All Japan News Blog
2024-06-12
By Ryuji Takahashi With spring fast approaching at the end of March, an event titled “The Daikanyama Shop Association” featured many shops selling niche merchandise at “Daikanyama Address 17dixsept” i...
2024-06-05
A sake brewing plant equipped to produce sake year-round is called “all-season sake brewing,” or “all season sake brewery.” Also, the production of sake year-round during all four seasons is also refe...
2024-05-29
By Kosuke Kuji Every sake brewery prepares sake mash in January, the best season to brew sake. Unfortunately, sake breweries destroyed by a shindo (seismic intensity) 7 (MJMA7.6, Mw7.5) earthquake on ...
2024-05-22
The most important part of brewing sake is the brewing methods used – first koji, second yeast, and three-step method. 1：Process the ingredients: Polish, wash, and soak the rice. 2：Prepare koji: Pre...
2024-05-15
By Ryuji Takahashi Shinbashi is a renowned business district where many shops line the streets, reminiscent of the Showa era (1926-1989). One venue familiar to many is the New Shinbashi Building, a la...
2024-05-08
Non-glutinous Japonica rice is used to brew sake, also consumed as a staple. Many rice varieties are grown in Japan, all suitable to brew sake. Rice most suitable to brew sake is referred to as “rice ...
2024-05-01
By Kosuke Kuji The damage became apparent as the morning dawned on January 2. A tsunami hit Suzu city, Noto Peninsula. The morning market in Wajima, a renowned tourist spot, burned up in flames.The fo...
2024-04-24
The ingredients used to brew sake are ‘rice’ and ‘water.’ The production region of sake rice is said to be Southeast Asia. Japan grows mainly Japonica Rice. Sake is brewed from non-glutinous rice. L...
2024-04-17
By Ryuji Takahashi I visited Shibamata Taishakuten Nichiren-shu Buddhist Temple early in the New Year. It’s been thirty years since I moved to Tokyo, yet I’ve never visited the temple once. Since I’...
2024-04-10
The most traditional and prestigious sake contest held today is “The Annual Japan Sake Awards,” organized by the National Tax Agency. The first sake contest was held in the spring of 1911, held annual...
