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[Comic] "Sururi's Bento Sake" by Masayuki Kusumi, author of "The Solitary Gourmet," is now available.

"Sururi's Bento Sake" A new gourmet manga, "Sururi's Bento Sake," based on the original story by Masayuki Kusumi, known for "The Solitary Gourmet," has been released and is generating a lot of buzz. The main character is a timid salaryman who can't refuse requests. The only place he can forget everything and just...

2025.06.21

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[Sake Brewery News] Asahi Shuzo Hosts "100 Bottles of Stored Unpasteurized Sake Tasting"

Asahi Shuzo, located in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, will be holding a two-day sake tasting event on Saturday, August 30th and Sunday, August 31st, where you can taste 100 bottles of precious unpasteurized sake taken out of their storage tanks during their annual traditional event, "Hatsunomikiri." "Hatsunomikiri" is when the master brewer takes out the sake from the storage tanks...

2025.06.20

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[Insider Tip] "wa-syu," which offers the joy of Japanese wine, will be opening a stall at FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '25!

Japanese wine brand "wa-syu" will be opening a stall in the "BLUE GALAXY" area at "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '25" (held July 25-27, 2025). Working with winemakers with ties to Fuji Rock, they will be exhibiting from the eve of the festival through to the final day...

2025.06.19

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[Information] Wood sticks that can be turned into "luxury sake." Available at Don Quijote

Taguchi Mokko's "Tarushiru" won the Saitama New Business Award. This stick is made from rare Mizunara oak wood and transforms everyday alcohol into a premium drink. It is scheduled to be sold at Don Quijote stores in the summer of 2025.

2025.06.18

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[Bar Information] Masuyama-style stores are closed for the holidays

All Masuyama Group stores, which are based in Chiba Prefecture, will be closed from Monday the 16th to Friday the 20th of this week. Please take a good rest! Hotel Art Avenue (Miyakojima)

2025.06.17

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[Noto Peninsula Earthquake] Supporting the affected breweries in Noto. We are looking for restaurants that support our initiative to serve "Takeyo" sake.

UPDATER Co., Ltd. has launched a project to provide "Takeba Noto Junmai" sake at restaurants in the Kanto region to support Kazuma Sake Brewery (Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture), which was affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. This project is a form of "drinking support" to help support the current situation of the affected sake brewery...

2025.06.16

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[Useful Information] Sales of "Traveling Pocket Bar - Sake Edition" have begun

"Traveling Pocket Bar - Sake Edition" is now on sale, a new experience packed with new sake discoveries in a capsule. It costs 500 yen (tax included) per capsule. Each capsule contains a 50ml pouch of sake carefully selected by staff with SAKE DIPLOMA certification...

2025.06.16

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[Useful Information] Seibu Railway's "Beer Express Red Arrow"

Seibu Railway will be hosting two events in conjunction with the 44th Kawagoe Hyakuman Tou Summer Festival, which will be held on July 26, 2025: the "Beer Express Red Arrow" and the "Hon-Kawagoe Station Laview Home Bar." The "Beer Express Red Arrow" will begin service on July 25...

2025.06.15

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[No Drunkenness] Hachioji Practice 100th Anniversary: Commemorative Sake Made with Rice Grown by Students

Tokyo Hachioji Sake Brewery, a sake brewery in Hachioji, Tokyo, is offering a student-participation food education program and custom-made sake brewing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Yano Gakuen Hachioji Jissen Educational Institute. This project is a long-term program spanning one year.

2025.06.14

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[Information] Seven-Eleven x Yo-Ho Brewing "Ecstatic Aliens" now on sale

Ecstatic Aliens, a craft beer jointly developed by Seven & i Holdings and Yo-Ho Brewing, will be on sale at 7-Eleven stores nationwide from June 11, 2025. This beer has a tropical aroma...

2025.06.14

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[Magazine] The July issue of Sarai, a culture magazine for adults, features "honkaku shochu"

The July issue of Sarai, on sale June 9th, introduces the latest trends in shochu, including new distillation methods being used by a new generation of breweries to enhance aroma and flavor. It also suggests new ways to enjoy shochu, such as with soda, on the rocks, or with hot water, and introduces new shochu...

2025.06.13

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[Information] Talisker 1976, the longest-aged whiskey in Talisker history, will be released in limited quantities from Wednesday, June 11th.

Talisker 1976 MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo has released a limited-edition version of the world's No. 1 smoky single malt, Talisker 1976, aged for 46 years, the longest age in the brand's history, from June 11, 2025.

2025.06.12

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[Book] Parikko's book "Goriyaku Sake: A Worship at the Shrine, a Drink at the Bar" is now on sale

Bar writer Parikko's book "Goriyaku Sake: A Worship at the Shrine, a Drink at the Bar" will be released on June 20th. It's a good luck book that explores shrine visits and daytime drinking. In addition to the original manuscripts from the serialization, it also includes new writings, such as a talk on goriyaku sake with Kiyono Tooru and a first-time visit to Ise Shrine...

2025.06.10

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[Information] Collaboration whiskey with Tomoyasu Hotei. Nagahama single malt "AVANT-GARDE" released

AVANT-GARDE (Avant-Garde) A whiskey collaboration between guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei and Nagahama Roman Beer, "Single Malt Nagahama AVANT-GARDE," will be released on June 27th. This whiskey is inspired by Hotei's...

2025.06.09

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YOSHIKI of X JAPAN started a wine brand "Y by YOSHIKI" in Yoichi.

YOSHIKI has announced that he will produce a wine using grapes from Yoichi Town, Hokkaido, under his wine brand "Y by YOSHIKI". The grape used is Pinot Noir, and YOSHIKI was impressed by the potential of Yoichi Town and...

2025.06.08

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Cask Owner] Gekkogawa Whiskey Private Cask in Yamagata Prefecture is now accepting applications.

Gekkogawa Distillery in Yamagata Prefecture is selling private casks from April 2025. In 2025, the distillery will be using American oak wood and Oloroso sherry...

2025.06.08

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Japanese Sake Shop IMADEYA Enters First Overseas Market in Partnership with Hong Kong's YATA Department Store

IMADEYA, a Japanese sake store, will make its first overseas entry in partnership with YATA Department Store, a department store in Hong Kong...

2025.06.07

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Shimane Ichibata Tramway's "Drunken Train," a beer train, will be in operation again this year.

The season of "Suiden," Shimane's "Bataden" beer train, has arrived! Let's get over the extreme summer heat with a cold beer and a tipsy mood as you sway on the train! As in previous years, in addition to the "chartered" service with a designated date and time, and the "regular round trip" service with two services to/from Matsue and one service to/from Izumo,...

2025.06.07

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Rice Shortage] Sake Breweries Suffering from Rice Shortage Seeking to Release Rice Reserves

The government is considering releasing stockpiled rice to support sake brewers and processors facing high sake rice prices and shortages. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Koizumi said, "We have to think of some way to deal with the situation," in response to feedback from the field that sake rice is expensive and in short supply, and that the current stockpile of 910,000 tons of rice is...

2025.06.06

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Amami's Nishidaira Sake Brewery is currently holding "Operation TOKYO LANDING".

Nishihira Shuzo, located on Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, is holding the "Nishihira Shuzo Tokyo Landing Operation" event to promote brown sugar shochu in Tokyo. There are three main contents. The first is a pop-up sto...

2025.06.06

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