Perfect for purifying your home and sending wafts of alcohol to deceased friends in the afterlife.
sake (Page 5)
Less than 50 sake breweries in Japan are female-owned, and this crowdfunding project offers a chance to sample brews from a dozen of them.
Premium Japanese rice wine and high-quality powdered green tea make for a truffle that’s bursting with traditional flavours.
Chinese consumers have been buying up a certain brand of sake in staggering numbers due to an unexpected link with hit basketball anime Slam Dunk.
The goal of advertising is usually to increase sales, but for Dassai a love of sake, and customers, is more important.
After a long day of sightseeing in Japan’s former capital, don’t forget to try this Japanese take on Irish coffee right across the street from Kyoto Station.
Your beautiful girlfriend gets changed, has dinner and drinks sake while chatting to you on a video call.
Start your day with fresh-brewed coffee, fill the afternoon with sightseeing, and end it with delicious sake.
The debate continues over whether plying a carp with booze is inhumane treatment of animals or a treasured part of Japan’s cultural heritage.
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