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２０１９年０８月０４日

Post author:Alex
Post published:December 23, 2019
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The continuing story about our Italian trip. Visit to SSan Pellegrino Terme was the highlight of the trip. イタリアへの旅2

5 sake to celebrate Christmas and New Year

Post author:Alex
Post published:December 20, 2019
Post category:Sake Post Sake Review
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It feels like summer was only yesterday, and behold, it's already the end of the year! And it’s a great time to try new sake. Not only there are plenty of opportunities to try it at various tastings but also it’s a good way to celebrate the New Year a bit differently with a glass of sparkling sake at the midnight or a tumbler of nice mellow koshu at the end of the night. Read about my 5 choices of festive sake and make your choice. Kampai!

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２０１９年０６月３０日

Post author:Alex
Post published:December 16, 2019
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Another blast from the past: our trip to Italy. イタリア旅行

友達に会う

年2019月06日17

Post author:Alex
Post published:December 9, 2019
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I haven't stopped writing the diary entries, but haven't published them for a while. Now I am starting with the entries fro this summer and will catch up with the…

Japan 2019: Sake in the Air

Post author:Alex
Post published:November 18, 2019
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After a stressful house move, we managed to sleep through the flight and landed in Japan. We hoped to relax in Kyoto but had to move from Airbnb to a hotel. Read about our first day in Japan!

5 great sake to enjoy this autumn

Post author:Alex
Post published:October 25, 2019
Post category:Sake Post Sake Review
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Autumn is a special time for sake. To help you to choose a right sake I have selected 5 sake to drink with hearty autumn meals. I have also included a few simple tips how to choose a perfect autumn sake! Kampai!

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Japan 2019: plans and schedules

Post author:Alex
Post published:October 16, 2019
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“So when could we go?” my daughter asked. She meant Japan, of course. Ever since our first trip there in 2016, I have wanted to go back. I had this…

The importance of having comments

Post author:Alex
Post published:September 24, 2019
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I've been writing in my blog for almost 2 years. In order to make it better I need more feedback from my readers. So I have a plea: please get in touch with me through comments, subscription or direct messages.

Sugidama Tsukimi Sake Drinks

Post author:Alex
Post published:September 20, 2019
Post category:Sake Events
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Have you ever experienced that sweet feeling when you have been contemplating about doing something for some time and finally accomplishing it? You look back and say: Yes, we did it! Sugidama Tsukimi Sake Drinks were fun and a great opportunity to meet old and new friends with a glass of sake.

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Moonlight and… sake! What is Tsukimi?

Post author:Alex
Post published:September 2, 2019
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Tsukimi (月見）is an ancient Japanese tradition of autumn moon viewing. So what did and does tsukimi involve? At the very beginning, it was a moon-viewing party at which people play music and compose poetry. I assume that Heian aristocrats were drinking sake on those parties as well.