All Japan News Blog
2024-07-24
Many sake breweries are long-established companies with over 100 years of history. Sake brewed from rice, the prototype of sake, is said to have originated in the time of legends until the Heian Per...
2024-07-17
By Ryuji Takahashi I’ve authored several articles on collaborative projects that served sake with Italian cuisine in an Italian restaurant. The theme of this project was to determine if sake pairs wel...
2024-07-10
Due to the implementation of the Liquor Tax Law revised in April 1, 1992, the long-standing Japanese sake “Classification System” was abolished. The Sake Classification System refers to the classifica...
2024-07-03
By Kosuke Kuji The Noto Peninsula Earthquake occurred in the “Noto Peninsula,” home to one of the three most renowned Toji (Master sake brewers) representative of Japan, and many Noto Toji (Master sak...
2024-06-19
The history of sake is said to have started when rice farming became widespread during the Yayoi period (400 BC~300 AD) and produced rice. Earthenware from the Jomon Period (14,000 BC~1,000 BC) excava...
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...
