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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.
After making a splash at the box office, Makoto Shinkai’s latest anime leads to something you can pour into a sake cup.
We’ve already seen sake-flavored Kit Kats; now we have sake-flavored karinto crackers, made with sake cake from the highly coveted Dassai!
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