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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 4: San Fransisco”
By Kosuke Kuji
After the sake sampling event in Hawaii, I’m heading next to San Francisco in the U.S. mainland.
My flight from Hawaii lasted just over five hours. I had forgotten that five or six hours of domestic travel time is normal in the states, which made it hard for me to relax during my flight. However, I arrived safely in San Francisco.
“N.A. Sales Co., Inc.,” a distributor of sake Nanbu Bijin (“Southern Beauty”) in San Francisco, organized the restaurant expo at The Westin Los Angeles Airport for the first time since the Coronavirus outbreak.
Sake manufacturers and breweries from Hawaii attended, along with breweries from Fukushima prefecture that missed the event in Hawaii but chose to attend the event in San Francisco with great motivation. The cost of living is known to be high in San Francisco, where the economy is not doing well.
Some areas are known to be dangerous, so I was warned not to stay out and drink late.
I was under the impression the economy was good in the U.S., and everyone is doing well, which I learned was false. I felt anxious from learning the truth, but my anxiety was quickly dispelled once the sampling event started. Many restaurant professionals attended and sampled the sake, with many restaurants adding the sake to their menu. I feel Japanese cuisine will continue to expand in the Bay Area.
酒豪大陸「久しぶりの海外での試飲会 その４ サンフランシスコ」
ハワイでの試飲会を終え、次の地はアメリカ本土のサンフランシスコになります。
ハワイから飛行機で5時間ちょっと移動しましたが、アメリカ国内移動で5時間とか6時間とか当たり前なのを忘れて、なかなか機内で落ち着かず過ごしましたが、サンフランシスコに無事に到着しました。
サンフランシスコは南部美人を取り扱っていいただいている「NAセールス」さんが、これもコロナ以来4年ぶりにレストランエキスポをウェスティンエアポートで開催していただきました。
参加したメーカーや蔵元はハワイから皆さん来ており、それに加えて福島の蔵元などはハワイには参加しなかったのですが、サンフランシスコには単独参加という事で、気合を感じました。
サンフランシスコは物価が高くて有名ですが、今現在はあまり景気が良くないとの事。注意事項でも治安もあまり良くないエリアがあるので、とにかく夜遅くまで飲み歩くのは気を付けるように注意をされました。
私の感覚ではアメリカはみんな景気が良いのかと思っていたらそうでもないことがわかり不安でしたが、会が始まったらそんな不安も消し飛びました。たくさんのレストランの皆さんがおいでいただき、試飲して新たにメニューに入れていただいたレストランも多くありました。
ベイエリアはまだまだ日本食が間違いなく発展していくと信じています。
After the sake sampling event in Hawaii, I’m heading next to San Francisco in the U.S. mainland.
My flight from Hawaii lasted just over five hours. I had forgotten that five or six hours of domestic travel time is normal in the states, which made it hard for me to relax during my flight. However, I arrived safely in San Francisco.
“N.A. Sales Co., Inc.,” a distributor of sake Nanbu Bijin (“Southern Beauty”) in San Francisco, organized the restaurant expo at The Westin Los Angeles Airport for the first time since the Coronavirus outbreak.
Sake manufacturers and breweries from Hawaii attended, along with breweries from Fukushima prefecture that missed the event in Hawaii but chose to attend the event in San Francisco with great motivation. The cost of living is known to be high in San Francisco, where the economy is not doing well.
Some areas are known to be dangerous, so I was warned not to stay out and drink late.
I was under the impression the economy was good in the U.S., and everyone is doing well, which I learned was false. I felt anxious from learning the truth, but my anxiety was quickly dispelled once the sampling event started. Many restaurant professionals attended and sampled the sake, with many restaurants adding the sake to their menu. I feel Japanese cuisine will continue to expand in the Bay Area.
酒豪大陸「久しぶりの海外での試飲会 その４ サンフランシスコ」
ハワイでの試飲会を終え、次の地はアメリカ本土のサンフランシスコになります。
ハワイから飛行機で5時間ちょっと移動しましたが、アメリカ国内移動で5時間とか6時間とか当たり前なのを忘れて、なかなか機内で落ち着かず過ごしましたが、サンフランシスコに無事に到着しました。
サンフランシスコは南部美人を取り扱っていいただいている「NAセールス」さんが、これもコロナ以来4年ぶりにレストランエキスポをウェスティンエアポートで開催していただきました。
参加したメーカーや蔵元はハワイから皆さん来ており、それに加えて福島の蔵元などはハワイには参加しなかったのですが、サンフランシスコには単独参加という事で、気合を感じました。
サンフランシスコは物価が高くて有名ですが、今現在はあまり景気が良くないとの事。注意事項でも治安もあまり良くないエリアがあるので、とにかく夜遅くまで飲み歩くのは気を付けるように注意をされました。
私の感覚ではアメリカはみんな景気が良いのかと思っていたらそうでもないことがわかり不安でしたが、会が始まったらそんな不安も消し飛びました。たくさんのレストランの皆さんがおいでいただき、試飲して新たにメニューに入れていただいたレストランも多くありました。
ベイエリアはまだまだ日本食が間違いなく発展していくと信じています。
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