There is the Japanese sake of a lot of brands in Japan, and I think that you can drink more deliciously than in knowing Japanese sake.
The Japanese sake has been used as “offerings to God” in Japan from old days.
Each Japanese sake have different taste and smell. Therefore it is pleasant to compare by drinking.
By this article, I collected the information of the site that can know Japanese sake better.
Contents:
- Information of Japanese sake
- Japanese event and manners and customs concerning Japanese sake
- The shop which can compare by drinking Japanese sake
1.Information of Japanese sake
I collected the information of the site that can know Japanese sake better.
■special sake for special times
Every information of Japanese sake is organized.
■SAKAGURA Tourism
This is the information site of the Japanese sake brewery of all over Japan.
■Sake school Online
We created this Japanese Sake Lecture Website for the beginners and non-Japanese to be able to develop their knowledge and appreciation toward Japanese sake culture.
■Movie of Japanese Sake
This is an animation film to introduce charm of Japanese sake.
■An event about Japanese sake
This is the information site of the events of Japanese sake.
■The story of Sake
This easy-to-understand leaflet summarizes information of Japanese sake.
■Japanese sake label collection
You can search various kinds of labels of Japanese sake. *Japanese text only
■Glossary of Terms on Sake Bottle Labels
What is wrritten on sale bottle labels?
2.Japanese event and manners and customs concerning Japanese sake
There is a custom to drink sake by various events from old days in Japan.
■Relations of Japanese old manners and customs(五節句(Five festivals)) and Japanese sake.
January 7：Jinjitsu (Human’s day)→”Otoso (New Year’s spiced sake)”
The seventh day of January is Jinjitsu (Human’s day). It is also referred to as nanakusa (seven kinds of vegetables) no sekku because people eat 7-herb rice porridge on the day.
Japanese sake to drink on this day is “Otoso (New Year’s spiced sake)”.
March 3：The Dolls’ Festival (じょうし)→「Peach Sake」
The 3rd day of March is Joshi (The Dolls’ Festival).
Japanese sake to drink on this day is “Momozake (Peach sake)”.
May 5： Tango no Sekku (Boy’s day)→「Iris Sake」
The 5th day of May is Tango (Boy’s day). Because iris is used to drive away evil spirits during the Boys’ Festival, it’s also called ‘Iris Festival.’
Japanese sake to drink on this day is “Shobuzake (Iris sake)”.
July 7：Shichiseki/Tanabata (the star festival)→「Sweet Sake」
The 7th day of July is Tanabata (the star festival), it’s also called ‘Festival of the bamboo grass.’
Japanese sake to drink on this day is “Amazake (Sweet mild sake)”.
September 9：Choyo(Chrysanthemum Festival)→「Chrysanthemum Sake」
The 9th day of September is Choyo, it’s also called ‘Chrysanthemum Festival’.
Japanese sake to drink on this day is “Kikuzake (Chrysanthemum Sake)”.
■Other event and manners and customs concerning Japanese sake
三々九度（three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups）
The bride and groom exchanges nuptial cups three times and drink three sips from each of the three cups of the rice wine that was placed before the kami. This is generally called “san-san-kudo 三々九度” (literally, three three nine,referring to the three sips from three cups, total of nine sips).
引用(citation):http://www.tsurugaoka-hachimangu.jp/shinto_is/shinto_wedding.html
Omiki (sacred wine or sake)
“Omiki(Sacred sake)” means liquor to dedicate to God.
3.The shop which can compare by drinking Japanese sake.
■Japanese Sake Bar Nyagorin（Sapporo, Hokkaido）
You can drink more than 100 kinds of Japanese sake.
■名酒センター（Hamamatsucho, Tokyo）
You can drink more than 100 kinds of Japanese sake.
■HASEGAWA SAKETEN（Tokyo）
■NOMONO（Tokyo) *Japanese text only
■LITTLE SAKE SQUARE（Kinshicho, Tkoyo）*Japanese text only
You can drink more than 100 kinds of Japanese sake.
■KURAND（Tokyo）
You can drink more than 100 kinds of Japanese sake.
■Sake Labo Tokyo（Jujo, Tokyo）*Japanese text only
You can drink more than 60 kinds of Japanese sake.
■Japanese Sake Center Bei（Kanagawa, Yokohama）*Japanese text only
You can drink more than 60 kinds of Japanese sake.
■Ponshu-Kan Echigo Yuzawa（Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata）*Japanese text only
You can drink the sake of 93 brewerys of Niigata / Echigo.
■Ponshu-Kan Echigo Niigata（Niigata）*Japanese text only
You can drink the sake of 93 brewerys of Niigata / Echigo.
■Shimadashoten（Awaza, Osaka）*Japanese text only
You can drink more than 40 kinds of Japanese sake.
■Tenmanomise（Tenma, Osaka）*Japanese text only
You can drink more than 100 kinds of Japanese sake.
■Yamanaka Sake no mise（Namba, Osaka）
You can drink more than 50 kinds of Japanese sake.
■Asano Nihonshu ten Umeda（Umeda, Osaka）*Japanese text only
You can drink more than 100 kinds of Japanese sake.
■Fushimi Sakagura Kouji（Fushimi, Kyoto）*Japanese text only
You can drink the sake of 17 brewerys of Fushimi / Kyoto.
■Fushimi Yume Hyakushu（Fushimi, Kyoto）*Japanese text only
You can drink the sake of 17 brewerys of Fushimi / Kyoto.
■Japanese Sake Center New Kitanozaka（Sannomiya, Kobe）*Japanese text only
You can drink more than 60 kinds of Japanese sake.
■Terowaru（Kochi）*Japanese text only
You can drink the sake of 18 brewerys of Kochi.
■Saga Sake Dining Sagakura（Fukuoka）*Japanese text only
You can drink the sake of brewerys of Saga.
■Sumiyoshi shuhan（Fukuoka）*Japanese text only
You can drink the sake of brewerys of Kyushu.
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