Local sake is a good match for local food
In Shikoku, there are many sake products that are rich in regional color and match the food culture of each area.
The clean air, delicious water and rich natural environment in which Shikoku's sake is grown make it a very appealing sake.
Why not take a sake tour to visit local sake breweries and enjoy the local scenery?
The clean air, delicious water and rich natural environment in which Shikoku's sake is grown make it a very appealing sake.
Why not take a sake tour to visit local sake breweries and enjoy the local scenery?
Tokushima sake born from the quality of the water
Many breweries are located along the clear rivers flowing from the Shikoku Mountains.
Tokushima Prefecture is blessed with water sources renowned for their clear streams.
Sake from the seaside region is usually dry, while sake from the mountainous region is usually sweet.
It is also the production center of "Awa Yamadanishiki", the rice used to make sake.
"Awa Yamadanishiki produces a sake with a mellow aroma and a clean, rich flavor that is well-balanced in flavor, aroma, and all other aspects.
Another distinctive Tokushima sake is brewed with "LED-Yume-Kobo (yeast)", a yeast grown by exposing it to ultraviolet light.
You can enjoy its light and fresh aroma like fruit.
Tokushima's specialty, "sudachi", also pairs well with sake and is recommended for its unique refreshing aroma and crisp acidity, making it easy to drink.
Tokushima Prefecture is blessed with water sources renowned for their clear streams.
Sake from the seaside region is usually dry, while sake from the mountainous region is usually sweet.
It is also the production center of "Awa Yamadanishiki", the rice used to make sake.
"Awa Yamadanishiki produces a sake with a mellow aroma and a clean, rich flavor that is well-balanced in flavor, aroma, and all other aspects.
Another distinctive Tokushima sake is brewed with "LED-Yume-Kobo (yeast)", a yeast grown by exposing it to ultraviolet light.
You can enjoy its light and fresh aroma like fruit.
Tokushima's specialty, "sudachi", also pairs well with sake and is recommended for its unique refreshing aroma and crisp acidity, making it easy to drink.
Local sake nurtured by the rich nature and culture of Shodoshima , Kagawa
Sake rice grown on the island's Senmaida rice field, which preserves the original landscape of good old Japan.
The sake brewery on Shodoshima Island is an atmospheric 70-year-old renovated tsukudani (food boiled down in soy sauce) factory.
The sake produced here is made entirely by hand from spring water and rice grown on the beautiful valley.
The rare sake rice "Oceto" grown in Senmaida and olive yeast are used to make sake that is truly unique to this place.
The sake brewed on the island, a rarity in Japan, has a flavor with a strong taste of rice.
Why not enjoy the island's culinary culture while strolling through the traditional, elegant streets of the town?
The sake brewery on Shodoshima Island is an atmospheric 70-year-old renovated tsukudani (food boiled down in soy sauce) factory.
The sake produced here is made entirely by hand from spring water and rice grown on the beautiful valley.
The rare sake rice "Oceto" grown in Senmaida and olive yeast are used to make sake that is truly unique to this place.
The sake brewed on the island, a rarity in Japan, has a flavor with a strong taste of rice.
Why not enjoy the island's culinary culture while strolling through the traditional, elegant streets of the town?
A variety of unique shochu from Ehime's bounty
A truly unique Shikoku sake."Hadakamugi (barley) shochu","Kuri (chestnut) shochu","Mikan Sake (mandarin orange liquor)".
Don't miss the shochu as well as the sake!
Among the many types of shochu available, shochu made with lots of "Hadakamugi" (barley) has a fragrant barley aroma, a full-bodied finish, and a smooth taste.
The "Kuri (chestnut) shochu" made with chestnuts, a specialty of Ehime, is a well-known gem. Its mild sweetness and chestnut flavor fill the mouth with an addictive taste.
Also noteworthy is "Mikan sake" (mandarin orange liquor), which is unique to the citrus kingdom. Made from 100% local mandarin oranges and blended with authentic rice shochu, it has a fruity taste and is popular with women because it is easy to drink.
It is great on the rocks or with soda, or even frozen as a sorbet. The cute, colonized mandarin orange-shaped bottle makes it a great souvenir.
Don't miss the shochu as well as the sake!
Among the many types of shochu available, shochu made with lots of "Hadakamugi" (barley) has a fragrant barley aroma, a full-bodied finish, and a smooth taste.
The "Kuri (chestnut) shochu" made with chestnuts, a specialty of Ehime, is a well-known gem. Its mild sweetness and chestnut flavor fill the mouth with an addictive taste.
Also noteworthy is "Mikan sake" (mandarin orange liquor), which is unique to the citrus kingdom. Made from 100% local mandarin oranges and blended with authentic rice shochu, it has a fruity taste and is popular with women because it is easy to drink.
It is great on the rocks or with soda, or even frozen as a sorbet. The cute, colonized mandarin orange-shaped bottle makes it a great souvenir.
Enjoy the luxury of an excellent dry taste with Kochi fish.
Kochi,Tosa's Sake Culture Condensed with the Spirit of Hospitality
Kochi is famous for its sake, which is light, dry and has a taste that can be enjoyed indefinitely.
In the Tosa (Kochi) dialect, a banquet is called "okyaku," where many people gather to eat and drink sake.
The typical Tosa (Kochi) cultural practice of "offering and returning a cup of sake" involves pouring a cup of sake to a superior, who drinks it, pours more sake into the cup, and returns it to the person who poured it to him first.
The drinking of sake from the same cup and the repeated drinking of the same cup strengthen the bond between the participants.
The game of "oza-shiki"(drinking game) played with sake is also unique to this area.
"Bekuhai" is a drinking game that uses sake cups of various shapes (tengu, okame, hyottoko, etc.) and special dice.
The dice are printed with the shape of the sake cups, and the person indicated by the dice drinks from the sake cup with the pattern on the dice.
The cups are all precariously shaped so that they cannot stand on their own, so the person indicated by the dice must drink all at once.
There are many other customs unique to Kochi, where sake culture is deeply rooted.
For casual fun, we recommend visiting "Hirome Market", where about 60 restaurants serving Kochi specialties are gathered. Sharing seats is also fun, and you can get along well with people you meet on the spot by making a toast. You will definitely enjoy the Tosa (Kochi) style atmosphere.
Kochi is famous for its sake, which is light, dry and has a taste that can be enjoyed indefinitely.
In the Tosa (Kochi) dialect, a banquet is called "okyaku," where many people gather to eat and drink sake.
The typical Tosa (Kochi) cultural practice of "offering and returning a cup of sake" involves pouring a cup of sake to a superior, who drinks it, pours more sake into the cup, and returns it to the person who poured it to him first.
The drinking of sake from the same cup and the repeated drinking of the same cup strengthen the bond between the participants.
The game of "oza-shiki"(drinking game) played with sake is also unique to this area.
"Bekuhai" is a drinking game that uses sake cups of various shapes (tengu, okame, hyottoko, etc.) and special dice.
The dice are printed with the shape of the sake cups, and the person indicated by the dice drinks from the sake cup with the pattern on the dice.
The cups are all precariously shaped so that they cannot stand on their own, so the person indicated by the dice must drink all at once.
There are many other customs unique to Kochi, where sake culture is deeply rooted.
For casual fun, we recommend visiting "Hirome Market", where about 60 restaurants serving Kochi specialties are gathered. Sharing seats is also fun, and you can get along well with people you meet on the spot by making a toast. You will definitely enjoy the Tosa (Kochi) style atmosphere.
Delicious food in Shikoku
Don't miss it! Enjoy a delicious Shikoku meal with good sake!