Going to Sake Events and How to Find Them

Cindy leads a year-long discussion about sake events with fellow hosts Sebastien, Chris, and Frank. They talk about many of the main sake events that are happening or have happened this year. They talk about the large events like the Niigata Sake no Jin and small events like the various Kurabiraki that are held throughout the country. (Kurabiraki are when a sake brewery or group of breweries opens their doors to show people inside the brewery and sell the first sakes of the year.) Their conversation is sure to come in handy if you are planning to come to Japan, especially in the next 10 months or so.

January~Feburary
・Various Kurabiraki Events
・Kanzake Station: https://www.kansake.jp/kansake_station/
・Kakuuchi Fes: https://kakufes.com/
March~April
・Sake Park: https://www.makuake.com/project/sakepark6/
・Niigata Sake no Jin: https://www.niigata-sake.or.jp/sakenojin/
・Fushimi Sake Fes: https://www.fushimi.or.jp/sakefes/
・Washu Fes: https://sakefes.com/
・Craft Sake Week: https://craftsakeweek.com/en/
・Sake One: https://sakeone.jp/
・Ai Shu: https://www.nobori-sake.com/shouhin/sonota/isyu.html
May~September
・Nihonshu Fair: https://sakefair.com/
・Shochu Fair: Website TBA
・Omachi Summit: https://omachi.marumaru-okayama.jp/
・Sake Jump: https://sakejump.com/
October~November
・Various Sake Day Events
・Saijo Sake Matsuri: https://gethiroshima.com/event/saijo-sake-matsuri/
・Various Shochu Day Events
・Fushimi Sake Festival in Otesuji Shopping Street: Website TBA

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We’ll be back very soon with plenty more Sake On Air.

Until then, kampai!

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