Sake Journal

Fukui. Not a lot of trivia comes to mind at the mention of Fukui.   Fukushima, yes, plenty there albeit most of it sadly related to the recent tragic natural and man-made disasters.   Fukuoka doesn’t have so much either,...
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Sunset in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture    The mere mention of Hyogo pricks up the ears of sake lovers around the world. Much of the sake we enjoy today has in some way been shaped and influenced by the innovation...
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There’s something about sake and music that seem to go together. This year we have seen master brewers from Hokkaido down to Okinawa, and most of the Prefectures in between, performing uplifting jingles in response to the pandemic, uniting the...
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