BAR THE BASE opens at Karuizawa T-SITE.

Press release (Japanese)
Logo of BAR THE BASE

A new kind of place: a soba restaurant, OSOBAR, by day, and BAR THE BASE by night. It is our second bar in Karuizawa, after BAR MIKASA, the classic bar we run in Kyu-Karuizawa Hotel Otowa no Mori.

■ Karuizawa T-SITE (north exit)

■ Closed: Thursdays

■ Hours: 19:00-23:00 (last order 22:30)

■ Soba restaurant OSOBAR by day, until 18:00

■ Cashless or cash

Our Concept

Our concept is ageing and growth rings. A tree’s rings are a record of time, one ring a year. We value time that builds up, not passing trends. We want this to be a bar that matures little by little as time with our guests adds up.

BAR THE BASE at Karuizawa T-SITE: a dimly lit room and the bar counter at the back

THE BASE GIN is a craft gin we distilled with SEACLIFF, a distillery in Atami we came to know through our work.

A bottle and box of THE BASE GIN, the craft gin made with SEACLIFF distillery in Atami

That connection with Atami led us to develop a gin that combines ingredients from two places. It uses larch and abura-chan (spicebush) from thinned Karuizawa forest wood, with daidai orange, yuzu and sansho from Atami. The forest of Karuizawa and the sea of Atami come together in one glass through distillation. At BAR THE BASE, we serve it with the story of how it was made.

MENU

Cocktails with THE BASE GIN, soba cocktails that taste of Shinshu, and bar snacks that work as a light meal.

A bottle of THE BASE GIN with a gin cocktail garnished with dried citrus
Soba-tea vodka tonic in a black glass

THE BASE GIN FIZZ　¥1,600 (tax incl.)

Cream cheese bar snack served with rosemary
Pâté de campagne bar snack with pickles

Soba-tea vodka tonic

¥1,600 (tax incl.)

Pâté de campagne　¥1,200 (tax incl.)

Cream cheese　¥1,200 (tax incl.)

Follow our journey.

 
11月の営業 「木曜定休」にて営業いたします。 団体様のご予約はDMまで。 November Business Hours We are open, with Thursdays as our regular day off. For group reservations, please DM us.
団体様のご予約、承ります。 軽井沢駅直結のBAR THE BASEでは、結婚式の二次会、会社の懇親会、イベントやパーティーなどの貸切ご予約を承ります。 お問い合わせはDMにて。 We accept group reservations. At BAR THE BASE, directly connected to Karuizawa Station, we accept private bookings for wedding after-parties, company social g
. 軽井沢に並び立つカツラの木。 枝を離れ、土へ還る。 その過程で初めて、焦がしたキャラメルのような、ナッツのような甘い香りを放つ落ち葉。 その香りを拾い集め、じっくりと液体に抽出しました。 朽ちゆく葉が残す、美しく複雑な森の記憶。 今夜も、グラスの中に秋を閉じ込めてお待ちしております。 ——— Rows of Katsura trees standing in Karuizawa. Leaving the branches and returning
. 軽井沢の秋を、グラスに抽出する。 今季ご用意している4つの秋のカクテル。 その中の一つは、森の恵みである「キノコ」を主役にした一杯です。 時期や種類によって、味や香りが全く異なる天然のキノコたち。 その時にしか出会えない個性を引き出し、複雑で奥行きのある味わいへと仕立てます。 ——— Extracting the autumn of Karuizawa into a glass. Among our four seasonal autumn co
. ブルーベリーのジントニック。 潰した果実の質感も、そのままグラスへ。 夏の記憶として仕込んだこのカクテルも、間もなく終わりの時を迎えます。 季節が巡り、秋の森が次に何を教えてくれるのか。 移り変わる軽井沢の時間を、ぜひ味わいにいらしてください。 ——— Blueberry Gin & Tonic. The pure texture of crushed fruit, poured directly into the glass. Craf
BAR THE BASE at night, busy inside, seen through the glass front
A vase of cherry blossom branches beside a row of bottles
Guests gathered around the counter in the busy bar
A nutcracker figure and bar snacks in a vermilion lacquered dish
A bartender making a cocktail at the counter
Seats full of guests under round pendant lights
A pale green cocktail being poured into a glass
A bartender preparing a drink behind the bar counter
A cocktail handed across the counter
Orange and amber drinks in small labelled bottles
Guests gathered around a table decorated with flowers
A bartender breaking ice
A log cross-section showing tree rings, reflecting the bar's concept of ageing and growth rings

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