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Morioka Liquor Stores: Enjoying a Kakuuchi Drink! 2026 Edition [Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture]

In the past, when sake was sold by weight at liquor stores, there was a system where you could drink the sake you purchased directly in the store, along with snacks such as canned goods sold in the store.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2026.02.05

Enjoy these 3 deliciously flavorful local sakes with your hotpot! [Fukushima Prefecture]

As the weather gets colder, it's time for delicious hotpots. Enjoy a sip of local sake while munching on a simmering hotpot! For those of you who want to enjoy that, we've selected three delicious local sakes from Fukushima.

Haruka HashimotoHaruka Hashimoto2025.12.15

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 Brewery - Barrel-Aged ONI no amaro KZ

From Kanegasaki Town! "Barrel-Aged ONI no ama" herbal liquor made with Iwate rice shochu and Japanese ingredients...

The barrel-aged herbal liquor "ONI no amaro KZ" features a striking label featuring a demon mask from the traditional Onikenbai dance, a traditional art form passed down mainly in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.04

Special Junmai sake "Kawaguchi Natto"

A sake with a natto label, which is forbidden by sake breweries? A special junmai sake, a collaboration between two companies from the same hometown...

Wataya is one of Miyagi Prefecture's most famous sake brands. Kanenoi Sake Brewery, the brewer of Wataya, sells a limited edition product only once a year. It's called Special Junmai Kawaguchi Natto. ...Hmm? Natto...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.30

[Aomori Prefecture] Which cider is recommended? We actually tried them all!

In Aomori, the kingdom of apples, cider, an alcoholic drink made from apples, is gaining attention. There are a wide variety of ciders, from fruity sweet to dry, authentic. This time, I, a local, will taste and compare them...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2024.12.13

Whisky Collection Koriyama

A report on the first whisky event in Tohoku, "Whiskey Collection Koriyama"...

Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, will celebrate its 100th anniversary since becoming a city in 2024. To mark this anniversary, the city will host the first whiskey event in the Tohoku region, "Whiskey Collection Koriyama.".

AoiwaAoiwa2024.11.02

LOVEVADOS Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Series 2024

Mokhodori Distillery Laboratory, now in its fourth year, is releasing two new apple brandies at the same time!.

Mokhodori Distillery Laboratory, famous for LOVEVADOS Apple Brandy, will release two varieties of the 2024 edition of its LOVEVADOS Apple Brandy Barrel-Aged Series from August 1, 2024...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.31

[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] "Monaka" opens in Sakanamachi, right in the heart of Morioka...

Let's go up to the second and third floors of Monaca! To get to the second floor, you need to go through the stairs and escalator just inside the Red Brick Entrance on the north side of the building, and then there are two access points that lead to the underground parking lot...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.07.30

Nekka Vodka & YUZU Nekka Vodka

Nekka Vodka, a rice-based vodka produced by Nekka Okuaizu Distillery, is...

Nekka Okuaizu Distillery in Tadami Town, Fukushima Prefecture, produces the rice shochu "Nekka." The sake lees, a by-product of the rice shochu distillation process, are distilled again to produce a high-alcohol spirit...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.27

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