"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

Under the Labeling Standards for the Manufacturing Process and Quality of Sake of the National Tax Agency Notice, brewer’s alcohol (or jozo-alcohol) is defined as alcohol distilled from fermented star

There is really a variety of sake vessels to savor sake. The materials range widely from ceramics, pottery, lacquerware, metals including copper and tin, glass, acryl, wood and bamboo. Especially when

The former National Research Institute of Brewing (NRIB) was a national institute of brewing laboratory founded in 1904 under the control of the Ministry of the Treasury in Takinogawa, Kita-ku, Tokyo,

In Japan, sake used to play a role as an important offering to enshrine gods from ancient times. On the other hand, according to Mahayana Buddhism’s sutra ‘Brahmajala Sutta’, sake making was considere

When you find delicious warmed sake is gentle to the body and relaxes your mind, then you will certainly be particular about the utensils to warm sake. A sake warmer is used in a broad sense to includ

Sake is an alcoholic beverage which itself has a bactericidal effect and can be stored for a long period of time. Though it seldom goes bad, it deteriorates in quality. It could be deteriorated in a s

Hibita Shrine (Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture) This shrine is said to be dedicated to Oosakatokenokami (Ooyamazuminokami), the god of sake in B.C.665. In 645, both Sakatokenokami and his wife Kosa