Ishikawa Prefecture

[Closed] Kanazawa Port "Koseishokudo" closes after half a century of history

Kanazawa City's "Koseishokudo" The long-established restaurant "Koseishokudo" in Muryojicho, Kanazawa City, closed its doors on Tuesday, May 20th, after 50 years of history. Thank you very much for your hard work over the years. Kanazawa News MAP Fish Shop Koseishokudo 〒920-03...

2025.06.10

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[Closed] Kanazawa's long-established beer hall "Piruzen" loses its wall

At around 5:00 PM on Monday, July 15th (national holiday), a wall on the second floor of "Piruzen," a long-established beer hall in Katamachi 1-chome, Kanazawa City, founded in 1968 (Showa 43), collapsed for some reason during demolition work on an adjacent building. As the hall was unoccupied at the time, no one was injured, but the building is still open for business.

2024.07.18

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[Closed] Established 80 years ago, the long-established eel takeout restaurant "Kanama-ya" closes

Kanamaya, a long-established eel takeout restaurant in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has been in business for 80 years. Recently, Kanamaya, a long-established eel takeout restaurant in Tsurugi, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, closed due to personal reasons. Thank you for your continued support. X @YMotokazz MAP 〒920...

2024.07.17

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[Crowdfunding] The master of Kanazawa's famous bar "Londonya Sakaba" has published a paperback version of "Ninjo Ataka no Seki"! He has started a crowdfunding campaign in hopes of revitalizing the regions of Komatsu, Kaga, and Noto.

Revised paperback edition of "Ninjo Ataka no Seki" published with the hope of supporting Komatsu and Kaga. Hiroaki Toda, the owner of the famous Kanazawa bar "Londonya Sakaba," has published a paperback edition of "Ninjo Ataka no Seki." This project aims to promote the local community of Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, through crowdfunding...

2024.07.01

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Noto Peninsula Earthquake] Five Noto sake breweries affected by the earthquake and other breweries in and outside of the prefecture collaborated to complete a joint brew.

Sake breweries in and outside of Ishikawa Prefecture cooperate to save sake breweries damaged by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Sake from Okunoto was recreated and new sake was brewed. Representatives from five Okunoto sake breweries and nine cooperating breweries gathered at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. The project, which aims to recreate the damaged breweries and sell new sake in September, is a Yoshida Sake...

2024.06.14

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[Closed] Kanazawa's long-established okonomiyaki restaurant "Shigechan" closes

Kanazawa "Shigechan" Founded in 1976 (Showa 51), Kanazawa's long-established okonomiyaki restaurant "Shigechan" closed in May due to the owner's advanced age. Thank you for your hard work over the past 48 years. minako_shigematsu M...

2024.05.24

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Blog/syupo] Let's go drinking on the extended Shinkansen! Six famous bars along the Hokuriku Shinkansen line where you can taste local fish

Six famous bars along the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line On March 16, 2024, the long-awaited extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to Tsuruga will begin. From Tokyo, you can now travel beyond Kanazawa to Tsuruga, near the northern end of Lake Biwa, via Fukui Station without having to change trains. This is a great opportunity to visit Hokuriku, which offers a variety of delicacies such as crabs, prawns, and nodoguro...

2024.03.21

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[Event Information] Drink and support! Learn and support! "Ishikawa and Toyama Local Sake Market" will be held in Kabutocho, Nihonbashi!

Ishikawa and Toyama Local Sake Market The Ishikawa and Toyama Local Sake Market, a charity event to support sake breweries affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, will be held at KABUTO ONE in Kabutocho, Nihonbashi, on Friday, March 22nd and Saturday, March 23rd, 2024. More than 30 carefully selected sake varieties from Ishikawa and Toyama will be on sale...

2024.03.14

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[Reconstruction Support Sake] Kanazawa City's "Fukumitsuya" re-releases two types of sake to support the Noto Peninsula earthquake reconstruction efforts

Fukumitsuya, Kanazawa's oldest sake brewery, will resell its Fukumasamune Kagayaki Kanazawa Junmai Ginjo with Pure Gold Leaf and its Hyakuman Bottle to support the recovery efforts following the Noto Peninsula earthquake. A portion of the sales from these products will be donated to the Ishikawa Prefecture Sake Brewers Association...

2024.03.04

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Opening of a restaurant in Hakui where you can eat oden from Akatama, a long-established Kanazawa oden restaurant.

On Friday, December 15, 891 (hakui) Terrace, a restaurant where you can eat oden from Akatama, a long-established Kanazawa oden restaurant in Katamachi, opened in Shimade-cho, Hakui. This is the first place other than the main Akatama restaurant where you can eat Akatama's oden all the time. The owner of the restaurant was involved in the opening of the Kanazawa City...

2023.12.22

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Commemorating the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line in Tsuruga, a local sake product with a unified label, "Hokuriku-no-shu" was launched.

On February 16, 2011, the Hokuriku 3 Prefectures Wholesale Sake Distributors Association will release "Hokuriku no Sake," a unified label product commemorating the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train in Tsuruga, Japan. The design of the label, which depicts the Shinkansen train, will be different for each prefecture, with Ishikawa's design depicting the Kodo Gate in front of Kanazawa Station and the Huishin (Chinese lantern) at Kenrokuen Garden, a pine tree, a Japanese umbrella, and a local toy, "...

2023.11.22

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[Closing] Kanazawa's popular bar "Sumibiyaki Banban" closes after 45 years of history

Sumibiyaki Banban, a popular bar in Togashi, Kanazawa City, which has been in business for 45 years, has closed due to the owner's poor health. Thank you for your continued support. X @YMotokazz [Sumibiyaki Banban] 1-7-11 Togashi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, 921-8171...

2023.11.19

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[Closed] The long-established restaurant "Hakusan" in Daishoji, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture closes

Hakusan, a long-established local Chinese restaurant in Daishoji, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was founded in 1963, closed on Friday, June 30th.

2023.07.06

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