This is Mr Nakagami - he is a binchotan maker deep in the mountains of Wakayama. On our Mie/ Wakayama Sake tour we visit him to learn all about binchotan charcoal - the most revered and expensive charcoal in the world and then we have the best BBQ ever! #saketours#binchotan
Mie / Wakayama - we visit the famous Kumano Kodo and have lunch at a Binchotan makers friends small cafe - He’s a Yamabushi (山伏) - basically a mountain monk - this was our send off for safe travels ... #saketours#visitwakayama#kumanokodo#kumano
Unforgettable. Immersive. Delicious.
At Sake Tours, we take you behind the scenes to meet the people who grow, cook, brew, and create the incomparable food, sake, and traditional arts and crafts of Japan. #saketours
Our Niigata Sake tour! This will be the last one like this! Due to some happenings in the industry we will be changing a few breweries and activities if we head back in the future... maybe a Niigata 2.0 on the horizon. Until then this is the last one! https://t.co/OwCDCMQuJc
This is Sakaya Hatchibei (Gensaka) from Mie - a truly amazing sake - if you ever are in Japan and can find this - buy it and drink it. We will be visiting this brewery on our Mie / Wakayama tour in Feb 2020 ... #saketours
Murakami in Niigata is famous for Salmon ... we visit an amazing salmon shop and learn all about these fantastic fish as part of our Niigata Sake tour. #saketours