New Opening of Snack Hamayu in Kabukicho, Shinjuku

• Smappa! Group has been operating various businesses related to the community for over 20 years.
• They started hosting a monthly event called 'Host Kaikai' in 2018, where hosts engage in poetry recitals.
• They will be operating 'Snack Hamayu' in the art space 'Decameron' as a precursor to opening a poetry bar in Kabukicho.

Smappa! Group has been operating various businesses related to the community, such as restaurants, hair salons, care facilities, and art spaces, for over 20 years. In 2018, they started hosting a monthly event called 'Host Kaikai,' where hosts gather before work to engage in poetry recitals. They also published a collection of poems called 'Host Manyoshu,' curated by Tawara Machi, Ayako Noguchi, and Dan Sano.

Smappa! Group focuses on providing professional services that cater to the emotions of each individual customer and promoting cultural activities to enhance their knowledge and skills.

As a precursor to their plan to open a poetry bar in Kabukicho, they will be operating 'Snack Hamayu' in the contemporary art space 'Decameron' with poet Ayumi Uesaka. The aim is to create a new space for people to interact and connect with each other.

Here are the details of Snack Hamayu in Decameron:

- Opening Hours: From December 20, 2023, every Wednesday from 18:30 to 24:00 (subject to change, check Ayumi Uesaka's SNS for updates)
- Fee System: Charge of 2,000 yen (includes one drink and art viewing fee), Soft drinks priced at 500-800 yen, Alcoholic drinks priced at 800-1500 yen
- Food can be brought in, Smoking is allowed

Snack Hamayu is not your typical snack bar. It was previously held 12 times at the art space 'Muju Session' in Nihonbashi. The name 'Hamayu' is derived from one of Ayumi Uesaka's tanka poems, which is included in her poetry collection 'I Want to Be Popular Enough to Die in a Nursing Home.

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Ayumi Uesaka is a poet and essayist born in 1991 in Shizuoka Prefecture and currently based in Tokyo. She published her first poetry collection 'I Want to Be Popular Enough to Die in a Nursing Home' in February 2022. She has also made numerous media appearances, including being a solo personality on the radio show 'All Night Nippon 0.

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Decameron is an art space located in the heart of Kabukicho, Shinjuku, which was established in 2020. It focuses on the theme of language recognition and selects conceptual artworks. Since 2021, it has been reevaluating the significance of exhibiting artworks in Kabukicho with the themes of 'moral' and 'ethics.

' The space also features a bar on the 1st floor to enhance interactivity and dialogue before and after viewing the artworks.