager drinking a beer in an empty dining room while I was downstairs in the water.
- Aug 20, 2026TEN TEN NYC: The Arts Nonprofit That Meets at Juraku Every WednesdayA 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit working on identity and mental health through art. It started for us with a few cases of beer, before it was called anything.
- Aug 19, 2026Show Me What You Got: How We Ended Up Sponsoring Edamovement LabFuka was working the Samurai Sword Soul event when she found out we were sponsoring it. She joked that we should sponsor her too. That is the whole origin story.
- Aug 18, 2026Showdown Chinatown: How a Regular's Idea Became a Hip-Hop FestivalKen used to come in and drink a pint of Orion while we talked. One of those conversations turned into a breaking festival in Chinatown that we have now sponsored twice.
- Aug 17, 2026The Artist Behind Juraku: Abigail TanAlmost everything you recognize as Juraku (the stickers, the Shake Shake Fries bag, the Matcha Sake Bomb instructions, this website) was drawn by one person we have never met.
- Aug 16, 2026Bon Odori Uptown: The New York Buddhist Church, and a Statue That Survived HiroshimaWe served karaage and yuzu lemonade at the New York Buddhist Church's Bon Odori on 106th Street, sold out in two hours, and learned about the statue standing on the corner.
- Aug 14, 2026Don't Cry, My Friend: We Sponsored Samurai Sword Soul's 20th AnniversaryWe sponsored Samurai Sword Soul's 20th anniversary run in December. We brought the food and the bar, and two people on that stage were already ours.
- Aug 13, 2026The First Juraku Olympics: One Coat, Two People, and a Bowl of RamenTEN TEN NYC turned the Wednesday meetup into a competition on August 5. Beans, mystery beers, a pedometer taped to a bag of fries, wasabi roulette scored on your poker face, and two people sharing one coat to eat a bowl of ramen.
- Aug 11, 2026August at Juraku: A Slow July, a Sake Festival, and Thank YouJuly was slow and the weather was strange, but we got out to the Dassai Blue Tanabata Festival, sponsored another Brotaku night, and kept the Wednesday artist meetup going. Here's what's on for August.
- Jul 1, 2026From World Champion to Juraku Regular: Meet Miyo YoshidaTwo-time WBO world champion boxer, Juraku regular, and one of our proud sponsorships: the story of Miyo Yoshida.
- Jul 1, 2026July at Juraku: Summer Is Here, Big Events Ahead, and Thank YouA summer update from Kiyo: a thank-you for the response to a fundraiser in memory of his mother, what's on for July, and the return of Hiyashi Chuka.
- Apr 6, 2026From 4AM Repairs to Spring Drinks and 8 Years of JurakuKiyo's April update: a new tap tower installed overnight, 8 years of Juraku, new spring drinks, and the launch of the Juraku Network WhatsApp community.
- Oct 2, 2025October at Juraku: Community, Cocktails, Comfort Food, and BombsA thank-you for Showdown Chinatown, the return of the Hojicha Old Fashioned with Laphroaig, fall comfort dishes, and a note on delivery fees.
- Aug 1, 2025August at Juraku: Matcha Sake Bombs, Slushies, and a Dangerous New ShotA new XXX FW ginger shot, an upgraded Matcha Sake Bomb chant, a TEN TEN Digital Gallery, and yuzu slushies for the summer heat.
- Jun 27, 2025Upcoming Event: TenTen NYC x ShiroOne x Kojiman Art & Fashion Pop-Up at Izakaya JurakuA June 30th evening of Japanese street art and fashion with artists ShiroOne and Kojiman, plus a ShiroOne x Bronx Brewery beer collab, benefiting TenTen NYC.
- Jun 27, 2025Celebrate Tanabata with TEN TEN NYC at Izakaya Juraku - July 7thA Japanese Star Festival celebration on July 7th with tanzaku wishes, free shaved ice for yukata wearers, and proceeds benefiting TEN TEN NYC.
- Feb 25, 2025Rebellion 25: CIVIATELIER Pop-Up Fundraiser at Izakaya JurakuIzakaya Juraku hosted TEN TEN NYC's Rebellion 25 pop-up fundraiser for CIVIATELIER, Keisuke Tanaka's upcycled fashion brand.
- Feb 25, 2025CIVIATELIER / Kay and Japanese FashionBehind Rebellion 25: CIVIATELIER, a TEN TEN NYC fundraiser at Izakaya Juraku supporting Keisuke Tanaka's upcycled fashion brand and mental health awareness through art.
- Feb 6, 2025The Cecilia Gault Cocktails: A Tribute to an Artist and Friend at Izakaya JurakuTwo cocktails, Hidari Chichi and Migi Chichi, created in tribute to actress and singer Cecilia Gault, a longtime friend of Izakaya Juraku.