Sake Column

When in Kyoto in autumn, Arashiyama is a must go place. Here we introduce our recommended fun activities in Arashiyama! Sagano Romantic Train & Hozu-gawa River Rafting There's a trolley train that starts at JR Saga-Arashiyama station...

Kyoto is beautiful especially in autumn - You may think it's not easy to pick temples to visit as there are about 1700 temples in Kyoto (!!). Here we introduce some temples that have beautiful night time illumination during autumn leave ...

【Enjoy Restaurant, Renovated from 100-year-old Sake Brewery】 If you are looking for a place to have lunch/dinner in Fushimi Sake District, Tsuki no Kurabito is a place to go. It's a restaurant renovated from old sake brewery of Gekkeik...

Around November, you can see the most beautiful sight of Kyoto. All the Japanese maple will turn into yellow and red. This beautiful sight will be illuminated during this autumn leaves season. Here we introduce one of the spots in Kyoto ...

Kyoto - Water for Making Sake Underground Kyoto, there is a rich spring water resource. The spring water from underground Kyoto, is very important for sake making process. "Fushimizu", is the famous spring water in Fushimi. They named "F...

Visit Sake Town Fushimi in Kyoto When you visit Fushimi, the sake town in Kyoto, you'll see the beautiful sight of the breweries. This is one of the famous scenery in Kyoto. One of the reason why Fushimi is famous in sake is the rich spr...

【Place to Go in Fushimi】 Fusimi, known as sake town has a lots of sake brewery. Kizakura is one of the breweries here. Their brewery restaurant, Kappa country makes its original sake and beers here in Fushimi sake district. There are v...

【Visit Old Traditional Building in Fushimi Sake District】 Fushimi Yume Hyaku Shu is a one of the local spots to visit, which building used to be Gekkeikan Headquarters about 100 years ago in the Taisho Era. Besides various products mad...

【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...

Have Some Cafe Time in Fushimi Ryoma-dori is a traditionally inspired shopping street in Fushimi Ward, the sake district of Kyoto.There is a stylish cafe called “Tsuki no Toki” right there on Ryoma-dori street where you can have a break....

【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...