Japanese standing bar where women drink alone.

Sake is becoming more and more popular among young Japanese these days.Originally, Japanese izakaya restaurants were usually seated at tables. However, standing bar style restaurants where people can drink easily are gradually increasing in number. Few restaurants claim to specialize in sake, but we will tell you about their atmosphere. This restaurant is the stylish … Read more

Famous JozenMizunogotoshi, red bottle, Hiyoroshi

Today, too, I am drinking alone in the dust. I drank Jozen MIzuno gotosi the year before last, when I had just started this blog and before I had a mold. A year later, I got my sake tasting license (I still don’t know how good I am at it) and found this red bottle … Read more

Autumn Seasonal Sake “Aki-agari” drunken whale

A little sake by myself. It’s finally autumn. I have been drinking at my own pace. As usual, I was wandering around my usual liquor store when I came across an autumn-inspired label. Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making Autumn Agari. It shows a sense of the season. Drunken Whale is sold at various places, but the … Read more

Typical Sake of Toyama Prefecture Manjusen

Today, too, I’m a dusty person drinking. The other day I went to Toyama on business. It was a one-day trip, but I ate a lot of food. Since I was driving around the prefecture, I didn’t get to drink any sake, but I saw a lot of Manjusen in various places. I was really … Read more

My favorite sake. Nagasaki’s dry sake. Delicious.

Yokoyama SilverI couldn’t forget it because it was so good last time, and to my surprise, they were selling a different one, so I was excited to buy it. I won’t hesitate to go back. Yokoyama Silver 7 It is pink. Please enjoy it chilled in a wine glass. I’m so excited. I have high … Read more

Temples and shrines are not the same. Points of Difference

There are temples and shrines in Japan. This distinction will help you understand Japanese culture better. The deities enshrined are different. Temple = “Buddhism”  A place to worship the principal image (mainly Buddhist statues)  Shrine = “Shinto  A place to worship mirrors and other sacred objects (objects in which deities are believed to reside) The Japanese, who … Read more