Chapter VI of the Hashigo Hatabata ladder weaving. At this stage, it seems like a loss as the horse was borrowed and even the house sitting was entrusted, leaving the local people of Tobata wondering why they moved to the opposite side of the station from the store in front of Tobata Station. The reason is the golden rule of finding a ladder store, which is to earn information with your feet, as in "return by walking one station from Kyushu Institute of Technology". This way, you can conduct on-site research for one station. Tobata and Kyushu Institute of Technology are not that far apart (it's too far to walk from Kyushu Institute of Technology to Nishi-Kokura). It's truly a Robin strategy, where a circle encompasses a straight line. I had my eye on a few stores for a while, but I was turned away from three in a row. Finally, I entered the fourth store. This store used to mainly target Kyushu Institute of Technology students with voluminous Chinese cuisine (not visited before), but it closed once, changed its sign, and slightly changed its name from "Fumimi" to "Fumimi Kane" upon reopening. At that time, it switched from a Chinese restaurant to an izakaya that also serves Korean cuisine. The business hours are now only at night. As for the taste, the dishes are just ordinary izakaya dishes. They are homemade, so it's recommended over going to a super cheap izakaya chain. The drink menu, especially the cocktails, is extensive. Perhaps they are assuming that "Kyushu Institute of Technology students come here to drink after class." There is a possibility that there is a talented bartender hidden here, but I tried one and it was at an izakaya level, to be honest. Well, it's nice to have something to drink. Since the cocktails are mostly basic, I suggest remembering the names and trying them properly made at an authentic bar in Kokura in the future. The abundance of Korean goods in the store is remarkable. The walls are lined with photos of Korean idol groups. I could barely recognize BTS, but I have no idea who the others are. The calendar probably features a Korean actress, but her name is unknown to me. For an old man with only familiarity with former Hanshin player Shinjiro Kusunoki, it's hard to tell who's who, but do university students like this kind of thing.