Events【イベント情報】人気イベント「 にいがた酒の陣 2026 」が3月に開催
新潟県酒造組合は、日本酒イベント「にいがた酒の陣 2026」を2026年3月7日（土）・8日（日）に朱鷺メッセ展示ホール（ウェーブマーケット）で開催すると発表しました。両日とも午前・午後の2部制で、試飲時間を含む入替え制（各3時間）です。...
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Topics.【酒のつまみ話】年末年始の飲み過ぎ＆二日酔いに有効な対策とは
二日酔い予防には牛乳やウコン、シジミエキス、水分補給など多くの説があるが、医学的に確かな効果が示された方法はほとんどない。食後は血中アルコール濃度が上がりにくいものの、飲酒量が増えれば二日酔いを防げるとは限らない。牛乳やサプリ、漢方薬も有...
Topics.[New Year's holiday information] Uchida, Marumasuya, Akimotoya, Uozo, Iseya, and others
2025-2026 New Year's Holidays: The New Year's holiday is all about drinking. You might as well drink at a bar, right? *Information will be updated as it becomes available. Tateishi "Uchida": Open until December 27th (Sat.) Closed from December 28th (Sun.) to January 5th (Mon.)...
stopping business【閉店】船橋の老舗寿司店「大膳」が12月20日に閉店
船橋「にぎり屋 大膳」 1972年(昭和47年)創業。船橋駅近くにある寿司店「にぎり屋 大膳」さんが12月20日(土)に54年の歴史に幕を下ろします。長い間、お疲れ様でした。 MAP にぎり屋 大膳 〒27...
Blog【ブログ/syupo】浅草観音裏『餃子舗 龍王』夜だけ現れる赤暖簾。手打ち餃子と瓶ビールで乾杯
浅草寺の北側、観光客の喧騒が遠のく観音裏エリア。夜になるとひっそりと灯る赤い看板があります。手打ちの皮にこだわる大衆中華料理店『餃子舗 龍王』。ニンニクが効いた餃子を頬張り、冷えたビールを流し込む。懐かしくて落ち着ける晩酌を求めて、今夜も...
Topics.[Limited Edition Gin] Nozawa Onsen Distillery releases limited edition Chardonnay barrel-aged gin
Barrel Aged Gin Small Batch Release 002 野沢温泉蒸留所（長野県）は、地元ワイナリーとの協業による「Barrel Aged Gin Small Batch Release 002」を450本限定...
Topics.[Useful Information] Enhance your home drinking experience over the New Year holidays with Asahi Beer's "Small Cup Collection"
The bars you usually frequent are closed during the New Year holidays. The Asahi Kuusou Kaihatsu Bureau, a test sales website for Asahi Beer's new products, launched its "Small Cup Collection" on December 11th, allowing you to enhance your home drinking experience during the New Year holidays! Just place it next to your bottled beer and you'll instantly feel like you're at a bar...
Topics.[World's first] A new genre of sake made with 100% barley: "800 Barley (Tenbai)"
Kyoto-based fermentation startup Linné, in collaboration with Fukuoka-based shochu brewery Tenpai Co., Ltd., has developed a new brewed alcoholic beverage, "800 Yaomugi Tenpai," made with 100% domestic barley. The beverage will be available from December 11, 2025...
Blog[Blog/syupo] Ueno's "Uokusa" - A standing bar serving fresh seafood delivered directly from Sanriku fishermen! Savor authentic flavors in the chaotic Ameyoko area
Ameyoko in Ueno is overflowing with tourists. Amid the hustle and bustle of international food stalls, there is one standing bar that is a magnet for fish lovers. "Uokusa" is a famous bar where you can casually enjoy fresh seafood delivered directly from fishermen in Sanriku and other areas, along with rare Japanese sake. It's a great place to stop by after shopping or before a meeting...
stopping business[Closed] Kanamecho's sushi restaurant "Koraku" closes
Koraku Sushi in Kanamecho: The local sushi restaurant Koraku, located right outside the Kanamecho subway exit 5, has closed. Thank you for your continued support. For more information, please see the Ikebukuro Times MAP page. Koraku Sushi 3-2-2 Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0014...
Topics.[New Year's Special] The popular program "Yoshida Rui's Bar Wanderings New Year's Special" goes on a bar tour of Okinawa and also visits the bar of actor Ono Machiko!
