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By Ryuji TakahashiKanemasu Brewery (Shibata city, Niigata prefecture), producer of “Hatsuhana” and “Kinmasu,” partnered with the Tokyo-based wine impo...
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Nigori sake refers to white, cloudy sake. Fermentation-mash is squeezed in a loosely woven cloth to leave white and cloudy lees. Cloudy sake flavor is...
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By Kosuke KujiThe past three years since the coronavirus outbreak witnessed the relentless scapegoating of “alcohol consumption” in Japan.The first st...
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Rice milling with water wheels At a time when rice in the sake production regions of Itami and Ikeda was polished by stomping, rice milling using wate...
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By Ryuji Takahashi“Gallery & Café Warehouse Garden” is a gallery and café attached to a beautiful garden, operating in a renovated house on the Ke...
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By Yuji MatsumotoWhen I go to a nearby Japanese supermarket, I often find Americans at complete loss as to what to choose in the sake/shochu section. ...
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If you didn’t already know, Pacific Software Publishing Inc. (PSPINC) started as a one-man operation in 1987 by our founder, Kenichi Uchikura. While we’re known for our web hosting services, the original vision for this company was to popularize the PC in Japan, which was aided by the fact that our CEO is Japanese....
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By Kosuke KujiSake breweries in Japan incurred major damage from the coronavirus outbreak.The greatest blow was from restaurants forced to cease opera...
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By Yuji MatsumotoConventional sake seminars (for the general public and businesses) were often about the brewing process, ingredients, and the sake ca...
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By Kosuke KujiForeign nations led by the U.S. declared an early end to the coronavirus pandemic and returned to normal. In May, Japan will downgrade t...
