Raifuku, a 300-year-old sake brewery in Okayama Prefecture

I drink alone sometimes. It’s so hot. It’s hard to walk around. But that’s why draft beer tastes so good. However, I am getting tired of beer as I get older. So today, I stroll around the liquor store under the scorching sun, giving off the aura of a suspicious person.  I have often encountered … Read more

Sake and Soba: Japanese Food Culture. The interior is decorated in a traditional way.

Soba is a representative of Japanese food. Soba goes well with sake, and eating soba while drinking it is a special treat.Many restaurants purchase noodles, make soup, and serve it as a product. Eizan Official site This restaurant has a mortar to grind the buckwheat seeds, and they make their own buckwheat noodles. There are … Read more

I love “dry” and when I see “dry” I buy it anyway.

Today, too, I drink alone. Dry is a drinker’s friend. I have recently learned that “spicy” is a drinker’s friend, and I will not miss out on anything that has a “dry” rating. The characteristic of dry sake is that there is little miscellaneous taste and almost no sweetness when you finish it. Dry Evolution Junmai-ginjo … Read more

Authentically delicious sushi bar in Yokosuka

A fisherman is opening a sushi bar. So I went there. The place is directly connected to Yokosuka Chuo Station. Yokosuka is an American military base, and there are many Americans walking the streets. This sushi bar also had many Americans as customers. What makes this sushi bar unique is that it is owned by … Read more

Easy-drinking aperitif “Ganki”

A dusty, solitary drink by chance. It is hot. Summer sake is on the market. In this hot weather, I wandered to a liquor store, which was cool and great. As one would expect, temperature control is vital. Outside, there were staff members sweating from the transportation work, pouring sake into the store. Thank you … Read more

I’m an international sake sommelier.

I unexpectedly and somewhat unexpectedly obtained the 3rd level of the Japanese Sake Certificate last year, and I wanted to obtain the 2nd level but couldn’t due to work, so I chose the International Sake Tasting Certificate, which is cheaper than the Japanese one. I started in February of this year. I read through the … Read more