Sake brewing in Saijo is over in March every year. Rice steamers are rinsed and put away, meaning all jobs of the season are done. But a beautiful season has come and it’s good for taking a walk. Visit Saijo and chill. Taste some sake or enjoy coffee and cake at a cafe which was … Read more →

Interested in dining at a Japanese restaurant located in a former Sake brewery building? The restaurant named Shinsuke serves excellent Japanese cuisine. Here’s just part of the lunch served there. You can choose either a 1500 or 2000 yen set.

  There are several articles about Saijo posted in my blog pages. The latest is entitled “How Saijo Sake Town developed.  This photo is from that article. You pay due respect to Mother Nature and appreciate her blessings to us, then just try hard to make a difference. In case of Sake making, Koji mold … Read more →