November 21, 2024
Otokoyama Brewery in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Photos by Yoko Otokoyama or Man’s Mountain sake has always...
November 21, 2024
What: Mid-winter ryokan getaway tripWhere: Seiryuusou ryokan, Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture (about 3 hours from Shinjuku...
October 25, 2024
Unfortunately (fortunately maybe), I don't have the pictures to prove it - but I ate...
October 25, 2024
In Japan, a must-do destination was DisneySea. Yoko blogged about it a while back, and...
October 21, 2024
I first heard about Matsuura Shuzo in our friend Hannah Kirshner’s book Water, Wood, and...
October 21, 2024
This month's Onikoroshi sakes enjoyed at our latest staff outing at Hog Island Oyster in...
September 22, 2024
Join us for an afternoon of food, drinks, and friends to celebrate Bartavelle and our...
September 14, 2024
Shirataki Shuzo makes sakes that embody the tanrei-karakuchi (light and dry) style of Niigata. You...
September 14, 2024
Honeybee on a plum blossom in Oakland on a spring day. Photo by Yoko Some of...
September 2, 2024
It was a exceptionally warm and sunny day in Oakland for our first ever Awamori...
September 2, 2024
On my recent trip to Japan, with my daughter in tow, I was able to...
August 15, 2024
Visit the Amabuki Shuzo weekdays 9a-12pm, 1-5pm. Photos courtesy of the brewery. Both bottles this...