Sake Column

【Hot sake is growing in popularity】 The style of enjoying hot sake is also spreading among young people. The taste will change surprisingly depending on how the sake is heated. As the number of people who are fascinated by hot sake inc...

Opening of 4 Sake brewery in Fushimi 2020 The sake breweries of the Yamamoto Honke, Toyosawa Honten, Tsurumasa Sake Brewery, and Heiwa Sake Brewery in Fushimi, will be held on the site of the FushimiSake Cooperative Association. You will...

December in Japan December is a busy month for everyone. Same as other part of the world, also in Japan many people go shopping or go out to meet friends before the yearend holidays start. One of the events in December in Japan is bounen...

Visit a Autumn Leaves Spot Loved by Locals Dedicated to Tenjin, the god of learning, Kitano Tenmangū is a popular destination for those wishing to pray for success in scholarship and studies. Tenjin was once a man named Sugawara no Michi...

Tokyo as the Second time Olympic Host Japan has been an Olympic land since the Summer Games of 1964, which were the first to be staged in Asia. In 2020, the country will host its fourth Games, if we include the Winter Games of 1972 in Sa...

Finally the Season Has Come It is said that this year’s scorching heat may have pushed back the arrival of autumn foliage season — predicting its start will likely be later than usual across almost all regions of Japan. [clink url="https...

Now is one of the Best Seasons to Visit Kyoto! Hi everyone, thank you for visiting our page! Here is another tour report of Kyoto Insider Sake Experience! Autumn is the great season to visit Kyoto. The weather is stable (except when we h...

Hi everyone, here is another tour report of Kyoto Insider Sake Experience! We had sake tour in Kyoto Fushimi where you can find great local sake. This day we had guests from New York, Melbourne and Sydney. First, we went to sake brewery ...

Hi everyone, hope you are well! here is another tour report of Kyoto Insider Sake Experience :) It is great to see lots of rugby fans has visited Japan for the first time during rugby world cup. On this day, we welcomed 12 guests from US...

Hi everyone, here is another tour report of Kyoto Insider Sake Experience! We have been holding matches of Rugby world cup in Japan. It's great to have lots of rugby fans from all over the world. Even though Kyoto is not the location for...

【Do You Like Sake to be Hot or Cold?】 Sake is good to drink both with cold and hot. When you drink sake hot, it is called 'atsukan'.Drinking temperature also ranges from 5 ° C to 60 ° C over a wide range compared to other alcoholic bev...

【Is Sake Good or Bad for Your Health? Let's Find Out!】 When drinking sake at home, it may happen that you end up drinking too much. If you drink too heavily, it can cause various diseases and you will be warned by the doctor. If this w...

In Kyoto you find lots of sushi restaurants and there you see different bottles of sake in the menu. However, have you ever thought of which sake goes well with sushi better?Here we talk about good relationship between sushi and sake. Af...

Story to Know The Fushimi Sake District of Kyoto has prospered as a prominent area of sake brewing since the latter half of the 16th century.  It was when the area was a renowned castle town within Japan.People know the area of Fush...

Japan -- blessed with delicious rice and water, has many sake breweries throughout the country. And the taste of sake changes depending on the characteristics of the region. Today we'd like to introduce 5 best destinations that you can e...

【Hot sake is growing in popularity】 The style of enjoying hot sake is also spreading among young people. The taste will change surprisingly depending on how the sake is heated. As the number of people who are fascinated by hot sake inc...

Try Raw Sake! We know that Japanese like raw things, such as raw fish, raw beef, raw eggs, etc. —-As well as raw sake. So there is a kind of special sake called Namasake, which has a sharper aroma and fresher taste than normal sakes, bec...

【Let's Learn How to Pair Japanese Sake with Food】 Did you enjoy Simple Guide for Sake Tasting and Pairing｜For Beginners in our last article? https://kyotosakeexperience.com/simple-guide-for-sake-tasting-and-pairing%ef%bd%9cfor-beginne...

【Must Go Restaurant for Food Lover in Kyoto】 Torisei main branch is a restaurant renovated from a traditional sake brewery building. That origin is the famous Yamamoto Honke Sake Brewery. It is known for its sake brand ‘Shinsei’. You w...

Sake vs Shochu Do you know the difference between sake and shochu? There are alcohol that widely drunken in Japan. Here we introduce what it the major difference between these two drinks! 【Difference of Producing Process】 The biggest d...