Koshiki is a large tub used to steam rice. The sake brewing begins with rice polishing, rice washing, and then rice steaming in a koshiki with a large amount of vapor for about an hour. After that, th

Just as men, women have played important roles in sake brewing since the old days. This is supported by a theory that the word toji, a brew master, comes from a word representing an honorific title fo

The most common sake vessel used over drinks is ochoko, a small sake cup. The word choko comes from various Japanese roots including the meaning of “a little thing” and “plain”. By the way, choko incl

Guinomi is one of sake vessels. The most plausible origin of the name comes from the Japanese word meaining “gulp”, or the word meaning “a cup which allows us to gulp abundant of sake”. There is no sp

Sake should be chilled when it tastes good after chilled. A cold sake server has a feature of keeping sake cold even after the sake is taken out from the refrigerator. There is an abundant line-up, ra

KURA MASTER is a sake contest for French people, which was established in France in 2017. Most of the entries are junmai-shu. In the 2020 contest, there will be 6 categories in total, which are Junmai

In 2005, the Japan Sake Brewers Association Junior Council, a national organization made up of young sake brewers, who had become directors of their breweries under age 45, launched the Sake Samurai P

"Introducing Tokyo’s undiscovered local craft sake to the world in English" The number of foreign visitors to Japan has surpassed 30 million in 2018 and it is still on the increase. Half of them, whi

Brewer’s alcohol is made from sugar-containing substances and starchy materials. Sugar canes and potatoes are used but they seem to be mostly grown in other countries from a perspective of price. Grai