Events

The Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture is one of the great brewing regions of Japan, with Aizu-Wakamatsu as its center. Here Nagurayama Brewing Company makes sakes in the classic Fukushima…

Let’s head to Akita Prefecture in Japan’s cold and snowy north. Famous for its rice, lovely women and pure water, the region until recently consumed more sake per capita than…

When someone mentions Kyoto, historic temples, Gion and kaiseki cuisine often come to mind. But on our next journey we head to the rustic northwest of Kyoto Prefecture on the…

This month we travel to Ishikawa Prefecture, home base of the influential Noto Toji brewers guild. The Yoshida family has made sake in Yamashina village since 1870, and today their…

We invite you to join us on a sake excursion to “The Roof of Japan,” Nagano prefecture. Our destination is Suwa, nestled in the Japanese Alps, where Miyasaka Brewing Company…

As we continue our exploration of Japan’s sake-brewing culture, we travel to Miyagi Prefecture in the northern Tohoku region. Uchigasaki Brewing Company is located in the town of Tomiya, an…

Join us on our next sake adventure—to Hiroshima and the famous brewing town of Saijo. Here we’ll meet the Maegaki family, rice wholesalers who transitioned into sake brewing at the…

Next month World Sake visits Sohomare, one of Japan’s most innovative brewers working in the kimoto style. The brewery’s president, Jun Kono, is a maestro of sake blending. A label…

Join us on a visit to Dewazakura Brewing Company featuring an in-depth look at their signature ginjo brewing style. Dewazakura’s “Oka” label—crisp, aromatic and made to be drunk cold—was a…

Join sake expert Chris Johnson and Chef Erling Wu-Bower at Pacific Standard Time (Chicago, IL) for their first-ever Sake Dinner. Six amazing courses thoughtfully paired with six premium sakes from…