# Niigata, Japan

I don't know many teishoku-ya with such a clear evaluation. It is like a family-style ramen shop. Even the members of Najomo are only black and white.

This is a drink I had at "Kodama-ya" in front of Urasa station, a favorite restaurant of mine. It looks like a family restaurant, but the food is first-rate. I have been a regular customer for 20 years.

This is a drink I had at "Kodama-ya" in front of Urasa station, a favorite restaurant of mine. It looks like a family restaurant, but the food is first-rate. I have been a regular customer for 20 years.

This is an ambitious product from Takachiyo Sake Brewery as the ultimate home-drinking sake. The price is a surprising 2,200 yen for a bottle. Specifications are undisclosed and the product is extremely limited. Here it is.

This is an ambitious product from Takachiyo Sake Brewery as the ultimate home-drinking sake. The price is a surprising 2,200 yen for a bottle. Specifications are undisclosed and the product is extremely limited. Here it is.

This is Hakkai Brewery's flagship "Kowagura" series. This is its Junmai Daiginjo. It is clear and colorless like water. It is chilled.

Hakkai Brewery's newest release! What a surprise, this new sake is made from 100% sake rice called Comet from Niseko Town in Hokkaido. According to the brewer, the taste is clean and light.

Purchased at 7-Eleven in front of Urasawa Station. Store in refrigerator. It is also good. Label List Ingredient Rice Koji Polishing Ratio Sake Brewer's Name Yeast Used Brewing Prefecture Date

Purchased at Muikamachi Aeon. It is stored in the refrigerator. After all, it is a good year. It has mellowed slightly. Label list Ingredient rice used Koji rice polishing ratio Sake

This special sake is said to be distributed only to Hakkai Brewery employees at the end of the year. The logo on the label is also special. It is basically a non-pure sake, and is not entered in any sake competitions.