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Reservations are now open for Tokyo’s Meguro River Ohanami Chandon Cruises

Beat the crowds on the land and see the sakura like you’ve never seen them before on a luxurious river cruise this spring.

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We score big with Kaldi’s wine lucky boxes thanks to some sage advice

A helpful hack sets up our reporter for success to get the sparkling wine of her dreams.

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  • Sep 18, 2017

We try the YU Sparkling Wine, the ultimate wine to pair with sushi

If you’re wondering what drink to enjoy with sushi, then this might be a refreshing option!

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We got some Japanese radish sparkling wine, but didn’t expect it to taste like this…

Daikon is one of the most well-known of the Japanese vegetables. Essentially an enormous radish, daikon are primarily used for pickling and seasoning, though you can find their leaves in some dishes as well. Although the kinds of radish known to Westerners tend to have a strong “bite” to them, Japanese daikon is much milder, and a firm favorite at this time of year found in warming dishes like oden.

Since daikon is used in so much food in Japan, it’s a very familiar taste for most Japanese people, and you can find it in everything from traditional cuisine to otsumami (snacks eaten while drinking), when people sometimes eat large chunks of boiled daikon. Despite what you might think, it’s surprisingly tasty! But what about making wine from daikon?

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