By Ryuji Takahashi Ichinomiya Sake Brewery is located at the entrance of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine (Oda city, Shimane prefecture), registered as a World Heritage Site in 2007. Fastidious about their sake rice, Ichinomiya Sake Brewery uses underground water flowing from Mt. Sanbe to produce their ...

By Ryuji TakahashiAs the coronavirus vaccination started in Japan, the light at the end of the tunnel signals an end to the coronavirus pandemic despite more people getting infected. Japan declared the third state of emergency for Tokyo, requested large facilities to suspend operations, and restaura...

By Ryuji TakahashiSasaiwai Sake Brewery is a locally cherished sake brewery in Niigata prefecture always taking on new challenges, boasting over 100 years of history since its foundation in 1899. This brewery is known for its “challenge brew” involving farmers, sake retail shops, and consumers to ex...

By Ryuji TakahashiAny Japanese national is familiar with the beef bowl chain, Yoshinoya Co., Ltd. Founded in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district in 1899, Yoshinoya since relocated to the Tsukiji Market (currently closed since the market relocated to the Toyosu area). The restaurant chain was named after its...

By Ryuji TakahashiWhen Japanese sake is introduced overseas, sake is often explained in terms of wine. When I’m requested to organize a sake seminar o...

When you quarantine in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Government send you care packages to where you are quarantined. I did not know about it until I saw t...

By Ryuji TakahashiCelebrating the New Year, Tokyo is still in the middle of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. I finished my work for 2020 on January 1, and started my New Years holiday on January 2. However, drinking at home is nothing different from the ordinary, so I attended a live jazz performa...

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On my way to my golf club, I was driving trough road construction zone and I hit the curve which puncture (flatten) my front passenger side tire. I ca...

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