BS-TBS's popular program "Yoshida Rui's Bar Wanderings" will air a two-hour special on New Year's Day 2026. This time, the setting is the tropical island of Okinawa. To celebrate the inscription of traditional Japanese sake brewing on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, bar poet Yoshida Rui travels from Naha to Nakijin Village...
Blog[Blog/syupo] Aoto's "Katsujo" - a shockingly thick 2cm cutlet curry! A famous backstreet restaurant serving rich, delicious cutlet curry
Aoto is a strategic location on the Keisei Line. Located in a back alley in front of the station, on the second floor of a building, Katsujo is a tonkatsu restaurant that has a constant line of locals waiting to get in. Founded about 40 years ago, this Showa-era restaurant is run by a veteran couple, and serves an astonishing 2cm thick "katsu curry" and Sapporo Lager...
Events[Event Information] Drink delicious sake with your favorite drink! "2025-2026 Sake Ware Exhibition" held on the art floor of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
The "2025-2026 Sake Ware Exhibition" will be held at the Special Art Gallery on the 6th floor of the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Building from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 to Monday, January 5, 2026. This popular end-of-year event, this time with the theme "In the Year of the Horse, Drink Delicious Sake!", will feature works by Living National Treasures...
Topics.[Media Information] Shimane's long-established sake brewery, "Sakamochida Honten," appears on "Morning! Live Travel Salad"
Sakamochida Honten, a long-established sake brewery in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, will be featured on the 8:00 AM broadcast of "Asa Da! Live Travel Salad" (ABC TV/TV Asahi) tomorrow, December 13th (Saturday). Guest Mori Izumi visited the brewery while touring the charming "Cotton Highway." The quaint brewery is a registered tangible cultural property...
Blog[Blog/Nikomi Mist] Behind the renovation of Minami-Funabashi LaLaport, the ever-famous restaurant "Anglerfish" shines
Zeus opened in 1993 and closed in 2002. IKEA opened in 2006. And in October 2025, LaLaport will undergo a major renovation. In the area around Minami-Funabashi Station, there used to be a dizzying array of pretentious buildings that came and went...
Topics.[Information] Hakone Kowakien Yunessun celebrates its 25th anniversary! A bath in collaboration with Nihonzakari
To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2026, Hakone Kowakien Yunessun will hold a collaborative event with Nada sake maker Nihonzakari from Friday, December 26, 2025, to Friday, January 9, 2026. At Yunessun, guests can enjoy swimming in swimsuits while praying for good health and warding off evil spirits in the new year.
Events[Event Information] Back at the legendary platform - "Oden and Hot Sake Station" to be held again in 2026!
"Oden and Hot Sake Station," a popular event held on the "mythical" Platform 3 at JR Ryogoku Station, which is normally off-limits to the public, will be held again this season. It has been decided that the event will be held again in 2026 from January 29th (Thurs) to February 1st (Sun), with a rotation system in place to accommodate different time slots...
Blog[Blog/syupo] Asakusa "Chinese Restaurant Asahi" A 100-year-old Chinese restaurant behind Kannon, serving black label gyoza from lunchtime
Behind the bustling tourist spot of Sensoji Temple is the area commonly known as "Kannonura." In this area, where the atmosphere of the red-light district still lingers, you'll find Asahi Chinese Restaurant, a long-established restaurant with a history dating back over a century. Founded in 1914, the restaurant continues to attract people of all ages and genders. Enjoy a beer with their famous gyoza for lunch...
Topics.[Information] Denki Groove x West Coast Brewing / Fourth collaboration beer to be released
West Coast Brewing (WCB), a craft beer brewery in Shizuoka City, has announced the release of its fourth collaboration beer with the techno unit Denki Groove. This collaboration features two beers named after Denki Groove songs:
stopping business[Closed] Long-established local Chinese restaurant "Daisangen" in front of Musashi-Kosugi Station closes
Musashi-Kosugi's "Daisangen" has been in business for over 80 years. Located in the north exit rotary of Musashi-Kosugi Station, the long-established local Chinese restaurant "Daisangen" will be closing on Friday, December 19th due to aging. Redevelopment of this area is also being considered. Thank you for your hard work over the years. X @y...
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