[Update: Our pubs will be very busy for the RWC 2019 final matches. Seating will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. We recommend arriving early. Entrance is not guaranteed. We appreciate your kind understanding.]
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Go Japan!🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🏉🏉🏉

Japan beat Scotland 28-21 last night and secured their spot in the quarter-final!

You can watch the Rugby World Cup quarter-final, semi-final, and final matches at our pubs in Kyoto and Tokyo.

Here's the schedule for the remaining RWC 2019 matches:​

Quarter-final

• England vs. Australia - Sat. Oct. 19th 16:15
• New Zealand vs. Ireland - Sat. Oct. 19th 19:15
• Wales vs. France - Sun. Oct. 20th 16:15
• Japan vs. South Africa - Sun. Oct. 20th 19:15

Semi-final

• TBD - Sat. Oct. 26th 17:00
• TBD - Sun. Oct. 27th 18:00

Match for 3rd Place

• TBD - Fri. Nov. 1st 18:00

Final

• TBD - Sat. Nov. 2nd 18:00

Our sister pub the Pig & Whistle in Kyoto will also be broadcasting the matches.

See you for the quarter-finals!🍻

Cheers,
Man in the Moon

Rugby Fans,

The time has come! The 9th Rugby World Cup is headed to Japan this month starting from September 20th to November 2nd. History is being made with the tournament's Asian debut and Japanese rugby fans couldn't be happier. Matches will be held at venues all across Japan, from Kyushu to Hokkaido.

While some people worry that Japan does not have enough beer for the RWC 2019, we promise to keep the pints coming at our pubs.🍺🍺🍺 There's nothing we love more than beer and live sports.

You can watch the Rugby World Cup at our pubs in Kyoto and Tokyo. Most locations will be broadcasting all of the matches, but please refer to the list below:

Kyoto Pubs

• Kyoto Station: showing all matches
• Karasuma: showing all matches
• Gion: showing all matches
• Rokkaku: showing matches during regular hours

Tokyo Pub

• Shinbashi: showing all matches

Check out the Rugby World Cup Schedule here.

Our sister pub Pig & Whistle will also be showing the matches in Kyoto.

We will keep you updated as the tournament draws near!
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See you soon,
Man in the Moon

In Downtown Kyoto, just a little North of Kyoto's main street (Shijo street), a hop and a skip west of the Kamogawa river and the fashionable Geisha district (Gion area), a stone's throw from the busiest market in the city, (Nishiki market), and a 3 minute walk from pedestrian shopping street Teramachi street, lies a hidden gem. A one-way street filled with quirky shops, restaurants and pubs, with a cheery local vibe among all the business owners, lined with little lanterns, Yanaginobanba street is also known as the Little Lantern street, in Japanese chouchinkouji (提灯小路). If you can get your tongue around the pronunciation (it helps to sing the song La Bamba: ba-dabamba-badidadi-bamba), let us welcome you to Yanaginobanba street, the little Lantern street, and the home of Man in the Moon Rokkaku

A flavor of the shops and restaurants on Yanaginobanba street.
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Shops 

• Suzuki shofudou:  Handmade paper and accessory shop. You will find anything from paper lamps, notebooks, beautiful storage containers and trays in all shapes and sizes and colours and patterns, ornaments, wall-hangings and everything is handmade upstairs. Everything has interesting explanations in English.
• Kocha senmonten – a tea shop! You will find an array of different flavours of tea including a delicious sakura tea during Cherry blossom season. 
• Kyo uchiwa Aiba. A shop all about fans! Fan in Japanese is Uchiwa. The perfect momentum of your trip to Japan or a thoughtful gift for friends and family back home. 

  

Man in the Moon Rokkaku

Irish pub with the best Guinness in Kyoto, a wide selection of beers, whiskeys and cocktails, solid pub grub and friendly staff who are looking forward to welcoming you.
​Check out our events and promotions at Moon Rokkaku like Friday night Irish live music, karaoke, English night and a new addition our Student Night on Wednesday’s.

See you soon! ​