220-year-old island brewer awarded international sake prize

May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 GetHiroshima 67 Views Kurahashi, sake

A brewery that has been making sake on Kurahashi Island since 1806 received the highest award in its category at the sake edition of the 2026 International Wine Challenge (IWC) last night.

Saijo Sake Matsuri

Become a connoisseur of Japanese sake in two days… or just get smashed.

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Sake Matsuri, Japan’s best sake festival is back!

September 9, 2023September 14, 2023 Paul Walsh 7988 Views Higashi-hiroshima, Saijo, sake

The annual Sake Matsuri, held over 2 days in the brewing district of Saijo in Higashi Hiroshima, has to be the best sake festival in Japan.

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Sake Town Saijo

March 21, 2023March 22, 2023 Sponsored post 7826 Views Higashi-hiroshima, Saijo, sake

In 2016, former U.S. president Barack Obama dined with, then Prime Minister, the late Abe Shinzo at the almost legendary

Miho Imada Head Brewer at Fukucho sake in Hiroshima, Japan

People

Talking sake with master brewer, Miho Imada

April 25, 2020July 2, 2020 Hana Shiraishi 6773 Views sake

Miho Imada is one of Hiroshima’s top sake brewers, passionate about spreading the joy of sake around the globe.

Saijo Sakagura Art Festival →Connect←

9 day art festival in Saijo’s historic sakagura sake brewing district. Each exhibit is housed in one of 7 sake

Dining Japanese

Aburiya Hachisuke

October 27, 2016April 12, 2023 Kismet Cordova 6944 Views sake

There’s nothing quite like barbequing food over glowing charcoal. A relatively young robatayaki (lit. “fireside-cooking”) restaurant in Nakamachi, Hachisuke’s [炙り屋