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March 6, 2023
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. For sake enthusiasts, this one taken in Shizuoka in the early post-war period fitted that category...
March 6, 2023
Historical background
Nothing embodies the ebb and flow of the sake industry like the history of its prominent regions. Nowadays, Nada (Hyogo) and...
March 6, 2023
A scene depicting brewers from the Edo Period in Nada.
There is much we still don’t know about sake. One example is the question of its birt...
March 6, 2023
What is it about sake that captures the imagination so thoroughly? Although lacking in number compared to those of other alcoholic beverages, su...
March 6, 2023
On a recent trip to the beautiful region of Kaga in Ishikawa prefecture I had but one souvenir on my wish list: sake brewed by the legendary toj...
March 6, 2023
Gakki Masamune 楽器正宗 from Okidaikichi Honten in Fukushima has one of the prettiest designs I have seen on a sake label in quite some time. Visual...
March 6, 2023
In a departure from my usual sake reviews, this time I will be focusing on the rice variety rather the actual sake itself. This is for good reas...
March 6, 2023
The now iconic blue and white label that adorns Ozeki's One Cup sake first burst onto the scene back in 1964. The release, of what was at the ...
March 6, 2023
Towards the end of last year I noticed a few interesting discussions simmering away on social media regarding the "true" definition of a toji, o...
March 6, 2023
Bottles of Fukucho (富久長) made using Henpei and Genkei.
The so-called "rice polishing war" is finally over. What began over two decades ago ...
March 6, 2023
Traditional bottles from Sakura-Masamune in Nada.
Nada in Hyogo prefecture is the undisputed powerhouse of the sake industry. No other regi...
March 6, 2023
The beautiful main building of Hamakawa Shoten.
Located on the southern coast of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands, Kochi ...
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