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By Ryuji TakahashiJust when humidity was first detected in the air in Tokyo, Italian restaurant “Karibe-tei” in Shimokitazawa district (introduced in ...
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Junmai sake is sake produced from fermentation-mash - prepared from rice, malted rice and water – fermented, then squeezed. No other ingredient is use...
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By Kosuke KujiAs lives get back to normal following the coronavirus pandemic, Japan finally fell into step with the rest of the world and removed rest...
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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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By Kosuke KujiSake breweries in Japan incurred major damage from the coronavirus outbreak.The greatest blow was from restaurants forced to cease opera...
