You can taste Nishinomon, Yoshinoya from Nagano prefecture, and Harada, Hatsumomiji from Yamaguchi prefecture. Nishinomon (Yoshinoya) Yoshinoya Sake Brewery was founded in Kyoto, the business was moved Nagano in 1637. Yoshinoya brewery makes Miso as well, and merely 2 minutes away from Zenkoji Temple which is one of the most important and popular temples in Japan. Yoshinoya is one of Nagano’s local sake breweries. The sake is produced with local high-quality rice and mountain spring water, creating one of Nagano’s best brews. There is a wide variety of different sorts of sake, as well as Japanese plum wine, their own brand of miso, and non-alcoholic amazake, or sweet sake in … Continue reading “Nishinomon” & “Harada” In-store tasting event @ Ikebukuro