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Best Places for Onsen in Japan
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
You’ve probably seen it on Instagram: an inviting courtyard garden lined with the soft glow of lanterns; wooden buckets placed gently atop smooth slabs...
A Floating World: My Tokyo Yakatabune Cruise
Domenic Alonge
While living in Taiwan, my wife and I decided to take a weekend trip to Tokyo to celebrate our anniversary. Having found a ludicrously cheap pair of ti...
A Local’s Guide to Tokyo Izakaya
Kayoko Hirata Paku
After a long grueling day at the office or wandering across the city as a tourist, perhaps you’re ready to sit down and decompress with sake and someth...
Sake Brewers for a Day at Mitsutake Brewing Company
Azusa K
In March 2023, Japan-based Tippsy members Azusa and Rina visited Mitsutake Brewing Company in Saga prefecture and spent half a day working at the sake ...
Best Sake Bars To Visit in Tokyo
Kayoko Hirata Paku
As the country’s capital for over 400 years, Tokyo boasts the best curated sake experiences. While sake saw a decline in drinkers in the postwar era, t...
A Guide To Visiting Sake Breweries in Japan
Domenic Alonge
We can all raise a glass and kampai to the good news that travel restrictions have started to ease in Japan. Packaging your bags may be too soon, but i...
US Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting Guide
Brad Smith
Looking for the ultimate sake tasting experience? Scheduling a brewery tour or visiting a tasting room near you may be easier than you think. A growin...
My SAGA SAKE SAGA Experience
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
This past March, Tippsy partnered with Sake Discoveries to host the Saga Sake Saga event which not only featured a set of three delicious sake and a sp...
Regional sake guide: Tohoku & Hokkaido
Alice Hama
Tohoku region is known for its excellent rice production with a profound food culture. I mentioned how Edo (modern-day Tokyo) became the epicenter fo...
Regional Sake Guide: Kanto Region
Alice Hama
In the first series of regional sake guide, we talked about important factors characterizing the regional style of sake. In this fourth article of th...
Regional sake guide: Chubu Region
Alice Hama
Chubu Region is the central area of Japan’s mainland Honshu island, sitting between Kansai and Kanto Region. The Chubu Region covers Japan’s importan...
Regional sake guide: Chugoku and Kansai Region
Alice Hama
In the first series of regional sake guide, we talked about important factors characterizing the regional style of sake. Nada of Hyogo Prefecture, F...
Regional sake guide: Kyushu, Okinawa & Shikoku Islands
Alice Hama
What characterizes the regional style of sake? First, breweries have historically chosen locations with certain conditions, such as climate and geogra...
Sake-Tasting Tour at Ishikawa Brewing Company, Tokyo
Hayataro Sakitsu
Two weeks ago, my girlfriend and I were vacationing in Japan and looking for something to do for a half-day in Tokyo. “What about visiting a sake brewe...
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