Let’s pair it with sake and sushi from Toyama Prefecture. Toyama is a region known for its delicious sushi.

Another cozy night of drinking alone today.This time, I decided to treat myself to a little luxury as a single adult, so I enjoyed some sake at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant called Premium Kaiō in DiverCity, Odaiba. Tateyama Tokubetsuhonjo When I looked up this restaurant, I read that it serves fresh sushi made with ingredients … Read more

Pairing the reliable “Sawanoi” sake with tuna at a tuna specialty restaurant in Shimbashi

The Fishmonger's Tuna Restaurant: Autoro Kitchen, Shimbashi Branch

Another cozy night of drinking alone. Today, I’m out for drinks with a friend. We’re planning to go to a restaurant that specializes in tuna and enjoy some delicious drinks. I wonder what kinds of drinks they have? The Fishmonger’s Tuna Restaurant: Autoro Kitchen, Shimbashi Branch The Fishmonger’s Tuna Restaurant: Autoro Kitchen, Shimbashi Branch This … Read more

I bought it because the label caught my eye. The flavor was just like the old days.Hatusakura WOW DRY Junmaishu

Wow DRY

Another cozy night of drinking alone. Today I went to a sake gathering. It was a get-together for people interested in sake. While everyone else was there, I was the only one who didn’t care about the stares from those around me—I was busy tasting the sake I’d brought myself and writing up a report. … Read more

In search of delicious sake, I went to Sushi Planet and did a sake tasting with the sushi.

The Planet of Sushi

We went there because we wanted to enjoy some delicious sake and sushi. “Sushi no Wakusei” SUSHI PLANET  In SUIDOBASHI SUSHI PLANET SUIDOBASHI SUSHI PLANET SUIDOBASHI in Suidoubashi The restaurant is really bustling right now. There were even some foreign visitors—I wonder how they found out about it. It’s not even that well-known among Japanese … Read more

The flavor changed when I paired it with food. An interesting sake:”Kirakucho Dry Junmai Ginjo”

Another cozy night of drinking alone today. I’m thinking of starting to drink sake again after a long break. The price of sake has gone up quite a bit. It’s become harder to buy it on a whim. But I’m going to buy it anyway—for everyone’s sake… or rather, just because I want to drink … Read more

I prefer orikarami. What is orikarami? Why is Sensuke delicious?

Another cozy solo drinking session tonight. Bought some sake for the first time in ages. “Sensuke Junmai Ginjo Origarami”—I really like origarami. Origarami refers to sake that’s bottled with a slight cloudiness, intentionally leaving behind the “ori”—the fine particles of rice and yeast solids—after the pressing process, rather than removing them through “ori-hiki” (sediment removal). … Read more