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Sake Guide: Nihonshu

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Warm sake toast of the town for winter

Denshu (Aomori)
Junmaishu

Shibuya's best-kept secret -- but you didn't read it here

Isojiman (Shizuoka)
Honjozo

Soaking up the atmosphere enhances the sake experience

Yamatsuru (Nara)
Junmai daiginjo

Oasis of serenity found in rowdiest Roppongi

Ugo no Tsuki (Hiroshima)
Daiginjo

Ishikawa sake guaranteed to give you summer chills

Manzairaku
Junmai daiginjo

Nihonshu's sweet spectrum

Kotsuzumi (Hyogo)
Ginjoshu

Sipping sake's diversity, one cup at a time

Chiyo no Sono (Kumamoto)
Junmaishu

Osaka still has reasons to be proud of its brewing culture

Rikyubai (Osaka)
Junmai daiginjo

Yeast developments give rise to wonderful new possibilities

Kariho (Akita)
Ginjoshu

A toast to you, the brewers, and all the hard work you do

Shichi Ken (Yamanashi)
Junmai daiginjo

Plenty to imbibe on the Internet

Suwaizumi (Tottori)
Daiginjo

Sake tools you can trust

Tentaka (Tochigi)
Junmai ginjo

Polishing off more perfection

Suwaizumi (Tottori)
Junmai ginjo

Back streets in not-so-far towns

Buyu (Ibaraki)
Junmaishu

The go-mi system of sake tasting

Waka Ebisu (Mie)
Junmai ginjo

Ryohana: brilliantly competent, and proud of it

Kudoki Jozu (Yamagata)
Junmai ginjo

The magic of dancing spores

Kariho (Akita)
Ginjo

Fish, sake and crowds come together at Uoshin

Bijobu (Kochi)
Junmai ginjo

Nigorizake puts the fun back in sake drinking

Rihaku (Shimane)
Usu-nigori nigorizake

Recalling the toil of winter in the rites of spring

Harushika (Nara)
Junmaishu

Strong traditions flow through Iwate sake

Asabiraki (Iwate )
Junmaishu

A taste of brewers' best

Tenzan (Saga)
Daiginjo

Compulsories of sake keeps brewers in top form

Shishi no Sato (Ishikawa)
Junmaishu

For new sake sensations, seek out the 'brat pack'

Hiroki (Fukushima)
Tokubetsu junmaishu

When you least expect distinction in Shimbashi . . .

Aizu Musume (Fukushima)
Junmaishu nama

Where new discoveries and old favorites await

Kinsen (Hiroshima)
Junmai ginjoshu

Hatsu-nomikiri still a summer ritual for brewers

Taiheikai (Ibaraki)
Nama honjozo, junmaishu and others

Keeping it plain and simple for the serious sake drinker

Hanahato (Hiroshima)
Junmaishu

A long, reflective sip of sake's craft and science

Heiankyo (Kyoto)
Junmai ginjoshu, namazake

'Tis fall, and the brewers gather around their vats

Uragasumi (Miyagi)
Honjozo

More the merrier at Shinjuku's Zonbun

Ichi no Kura
Junmaishu

The man who never forgets a sake

Horaisen (Aichi)
Junmai ginjoshu

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