Food & Drink Jul 9, 2023
At Japan’s first winery, the country’s oldest grape lives on
by Samantha Mythen
Discovered in 1922 at Iwanohara Vineyard, the Muscat Bailey A grape may be one of Japan's great contributions to global wine.
Travel Jul 8, 2023
Drinking off the rails on Niigata’s sake train
by Talisker Scott Hunter
The Koshino Shukura is one of Japan’s 44 “Joyful Trains” — on-rail experiences themed around a regional specialty. This particular one is about sake.
Food & Drink May 7, 2023
Bar none: Tokyo's liquor shops are where locals start their weekends
by Mara Budgen
Kaku’uchi — liquor stores doubling as bars — are trending again in Tokyo. Mara Budgen provides a guide to some of the capital’s best joints, for all tastes.
Food & Drink Apr 14, 2023
Noma Kyoto’s eclectic beverage lineup leaves no stone unturned
by Robbie Swinnerton
As with the food menu, the beverage program at Noma Kyoto is the fruit of long, deep and, by all accounts, highly enjoyable consideration by Noma’s head sommelier, Ava Mees List.
Books / Reviews Mar 26, 2023
Jim Rion casts a keen eye on the spirit of Yamaguchi
by Florentyna Leow
Author, translator and certified sake professional Jim Rion puts people at the heart of sake production in his nonfiction debut, "Discovering Yamaguchi Sake."
Food & Drink | THE RECIPE BOX Feb 5, 2023
by Simon Daly
You don't need to be a heavy drinker to enjoy this low alcohol-infused breakfast.
National | Regional Voices: Fukushima Jan 23, 2023
Fukushima brewer uses AI to develop sake to pair with different fish species
The brewery plans to start selling its AI-paired sake soon to boost the revitalization of the nearby coastal area.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jan 22, 2023
Eureka moments abound at sake sommelier Marie Chiba’s new bar
by Robbie Swinnerton
The acclaimed nihonshu maven hasn't lost a step — in fact, she might be better than ever before.
Food & Drink Jan 1, 2023
First-ever Japan-led sake brewery to open on U.S. East Coast
by Keiichiro Otsuka
If sake can make it in the Big Apple, it can make it anywhere.
Food & Drink | THE RECIPE BOX Nov 27, 2022
by Drew Damron
The perfect drink to impress a discerning date after an afternoon of leaf peeping.
Food & Drink Oct 23, 2022
With Hokuriku’s fermented foods, tasting is believing
by Owen Ziegler
From sake starter and soy sauce ice cream to fish fermented in a uniquely regional way, these prefectures hold plenty of culinary secrets just begging to be discovered — and devoured.
Food & Drink | THE RECIPE BOX Sep 18, 2022
by Drew Damron
A dash of bitters, a glug of wine and an orange slice is a template ripe for experimentation.