The 7th JAPAN Traditional Culture Festa in Ueno Park

The best festival to know the tradition of Japan in Ueno

Samurai, Ninja, Sake… Learn all about Japanese art, food, and music in a fun and relaxing atmosphere at the Japan Traditional Culture Festa.

Adults were able to enjoy painting courses and tasting of authentic Japanese sake while children had all sorts of fun games to choose: from shooting galleries to koma, classic Japanese spinning top toys. Kimono booths were also available where you could try on traditional Japanese clothing.

Don’t miss it!

DATE AND TIME

2018/09/14(Fri) – 2018/09/17(Mon)

10:00 – 18:00

– You cannot go? Check out ichibansake Event Calendar

LOCATION

Ueno Park Fountain Square

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Access

Ueno Park is just next to JR Ueno Station. Easiest access is provided by the station’s “Park Exit”.

Free entry. Food and drink are charged separately.

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“For more information visit, 第7回JAPAN Traditional Culture Festa in
上野恩賜公園

“Tamanohikari” & “Kinryo” In-store tasting event @ Ikebukuro

You can taste Tamanohikari, TAMANOHIKARI Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. from Kyoto prefecture, and Kinryo, NISHINOKINRYO CORP. from Kagawa prefecture.

Tamanohikari (TAMANOHIKARI Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.)

A district in southern Kyoto that’s most known for Fushimi Inari Shrine and its endless red torii (gates), the area also has an abundance of underground water rich in potassium and calcium — perfect for making sake. As Fushimi developed into a castle town after Toyotomi Hideyoshi began constructing his own nearby, sake breweries opened to take advantage of the high-quality water and increasing population. By the mid-1600s, there were more than 80 breweries in the area. Now there are 17 sake breweries and Tamanohikari Sake Brewing is located in here as well.

Water for Sake in Fushimi Kyoto all come from this silent shrine, Gokonomiya. Since 862 Gokonomiya Shrine has been famous for its natural spring water, which was said to have a particularly pleasant aroma. The water is said to have both healing and protective qualities, and of course it is considered one of the top 100 natural water sources in the country.

Take a Jukkokubune, or flat-bottomed boat, down the river that winds through the small town. These boats once transported nihonshu (sake) and rice to Osaka and now provide an ideal vantage point from which to see the old breweries. You can enjoy the scenery of the sake breweries from the water.

You can taste 17 breweries sake at once in Fushimi Sakagura Kouji (Fushimi Sake Village). As soon as you enter the bar, the first one you will find Fushimi Brand sake is displayed in front of 23m long standing bar counter. You shouldn’t miss the delicious foods there as well.

If you are in Kyoto November, 17th. Don’t miss Sake Matsuri in Fushimi in Otesuji st.

Ticket is here.
http://eplus.jp/sys/T1U14P0010843P006001P002271413P0030001

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Tasting Kyoto sake set Tamanohikari and more 300ml 5 bottles【金賞受賞酒】ギフト 京都 酒蔵厳選 日本酒 飲み比べ セット300ml 5本 玉乃光 他

TAMANOHIKARI Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. Home page

Kinryo (NISHINOKINRYO CORP.)

Founded in 1658. Kinryo is located in Kotohira, one of Japan’s most culturally rich towns. Kotohira is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The town is best known as the site of Shikoku’s largest shrine complex, the Kotohira Shrine (popularly known as Konpira-san).

It stands at over 500m above sea level, halfway up Mount Zozu. To reach the shrine you have to climb an extremely long path, which comprises of 1,368 steps. The area around the shrine is crowded with many shops such as cafes, teahouses, souvenir shops and udon restaurants. You can rent a walking stick and go for a stroll or take a ride in a “kago” palanquin and enjoy the sights as you are carried around. Once you reach the top there are places to rest and eat. The views from the top are great too.

Kinryo has three main storage houses. The second storage house faces the ‘Sandoguchi’ (main approach to the Kotohira shrine). This facility is approximately 2900m2. The Kinryo Museum has been created here so visitors can see in detail how the original manufacturing facility worked. The walls have been kept white to recreate the true atmosphere of the sake producing rooms. Visitors leave a vivid image of the original sake production at Kinryo after viewing all ancient sake making tools, genuine exhibits, life size models, audio visual information, a sake tasting opportunity and a relaxing rest under the shade of an 800 years old camphor tree.

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Kirameki Kinryo Junmai Daiginjo 煌金陵 純米大吟醸 720ml

NISHINOKINRYO CORP. Home page

DATE AND TIME

2018/08/29 (Wed)~2018/09/04 (Tue) 10:00~20:00

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LOCATION

Seibu Ikebukuro B1F

〒171-0022 Tokyo, Toshima, Minamiikebukuro, 1 Chome−28−1

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Access

Directly connect
Ikebukuro Station South Exit, Exit 38, Exit 36

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For more information visit, 今週の酒と肴

Sato Zake Festa for Women 2018

35 sake breweries, about 100 kinds of sake and over 2 hours of free drinking.
And you can enjoy the slected food prepared by sake brewery for free as well.

It is a drinking event for women. There are Japanese sake, premium, sparkling sake, plum sake, Japanese shochu, and so on. Don’t miss the event!

A good chance to learn more about Sake, and make a better understanding of the traditional Japanese culture.

If you are men, you can come with woman. Purchase pair ticket ¥6,000.

DATE AND TIME

2018/09/01(Sat)

Part1: 12:15 – 14:30 (500ppl)

Part2: 15:30 – 17:45 (500ppl)

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LOCATION

Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan 12F

2 Chome-10-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0006

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Access

1 min. walk from JR “Yurakucho” Station Kyobashiguchi Exit・Chuoguchi Exit (Ginza side)
1 min. walk from Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line “Yurakucho” Station Exit D8・”Ginza 1 Chome” Station Exit No.2
3 min. walk from Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line・Ginza Line・Hibiya Line “Ginza” Station Exit C9

Ticket

¥3,240 Only for woman

¥6,000 Pair ticket woman and man

¥9,720 Group for 4 ppl, must include more than 1 woman

Advance ticket Link

PassMarket

 

Web site

For more information visit, 第5回 郷酒フェスタ for WOMEN 2018