Whiskey
So determined to win rare full-sized Hibiki and Yamazaki whiskies we’re willing to spend over US$300 for them.
The best part of the new remote distillery tours is the special box they send you for the whisky tasting.
Release of limited-edition Yamazaki 55-year has us wishing we’d started saving up for it about half a century ago.
The brand-new Hotel Zen Tokyo broadens our consciousness of what’s possible in a micro hotel.
Special Blue Label is adorned with traditional Japanese symbols of prosperity and happiness.
Online prices for the soon-disappearing Fuji-sanroku Tarajuku Genshu 50 doubled in a day, but there’s still hope for those with shallow pockets.
Grab a highball and serving of fried chicken for only 200 yen (US$1.80)! And if you’re feeling really crazy get some sushi too.
Suntory had to guess how much whiskey they’d need over a decade ago, and they guessed wrong.
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