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- Sake Nation “First Sake Sampling Event Overseas in a Long Time - Part I: Hawaii”
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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 “First Sake Sampling Event Overseas in a Long Time - Part I: Hawaii”
By Kosuke Kuji
As lives get back to normal following the coronavirus pandemic, Japan finally fell into step with the rest of the world and removed restrictions for citizens to travel overseas. Japan downgraded the infectious disease classification of Coronavirus from Class 2 to Class 5, which allowed business trips overseas to be more easily permitted. I also attended a sake sampling event in the United States in Hawaii and San Francisco for the first time since the Coronavirus outbreak.
Since I couldn’t travel to the United States for a long time due to the Coronavirus pandemic, I utilized the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) and took a flight on Japan Airlines (JAL) out of Haneda International Airport in Tokyo to Honolulu for the first time in years.
Since I long forgot how to board and enjoy flights as I did frequently before the Coronavirus pandemic, I felt both nervous and excited during my flight to Hawaii.
Before the Coronavirus pandemic, I thought “I better sleep overnight to Hawaii, or I’ll be tired when I land.” However, I was so excited about visiting Hawaii for the first time in years, I couldn’t fall asleep.
When I finally arrived at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (formerly Honolulu International Airport), I smelled the tropical scent of the island and felt overjoyed to finally arrive in Hawaii.
Normally, I would feel anxious going through immigration, which I looked forward to during this trip. Everything about my latest visit to Hawaii felt new and exciting.
Residents of Honolulu, Hawaii were very friendly as always to foreign tourists like myself. Although costs were ridiculously high, I nevertheless rejoiced in the end of the Coronavirus pandemic, and thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Hawaii.
酒豪大陸「久しぶりの海外での試飲会 その1 ハワイ」
コロナが収束し、日本も世界に遅れてですが、海外へ出かける規制なども無くなりました。
さらにコロナが感染症分類の2類から5類に引き下げられ、海外出張の許可も得やすくなり、私も5月末からアメリカのハワイ、サンフランシスコでの試飲会にコロナ後、初めてお邪魔しました。
まず、コロナでアメリカに行けなかったので、ESTAを取得する事からはじまり、久しぶりに羽田空港からJALに乗りホノルルに飛びました。
コロナ前は当たり前の搭乗や機内での過ごし方も、すっかりと忘れてしまい、何だか初心者のようにドキドキしたり、ウキウキしたりして、ハワイに行くことを機内から楽しむことが出来ました。
コロナ前なら「寝ないとハワイについてからきつい」といつも思っていたハワイへの夜のフライトも、久しぶりに行くハワイが気になり、なかなか眠れませんでした。
ホノルル国際空港に到着して、あの南国の香りを感じ、ハワイに来た、やっと来られた、と心から感激しました。
いつもならイミグレも心配しながら行くのですが、今回はそれも楽しみに変わり、全てが新鮮に映りました。
相変わらずのハワイ・ホノルルはとても観光の外国人に優しく、そして物価がとんでもなく高いと感じましたが、それでもコロナが終わったといううれしさの方が勝り、最高の気分でした。
As lives get back to normal following the coronavirus pandemic, Japan finally fell into step with the rest of the world and removed restrictions for citizens to travel overseas. Japan downgraded the infectious disease classification of Coronavirus from Class 2 to Class 5, which allowed business trips overseas to be more easily permitted. I also attended a sake sampling event in the United States in Hawaii and San Francisco for the first time since the Coronavirus outbreak.
Since I couldn’t travel to the United States for a long time due to the Coronavirus pandemic, I utilized the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) and took a flight on Japan Airlines (JAL) out of Haneda International Airport in Tokyo to Honolulu for the first time in years.
Since I long forgot how to board and enjoy flights as I did frequently before the Coronavirus pandemic, I felt both nervous and excited during my flight to Hawaii.
Before the Coronavirus pandemic, I thought “I better sleep overnight to Hawaii, or I’ll be tired when I land.” However, I was so excited about visiting Hawaii for the first time in years, I couldn’t fall asleep.
When I finally arrived at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (formerly Honolulu International Airport), I smelled the tropical scent of the island and felt overjoyed to finally arrive in Hawaii.
Normally, I would feel anxious going through immigration, which I looked forward to during this trip. Everything about my latest visit to Hawaii felt new and exciting.
Residents of Honolulu, Hawaii were very friendly as always to foreign tourists like myself. Although costs were ridiculously high, I nevertheless rejoiced in the end of the Coronavirus pandemic, and thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Hawaii.
酒豪大陸「久しぶりの海外での試飲会 その1 ハワイ」
コロナが収束し、日本も世界に遅れてですが、海外へ出かける規制なども無くなりました。
さらにコロナが感染症分類の2類から5類に引き下げられ、海外出張の許可も得やすくなり、私も5月末からアメリカのハワイ、サンフランシスコでの試飲会にコロナ後、初めてお邪魔しました。
まず、コロナでアメリカに行けなかったので、ESTAを取得する事からはじまり、久しぶりに羽田空港からJALに乗りホノルルに飛びました。
コロナ前は当たり前の搭乗や機内での過ごし方も、すっかりと忘れてしまい、何だか初心者のようにドキドキしたり、ウキウキしたりして、ハワイに行くことを機内から楽しむことが出来ました。
コロナ前なら「寝ないとハワイについてからきつい」といつも思っていたハワイへの夜のフライトも、久しぶりに行くハワイが気になり、なかなか眠れませんでした。
ホノルル国際空港に到着して、あの南国の香りを感じ、ハワイに来た、やっと来られた、と心から感激しました。
いつもならイミグレも心配しながら行くのですが、今回はそれも楽しみに変わり、全てが新鮮に映りました。
相変わらずのハワイ・ホノルルはとても観光の外国人に優しく、そして物価がとんでもなく高いと感じましたが、それでもコロナが終わったといううれしさの方が勝り、最高の気分でした。
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