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By Yuji Matsumoto Especially when it comes to pairing Japanese sake with food, many people likely think, “What’s with the exaggeration…? It doesn’t re...
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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 approx...
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Yashiori sake is the first sake mentioned in Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters), Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan), “Kiki-shinwa” (Mythology) in “Yama...
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By Ryuji Takahashi Nakatani Brewing Co., Ltd. is a long-established sake brewery operating since the Edo period (1603-1867). Located in Yamato-koriyam...
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By Yuji Matsumoto While sake and food pairing is now the norm, why not try to change your perception in your approach? While comparisons are made regu...
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By Kosuke Kuji Shocking news of Russia invading Ukraine rattled Japan in the end of February 2022. A nation that relinquished war based on the three n...
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Kuchi-kami sake is produced by chewing grains such as rice or seed in the mouth, spit out, and left as is, documented in the “Oosumikoku-fudoki.” Geog...
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By Ryuji Takahashi Sake shop Ji Sakeya opened in the neighboring town of Hatsudai in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo six years ago. Our sake shop is still ...
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By Yuji Matsumoto Japanese sake is still a largely unfamiliar beverage to American consumers. Ninety percent of sake is consumed in restaurants, indic...
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By Kosuke Kuji The last issue covered craft gin. This issue covers craft vodka. When we obtained a license to produce spirits, the spirits we were per...
