As the military invasion by Russia continued, taverns in the center of Kochi City sold cocktails with the image of the Ukrainian flag and donated a part of the sales in order to help those who evacuated from Ukraine.
This initiative is being carried out at 16 stores such as izakaya and bars in the center of Kochi City, of which the izakaya in Nijudaimachi, Kochi City has blue liqueur and yuzu syrup from Kochi prefecture in the image of the color of the Ukrainian flag. I finished it with.
Visitors took pictures and posted them on SNS to spread this initiative.
We have decided to donate more than 200 yen for each cocktail sold at each store, but at this store we decided to donate 500 yen, which is the full amount of one cocktail.
The money collected will be used to support relief activities for people who have evacuated from Ukraine through the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Japan Committee for UNICEF.
A man in his thirties who visited the store said, "I thought it was a drink that anyone could enjoy. I think I can do a little bit, so I hope that a gentle circle will spread."
Naoichiro Yamada, the founder of this initiative and who runs an izakaya, said, "I made it because I wanted to support it with cocktails like a restaurant. I think there are a lot of hardships, but I support from a remote country." I did.