Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2012

To be the king of the swingers—in a harmless sense—Mahika Mano (1F Sun Palace, 2-8-1 Kichijoji Minamicho, Musashino-shi; http://mahikamano.com) provides you with an opportunity to get away from the kids (babies allowed). The bar/café is a hammock showroom where you can pick up your choice for around ¥15,000, or quietly relax in one (for a maximum of an hour and a half) while you enjoy a bowl of coffee (¥600), cake (¥600), four-bean curry (¥900), Brooklyn lager (¥780), or herb cocktail (from ¥850) to name a few of the proferred treats. The cool, relaxed staff play great music, and check their site for news of regular live events with harps and such like.