There are abound 1,300 factories in Japan that make sake and of all I’d like to introduce the top five Japanese sake brands that are extremely famous not only in Japan but overseas too. Juyondai View this post on Instagram A post shared by Abbey 外星熊貓 (@abbey_thebolobao) on Nov 6, 2017 at 7:09pm PST This…

Kyoto is on the go-to list of most people who visit Japan. Often dubbed as “the most beautiful city in Japan” and home to hundreds of historical sites, the former capital of Japan is the favourite of many and visited by millions of people every year. Kyoto is known as the best place to see traditional temples,…

The conventional idea is that sake (rice wine) making is a man’s job, as it requires manual labor. This is partly the reason why there are usually no women workers in sake breweries in Japan. Now, a few of the sake breweries in the country are actually owned by women, and they have recently collaborated…

If you want to try Japanese liquor, the first choice is, of course, sake. Out of more than 40 sake breweries in Chiba Prefecture, here are two highly recommended ones on the way from Narita Airport to Ueno, Tokyo. Come loosen up a little with authentic Japanese sake and the perfect dishes to go with…

You’ll never truly enjoy the essence of being in Japan if you don’t try tasting sake. It is one of the heavily enjoyed rice wines often drank by people as it goes very well with lots of Japanese dishes. Though the origin of sake is unclear, there are several locally made sake in the area…

Author’s photo Have you ever seen a ball-like object in either brown or green hanging in front of a sake brewery or a Japanese house? If you are from Chizu or have been to this town, you may probably know what is that strange spheric decoration hanged in front of the doors of Chizu’s houses…