This event is not only from Tokyo breweries, but also more. Enjoy Sake spiritually! Okunitama-jinja Shrine is one of Tokyo’s oldest shrines with a history of nearly 2,000 years. Located at the center of Fuchu City, it is considered one of the five major shrines of Tokyo along with Meiji Jingu, Yasukuni Jinja Shrine, Hie Jinja, and Mie Shrine. It’s also a popular shrine to visit for New Year’s Hatsumode. About 500,000 people visit each New Year’s. There is Matsuo Shrine in Okunitama-jinja Shrine where the sake brewing god is enshrined. “In Japan, sake has always been a way of bringing our gods and people together.” It isn’t merely for … Continue reading Musashinokuni Sake Festival 2018