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Yuji Matsumoto
Master Sake Sommelier
Finalist of the 2nd World Sake Sommelier Competition. Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science. Worked for Nomura Securities for 10 years. Former president of California Sushi Academy Former chief of planning dept. at Mutual Trading. Currently working for Kabuki Restaurant Corp. as a Beverage Manager of Sake.
Kosuke Kuji
Fifth Generation / Brewery Owner
Nanbu Bijin, Inc.
Born May 11, 1972. Entered Tokyo University of Agriculture's Department of Brewing and Fermentation. In 2005 became the youngest person ever to receive the Iwate Prefecture Young Distinguished Technician Award. In 2006 was selected to be a member of the board of trustees of his local alma mater, Fukuoka High School. Currently is featured in a number of media outlets including magazines, radio, and television.
*Positions of Public Service: Chairperson, Cassiopeia Corporation Youth Conference; School Board Member, Fukuoka High School, Iwate Prefecture, Vice-Chairman, Technology Committee, Iwate Prefecture Brewers and Distillers' Association.
Ayaka Ito
Owner of BESHOCK Ramen Sake Bar
Born in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. Started going abroad including the US, Canada, and South Korea to study and deepen knowledge while still in high-school. Encountered with Japanese sake in Tohoku, while being involved in a long-term volunteering activity for the Great East Japan Earthquake. Sake of Miyagi, a famous region for sake making, was so impressive- ”I didn’t know such delicious domestic sake existed in Japan!” BESHOCK was opened in San Diego to let the world know the goodness of Japanese sake and Japanese cuisine for a responsibility as a specialist/Sake sommelier.
Ryuji Takahashi
Regional Sake Specialty Store "Ji Sakeya" Owner, Master Sake Sommelier, Shuto-Meijin, and the charismatic guru of ordinary sake.
Plans and manages events and seminars with his own unique flare to introduce the appeal of Japanese sake and cuisine, unaffected by the latest trends, while managing a jizake retail store.
David Kudo
Sake Sommelier
Master Sake Sommelier
President, All Japan News Inc.
Born Kita-Akita City, Akita Prefecture. Took over as Executive Officer of the Japanese Food Trend News founded in 1991, when the predecessor was assigned back to Japan. Currently distributed as Japan Restaurant News (20,000 issues published electronically) in North America, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
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Sake Nation “Beijing Olympics & Paralympic Games and Japanese Sake”
By Kosuke Kuji
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics were held this year.
The festive mood seemed to continue as the games were held approximately six months after the Tokyo Summer Olympics was postponed a year ago. It was great to see the event held with thorough coronavirus measures in place.
Japanese athletes competed well. The greatest winner was ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi from Iwate prefecture, who garnered a Gold Medal when he ski jumped a normal hill.
One of the games that highlighted Japan during the Winter Olympics and Paralympics was curling.
Japan won a Silver Medal in Women’s Curling, a record-breaking victory.
Curling is interestingly linked to alcohol.
In Europe where curling is popular, many curling rinks have bars. After a game, local custom dictates the winning team buys the losing team drinks, which I found impressive.
Further, athletes consume snacks during breaks in the middle of a curling game.
In foreign curling rinks, spectators enjoy alcoholic beverages while viewing a curling game in some cultures.
Although sports and snacks seem not to be connected, I’m impressed by the connection between alcoholic beverages, bars, and curling.
In Japan, curling is widely popular in Iwate prefecture, where a local municipality is considering the construction of a curling rink. I hope a bar will be constructed onsite for spectators to savor Japanese sake while enjoying a curling game. Further, I hope the winning team will buy the losing team a round of local sake, a custom I hope will get passed on in the future.
