Akanesasu is on board ANA first class

ANA’s first class menu centers on thoughtfully-prepared and delicious Japanese cuisine, designed by a curated panel of highly regarded chefs like Masayoshi Nishikawa, the owner of the Michelin-starred Gion Nishikawa in Kyoto. Though other cuisine types are also available, the Japanese dishes (like grilled eel over steamed rice, miso ramen, and bamboo shoot steak) are clear highlights. To go along with your food, enjoy Sake, Akanesaku.

A terroir-oriented brewery producing local sake with local people in a mountain basin of Nagano. This Junmai daiginjo has a smooth palate with clear aromas of ripe apple and a refined umami of rice.

Period: March to August 2018 (Planned)
Applicable routes: First Class on all routes

The brewery, Tsuchiya Shuzo is participant in 2018 Nagano Sake Messe in Tokyo, we might taste Akanesasu.

 

Taste of Japan to UK

The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA) and others announced that they had exported Japanese sake rice used for brewing sake to Britain on 20th March. First of all, exporting a total of 4 tons of sake rice from Akita and Hyogo (it will be 9520 liter Japanese sake) then Dojima Sake Brewery UK is going to test-brew sake from April in Cambridgeshire.

As the popularity of sake increases in Europe, it will lead to expansion of exporting rice.

According to the JA , the export of sake rice is the first time in the JA group. After the test brewing, it will be exported additionally depends on the trend of demand.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, as of October 2017, the number of Japanese restaurants in Europe is approximately 22,200, an increase of 16% compared to 2015, the previous survey. Japanese sake brewed by Dojima Sake Brewery will be sold Japanese restaurants and so on in European.

Catch up on Dojima Sake news

Enjoy Sake at the cost price

It simultaneous opened all of sake served at the cost price “Nihonshu Genka Sakagura Shinjuku Sohonten (日本酒原価酒蔵新宿総本店)” and “Nihonshu Genka Sakagura Shibuya Namikibashi shop (日本酒原価酒蔵店渋谷並木橋店)” on March 8th. Moreover, opening the “Nihonshu Genka Sakagura Shibuya Center Gai shop (日本酒原価酒蔵渋谷センター街店)” on March 12. It will total of 16 shops.

 

“Nihonshu Genka Sakagura” has expanded 13 shops so far since the first shop, Shinbashi honten opened in April 2015. More than 50 famous brands of sake across Japan (“Dassai”「獺祭」, “Jikon”「而今」, “Juyondai”「十四代」, “Hiroki”「飛露喜」, “Densyu”「田酒」are also included) is available to drink less than a third of the market price, from the 300 yen by 180ml (Ichigo). e.g. “Dassai 50″「獺祭磨き50」395 yen, ” Tatenokawa Seiryu”「楯野川 清流」359 yen, “Kamoshibito Kuheiji”「醸し人九平次」519 yen etc. To keep the freshness, immediately after opening the bottle, refill in a custom-made bottle, which is providing and stored at the appropriate temperature.

Although there are many sake places have the system that pays in the advance all-you-can-drink with bringing your own meals in the shop, Nihonshu Genka bar is not allowed to bring your meal because they want the customer to enjoy the delicious cuisine with delicious sake. “Best Unigiri” 490 yen, “Sea urchin and salmon roe with soft-cooked egg” 590 yen, “Higashiizu salted dried mackerel fish” 690 yen, “Kirishima pork SAKE shabu-shabu” 1,290 yen, “Red seabream Hitsumabushi (one serving)” 500 yen etc. (at the March, 2018)

As they want the customer to enjoy heartily the aroma of sake, in all shops all seats are smoking-free including an electronic cigarette.

For the beginners also to be pleased, menu book provides characteristic of sake, the recommendation of pairing food, a message from sake producer and a sake brewery interview, it is fun even just reading.

Nihonshu Genka Sakagura