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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 …
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 …
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 …
Soup stock is the basis of the taste and flavor of a cuisine. In Japan, we call it “Dashi”. As a Japanese soup stock, the ingredients are generally kelp, dried bonito, small sardines or other seafood. These ingredients contain glutamic acid, inosinic acid and more for taste and flavor. Also, using dashi, you can make …
A Samue or Jinbei is a clothing style derived from the Japanese Kimono and worn by men for relaxing or working.These clothes are rarely seen in normal life, but they are often seen at summer festivals and professional workplace. Materials Most of these clothes are made from cotton. But it depends on the season. Generally, …
Do you know how many rice there are in the world ? Rice can be classified mainly into three types. Nevertheless, there are estimated to be more than 100,000 types worldwide. In Japan, Japanese people like to eat Japonica rice because of its features.Because the rice tastes still good even if its cold for used …
