The first English language edition of a seminal work by internationally renown bartender Kazuo Uyeda is a major publishing event illuminating what has been, until now, the elusive world of Japanese bartending. Kazuo Uyeda was born in Chanai, Hokkaido. His first bartending job was at Tokyo Kaikan in 1966. Eight years later he moved to Shiseido Parlor as manager and chief bartender at Bar l'Osier. He has participated in international competitions as well as many in Japan, winning many awards and gaining broad renown. In 1997 he opened his own bar, Tender in Ginza, Tokyo. Today he can be found at the bar shaking the shaker and mixing drinks as owner and bartender.