All Japan News Blog
2022-09-14
By Yuji Matsumoto Sake is a beverage of preference. However, “delicious” sake all have common universal traits. The flavors can be characterized as follows: • Sweetness • Acidity • Saltiness • Bittern...
2022-09-07
By Kosuke Kuji The previous issue covered how the Yuki Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. in Ibaragi prefecture burnt down. The greatest concern for any sake brewery pertaining to fire hazards is the fire may spr...
2022-08-31
Sake brewing technology advanced significantly in the “Manyo Period (629-759)” from the Asuka Period (592~710) into the Nara Period (710-784). The phrase “Purified Sake” was written on a mokkan (narro...
2022-08-24
By Ryuji Takahashi Saitama prefecture is a leading producer of the highest shipment volumes of sake, a fact not widely known. This report introduces a small-scale sake producer “Fujisaki Sobei Shoten”...
2022-08-17
By Yuji Matsumoto I’m often asked by Americans, “I often use wine for cooking, but can I also use Japanese sake?” Japanese sake contains many umami flavors not found in wine, so it’s great that they c...
2022-08-10
By Kosuke Kuji Many sake breweries produce sake in highly-valued cultural properties like old buildings and warehouses under constant operational risk. Yuki Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Ibaraki prefecture)...
2022-08-03
Sake Production Techniques Imported from Mainland China Blacksmiths, armorers, weavers, tailors, etc., first came from Mainland China to Japan between approx. 4th ~ 5th century. In addition, highly sk...
2022-07-27
By Ryuji Takahashi This report is a continuation of the previous report on my trip to Niigata prefecture. Ten minutes driving distance from Nagaoka Station, the main destination of this trip, I headed...
2022-07-20
By Yuji Matsumoto There is no doubt sushi is the driving force behind the expansion of Japanese food, expanding the way for other Japanese foods to follow. Currently, the old legend of “opening a sush...
2022-07-13
By Kosuke Kuji Before the novel coronavirus pandemic, sake competitions were actively held worldwide, such as the International Wine Challenge (IWC) in England, Kura Master in France, and Joy of Sake ...
