I learned that wagyu beef and sake go surprisingly well together.

Today, too, I am drinking sake by myself. As usual, I’m drinking sake that I’m interested in. It’s been one year. Thank you very much for those who have been watching this site from the beginning. I feel that the sake season has finally started when the autumn hiyaoroshi (autumn harvest) is released. Sake liquor … 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

Toyama Prefecture has some of the freshest fish in Japan and fish that can only be found here.

This time I visited Toyama Prefecture, one of the most delicious fish in Japan It takes about 3 hours from Tokyo Station by Shinkansen. Toyama Bay is said to be a natural fish tank, a bay that is rich in food for fish due to the easy generation of prakuton. Even at a typical conveyor-belt … Read more

The oldest sake brewery in Kyoto, Japan. Sake that everyone knows.

Even a dusty, solitary drink. The weather has been strange. It rains guerrilla style, but at the same time, it’s extremely hot, over 30 degrees Celsius. I wandered to the liquor store to meet someone, but the weather was too bad for me to make it to the top of the ladder. I went to a … 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

Trendy Sake, one of the top ranking sake in Japan

Ganki This one is also famous, isn’t it? I had been curious about it, but as is often the case, it is not in the store when I want it. This time, I bought it at Hasegawa Sake Shop (Ginza Nihonbashi store). Today, too, a dusty, solitary drink. Ganki Junmai Sake I looked up the … Read more