酒豪大陸「北京オリンピック・パラリンピックと日本酒」
冬季北京オリンピックとパラリンピックが今年は開催されました。
1年前の延期された夏の東京オリンピックから約半年後の開催という事で、何だかすごくお祭りが続いたイメージでしたが、コロナ対策を万全にして開催していただき本当に良かったと思います。
日本勢の活躍も素晴らしく、岩手県出身の選手で一番活躍したのは、スキージャンプの小林陵侑選手で、ノーマルヒルで金メダルを受賞しました。
そんな冬季北京オリンピックで日本を盛り上げてくれた競技の1つにカーリングがあります。
日本は女子カーリングで歴代最高の銀メダルでした。
そんなカーリングですが、実はこのスポーツはとてもお酒と縁があるのだそうです。
カーリングが盛んなヨーロッパでは、カーリング場にバーがあるところが多く、試合が終わったらそのバーで勝ったチームが負けたチームにご馳走する文化があるようで、なんて素敵なんだろうと思いました。
さらにカーリングは選手も競技中にもぐもぐタイムなる間食をする時間があり、海外のカーリング場では、カーリングの試合を見ながら観客がバーでお酒を飲みながら観戦する文化もあるのだそうです。
スポーツとお酒はあまり関連が少なく思われますが、カーリングのこの酒文化、バー文化本当に素敵だと思います。
岩手県でもカーリングがとても盛んで、今カーリング場の建設を検討している自治体もあります。そこには是非バーをつくっていただき、日本酒を飲みながらカーリングを楽しみたいですし、勝ったチームが負けたチームに地酒をご馳走する文化も伝えていきたいと思っています。
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics were held this year.
The festive mood seemed to continue as the games were held approximately six months after the Tokyo Summer Olympics was postponed a year ago. It was great to see the event held with thorough coronavirus measures in place.
Japanese athletes competed well. The greatest winner was ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi from Iwate prefecture, who garnered a Gold Medal when he ski jumped a normal hill.
One of the games that highlighted Japan during the Winter Olympics and Paralympics was curling.
Japan won a Silver Medal in Women’s Curling, a record-breaking victory.
Curling is interestingly linked to alcohol.
In Europe where curling is popular, many curling rinks have bars. After a game, local custom dictates the winning team buys the losing team drinks, which I found impressive.
Further, athletes consume snacks during breaks in the middle of a curling game.
In foreign curling rinks, spectators enjoy alcoholic beverages while viewing a curling game in some cultures.
Although sports and snacks seem not to be connected, I’m impressed by the connection between alcoholic beverages, bars, and curling.
In Japan, curling is widely popular in Iwate prefecture, where a local municipality is considering the construction of a curling rink. I hope a bar will be constructed onsite for spectators to savor Japanese sake while enjoying a curling game. Further, I hope the winning team will buy the losing team a round of local sake, a custom I hope will get passed on in the future.
酒豪大陸「北京オリンピック・パラリンピックと日本酒」
冬季北京オリンピックとパラリンピックが今年は開催されました。
1年前の延期された夏の東京オリンピックから約半年後の開催という事で、何だかすごくお祭りが続いたイメージでしたが、コロナ対策を万全にして開催していただき本当に良かったと思います。
日本勢の活躍も素晴らしく、岩手県出身の選手で一番活躍したのは、スキージャンプの小林陵侑選手で、ノーマルヒルで金メダルを受賞しました。
そんな冬季北京オリンピックで日本を盛り上げてくれた競技の1つにカーリングがあります。
日本は女子カーリングで歴代最高の銀メダルでした。
そんなカーリングですが、実はこのスポーツはとてもお酒と縁があるのだそうです。
カーリングが盛んなヨーロッパでは、カーリング場にバーがあるところが多く、試合が終わったらそのバーで勝ったチームが負けたチームにご馳走する文化があるようで、なんて素敵なんだろうと思いました。
さらにカーリングは選手も競技中にもぐもぐタイムなる間食をする時間があり、海外のカーリング場では、カーリングの試合を見ながら観客がバーでお酒を飲みながら観戦する文化もあるのだそうです。
スポーツとお酒はあまり関連が少なく思われますが、カーリングのこの酒文化、バー文化本当に素敵だと思います。
岩手県でもカーリングがとても盛んで、今カーリング場の建設を検討している自治体もあります。そこには是非バーをつくっていただき、日本酒を飲みながらカーリングを楽しみたいですし、勝ったチームが負けたチームに地酒をご馳走する文化も伝えていきたいと思っています。
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