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Nara Prefecture The Beginning and Future of Sake (January 2024)
December 29, 2023
Me with Ohara-san, master brewer of Shroyakuji in Nara, at the birthplace of Bodaimoto and...
Ikekame Shuzo (Fukuoka)
December 19, 2023
After my visit to Nishiyoshida Shuzo in Chikugo, Fukuoka back in January, I had the...
The Secret Ingredient
December 18, 2023
PINKBERRY DECRYPTED! (well, not completely, but this is as close as it gets without using...
Umami Mart Holiday Shopping Guide
December 7, 2023
Our Holiday Shopping Guide has been updated this year! We first came out with this...
Furuse Gyozo Akahadayama Pottery (Nara)
December 4, 2023
The jet lag was hitting me at once on the car ride to Furuse Gyozo Akahadayama...
Shochu Gumi n.017 (December 2023)
December 1, 2023
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Yukidoke Snow Melt (December 2023)
November 24, 2023
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Fukuoka Rice: Yume Ikkon (November 2023)
October 27, 2023
Yume Ikkon rice growing in Fukuoka. Photo by Ikekame Shuzo In 2016, Yoko and I...
Suikaen Tanimura Chasen (Nara)
October 26, 2023
I never felt like I could explain just how deep and complex the chasen (matcha...
Miyamizu (October 2023)
September 29, 2023
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Shochu Gumi n.016: Tezukuri (September 2023)
September 1, 2023
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Natsuzake (September 2023)
August 22, 2023
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