{"id":101154,"date":"2017-07-26T17:51:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T08:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=food&#038;p=101154&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2018-09-07T14:41:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T05:41:30","slug":"vowz-bar-hakata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/vowz-bar-hakata\/","title":{"rendered":"Vowz Bar Hakata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101155\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C788\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-001.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-001.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nIn Japanese, <em>bozu<\/em> means Buddhist monk, and at Vowz (pronounced <em>bozu<\/em>) Bar the bartender is\u2014you guessed it\u2014a monk. Born and raised in a Zen temple, owner Kanwa Takeuchi has travelled to 53 countries and can speak English, Portuguese, and Spanish. His cocktails draw inspiration from Buddhism, with names like Gokuraku Jodo (\u201cpure land\u201d), and there\u2019s a selection of world beers available too. Not a drinker? Then try the green tea. A faint aroma of incense fills the bar, but please don\u2019t light up\u2014it\u2019s no smoking. 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height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-008.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-008.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-008.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fn224-bar-web-008.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- .photo-galleria -->\n<p><strong>Menu: <\/strong>Special cocktail \u201cIchigo-ichie\u201d \u00a51,500, world beers \u00a5900, green tea (w\/sweets) \u00a5800, soft drinks \u00a5500, Buddhist vegetarian snacks \u00a5300~<\/p>\n<p>* Cash only \/ No smoking \/ No reservations<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn224-web\" target=\"_blank\">fn224<\/a>, August 2017)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Japanese, bozu means Buddhist monk, and at Vowz (pronounced bozu) Bar the bartender 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