• Atsushi Murakami, the creator of the Murakami Seven hop variety, sits in Brew Note Tono, his jazz bar, surrounded by records. He says, however, that Murakami Seven is more like classical music than jazz. | LANCE HENDERSTEIN
    Atsushi Murakami, the creator of the Murakami Seven hop variety, sits in Brew Note Tono, his jazz bar, surrounded by records. He says, however, that Murakami Seven is more like classical music than jazz. | LANCE HENDERSTEIN
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Tono, Iwate Pref. – Atsushi Murakami, 58, is a researcher with Kirin Brewery and creator of the Murakami Seven hop variety. He has published peer-reviewed studies on the molecular phylogeny and genetics of wild hops, and acts as an adviser to BrewGood, a community-building social initiative in Tono, Iwate Prefecture. He also runs Brew Note Tono, a jazz vinyl bar located in a reformed storehouse.

1. Where were you born? Shiwa-cho, Iwate. It’s about an hour’s drive from my jazz bar (Brew Note Tono).

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