15.11.2022
Built within a renovated machiya Yasaburo expertly balances the traditional and the contemporary that even comes through its traditional Japanese cuisine, the dinnerware and the selection of sake. The best seats are at the counter close…
18.10.2022
Japan has very strict provisions on sake brewing. If you want to make nihon-shu, the drink we call “sake” in English, you have to register and establish a brewery under particular guidelines. Moonshine sake is forbidden. Except…
14.10.2022
Japan's oldest and most treasured drink takes a lot of its quality from water sources, and Ishikawa's sake draws its taste from the nearby holy mountain.
07.04.2021
It's not enough to say, "I want to visit Kanazawa's geisha district," as the Japanese castle town has three! Here's how best to enjoy each one.
06.04.2021
Kanazawa folks consume more ice cream than in any other city in Japan! In nearly every neighborhood, ice cream can be found, especially in soft serve form. Here are some of the must-try varieties while you're in town: gold ice cream, sake …
14.11.2019
Hoping to catch a festival or just want to know what to do in Kanazawa while you're here? Here's our ever-updating masterlist of events for you!
27.09.2019
alcohol nature Noto sake Sake, what Japanese call nihon-shu, takes only three simple ingredients: rice, water and the mold for fermenting, koji. Yet from these three, we can produce an abundant variety of flavors and intensities. In Japan,…
23.08.2019
The most popular of Kaga Onsen's hot spring resorts is Yamanaka Onsen, established 1300 years ago with the legend of a Buddha who knew its medicinal secrets
07.06.2019
One of Kanazawa's newest sushi-ya shops, Sushi Issey, prepares delicious, high end sushi and seafood with a French flair and a selection of sake and wine.
29.03.2019
Learn how to enjoy Kanazawa's Omicho Fish Market the way the locals do, perusing the selection of fresh seafood, sake, veggies and fruits. Pick up the best (and cheapest!) sake to pair with Omicho's many samples and single servings.
08.12.2018
courtesy the city of Kanazawa In southeast Kanazawa, on a mountainside, nestled in a dense forest, up a hill and beside a lake, is a tiny thatched hut called Himuro Koya, the Ice House Cottage. Twice a year folks from all over Ishikawa Pre…
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