The annual ART IN SAKAGURA is now being held in the sake district in Saijo, Higashihiroshima. This celebrates the third time. Installations displayed in the sake breweries are what I enjoy the most. Always fun to see collaborative works between artwork and surroundings. The SAKAGURA brewery is a special setting for artworks.

      Thank you Eric and all for visiting Saijo Sake Brewery Street on March 26th.  I was happy to know that you all enjoyed a variety of Saijo sake during the two-hour walking tour.     After the tour, I escorted them to a very popular Japanese restaurant “Danryu” or warm current near the … Read more →

    Saijo’s sake making starts in October, soon after the Sake Festival is over at the beginning of the month. When their first batch of sake is ready, breweries hang a large green ball made of cryptomeria branches and leaves. It’s a sign to tell the public that their sake of the year has … Read more →