We are pleased to announce that on June 11th it became officially possible to export excellent Japanese sake ?. After consulting with the tax office before applying, we were finally able to obtain an export liquor license. We took a course on liquor licenses, which is not actually required since we are not a retailer, …
July 27, 2024 Although the brewery itself is not operation during summer season and was closed on Saturday, the president kindly allowed me to visit it. In fact, I was introduced to the company by a member of a local mountaineering association, and where I got the opportunity to serve as an interpreter for overseas …
On Thursday, December 7, we successfully held a tasting event in Japan for the project to make bouillabaisse, a traditional fish dish from Marseille in the south of France, a World Heritage Site, which we have been involved in since August this year. Many reports from the participants have been posted on X (formerly Twitter) …
We have been asked to create a Facebook and Instagram account, so we have opened an official MY Ho’okipa account. With this account, we think we have almost covered all the famous social networking sites. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/myhookipa/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myhookipallc/ You can access directly from the SNS icons at the top of the page.We will be updating …
Following the previous visit to Yoshino Sake Brewery, we have visited this brewery again.This brewery is located in the northern part of Chiba Prefecture, the opposite of Yoshino Shuzo’s Minami-Boso, which we visited last time.The brewery was founded in 1868, so it has a history of about 150 years. This time, we had a rare …
On 10 February 2024, with an introduction from the sommelier at a Tokyo restaurant, we visited and toured Yoshino Shuzo, a sake brewery in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, and tasted five of the many varieties of the company’s Koshigoi brand: daiginjo, junmai daiginjo, ume (plum) wine, yuzushu and nigori sake. The company has been producing handcrafted …
We are pleased to announce that on June 11th it became officially possible to export excellent Japanese sake ?. After consulting with the tax office before applying, we were finally able to obtain an export liquor license. We took a course on liquor licenses, which is not actually required since we are not a retailer, …
We have just started to work as partners with Kojiya Saburoemon, this excellent miso company from Tokyo. Our company, MY Ho’okipa LLC, will be responsible for handling all deals between this miso company and you. Furthermore, we will propose the best methods of sending from Tokyo to your location. Typical Miso Brand name: Suzushiro no …
Depending on the amount of mineral elements in the water, there are two types of water. One type of water that contains a lot of minerals is called hard water. Generally, the water in Europe is ‘hard water’. It is good for making stews of meat, fish, and so on.On the other hand, there is …
Difference between Miso and Fresh (raw) Miso Fresh (raw) miso is made without any additives or heating during the manufacturing process.In the case of cheese, the difference is about the same as the difference between natural cheese and processed cheese. In the case of juice, the difference between freshly squeezed fruit juice and canned fruit …
