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Nanbu Toji Sake

The History of Nanbu Toji and 5 Representative Sake Breweries - Iwate's Sake-Making Masters

A "Toji" (master brewer) is a sake brewing technician. Among them, the Nanbu Toji are a renowned group of master brewers active in the Tohoku region, primarily in Iwate Prefecture. A tradition that has been passed down since the Edo period...

RyokoRyoko2025.10.01

Kanegasaki Herbal Sake Brewery - Barrel Aging ONI no amaro KZ

Departs from Kanegazakicho! "Barcage aged ONI no ama" made from Iwate rice shochu and Japanese ingredients.

ONI no amaro KZ, a traditional performing arts that is passed down mainly in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, has a huge impact on the label of the Oni Kenbai, a herb wine that has a huge impact...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.04

Special Junmai Sake "Kawaguchi Natto"

Is it a natto label sake that should be forbidden to sake breweries? Special pure rice sake collaboration product from a local company...

Wataya is one of Miyagi Prefecture's leading sake brands. There is a limited edition product that Kinnoi Sake Brewery, which makes such a cotton shop, sells only once a year. Its name is Kawaguchi Natto, a special junmai dish. …yeah? Delivery...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.30

[Aomori Prefecture] Which cider do you recommend? We actually compared them!

In Aomori, the kingdom of apples, cider, a liquor made with apples, is gaining attention. There are a variety of different types, from fruity sweet to dry and authentic. This time, I, a local, actually took a drink...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2024.12.13

Whiskey Collection Koriyama

The first whiskey event in Tohoku, "Whiskey Collection Koriyama" experience report...

Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, marked its 100th anniversary in 2024, marking its milestone since the city was enacted. The first whiskey event in the Tohoku region, "Whiskey Collection County" is celebrating this memory year...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.11.02

LOVEVADOS Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Series 2024

Mohodori Distillation Research Institute, which has been in its fourth year since its launch, will release two new Apple brandies at the same time! ...

LOVEVADOS Mohodori Distillation Research Institute, famous for its Apple Brandy, will be launching two 2024 versions of the LOVEVADOS Apple Brandy Barrel Aging Series starting August 1, 2024...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.31

[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] "Monaka" has opened in Sasamachi, in the middle of Morioka...

Now let's go up to the second and third floors of Monaca! To go up to the second floor, there are two locations within the facility that lead to a staircase and an escalator just after entering through the red brick opening on the north side, and an underground parking lot...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.30

Nekka Vodka & YUZU Nekka Vodka

"Nekakka Vodka," a vodka made from rice produced by Nekakakka Okuaizu Distillery, is one of the most popular vodka...

Nekka Okuaizu Distillery produces rice shochu "Nekka." The sake lees, a by-product created during the distillation process of the rice shochu, are again distilled, and the resulting spirits with high alcohol content are produced...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.27

[Around Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] The delicious season has arrived! An event where you can enjoy beer...

It's so humid and humid that it sticks to your skin... Sweat flows like a waterfall... Once you start to feel the drierness of every day, the "delicious beer season" begins. When I put a chilled mug in my mouth...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.07.24

The popular game "Matagi" started in Kitaakita City! [Akita Prefecture]

The Ani region (Kamikoani Village, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture), home to the Jomon period Isedota Iseki ruins, known for the stone circles registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site, is a place where the Isedota Iseki ruins (Kita Akita Prefecture) are located, and are located in the Ani region (Kamikoani Village, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture).

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