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The mystery of the phantom “sake pass card” at Japanese alcohol vending machines

Oona McGee
Feb 20, 2020
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Remnants of a bygone era reveal the quirks of a previous payment system.

Japan
(alcohol • drinks • history • sake • vending machines • weird)

Anime voice actor fired for “inconsiderate comments,” possibly that women shouldn’t drink sake

Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2020

Podcast comment thought to have originated in is suspiciously shorter than others in series.

Japan
(alcohol • anime • Kaito Ishikawa • Miki no Mikoto • sake • voice actors • voice actresses)

We make a DIY face gel out of yuzu seeds, and it’s surprisingly cheap and easy!

Dale Roll
Dec 23, 2019

Did you know that every part of the yuzu citrus fruit can be used for something?

Japan
(COK • cool • cosmetics • DIY • Meg • sake • skincare • SNJO • yuzu)

New Yuzu Sake KitKat combines Japanese rice wine with a zesty local citrus

Oona McGee
Sep 12, 2019

Now there’s a new alcoholic KitKat to add to our souvenir wishlist.

Japan
(chocolate • food • Hidetoshi Nakata • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • KitKat • KitKats • Nestle • Nestle Japan • sake • sweets • yuzu • yuzushu)

Gekkeikan releases new alcohol-free Japanese daiginjo sake

Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2019

Ever wanted to enjoy the taste of premium Japanese rice wine without the alcohol? Now you can!

Japan
(alcohol • alcohol-free • COK • drinks • Gekkeikan • Japanese rice wine • Kyoto • new • sake • zero alcohol)

Amazingly beautiful sake cups look like a starry night sky when liquid is poured into them

Dale Roll
Jul 27, 2019

They’re perfect for an evening drink on the porch!

Japan
(beautiful • handcraft • Japanese traditional crafts • lacquerware • Niigata • sake • sake cup • space • stainless steel)

This gorgeous sake cup fills your drink with holographic cherry blossoms as you sip【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jun 20, 2019

Soothing sounds and other seasonal symbols of Japan are also part of the techno-cultural innovation.

Japan
(alcohol • beautiul • cherry blossoms • cool • cups • drinks • holograms • interior • sake • sakura • technology • video)

Beautiful Studio Ghibli anime sake flask and cup set lets you get liquored up the Laputa way

Casey Baseel
May 30, 2019

Homage to Hayao Miyazaki classic is just one part of Donguri Kyowakoku’s gift recommendations for Ghibli-loving fathers.

Japan
(anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • interior • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • sake • shirts • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Samurai Bottle Helmets are here to fiercely and elegantly adorn your bottles of booze

Krista Rogers
May 29, 2019

These sleek ornaments are perfect for a history buff interested in legendary warriors of the Sengoku period of Japanese history.

Japan
(alcohol • bottle • helmet • nihonshu • sake • samurai • Sengoku Jidai)

Spending a night in Tokyo’s most beautiful capsule hotel【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2019

The brand-new Hotel Zen Tokyo broadens our consciousness of what’s possible in a micro hotel.

Japan
(beautiful • capsule hotels • COK • cool • hotels • sake • SNOJ • Tokyo • travel • Whiskey)

KitKat Pairing Bar, manned by AI pairing sake with Kit Kats, to appear in Tokyo this month

Dale Roll
Apr 17, 2019

If you’ve ever wondered what kind of booze goes best with what kind of Kit Kat, here’s your chance!

Japan
(AI • Craft Sake Week • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat • pairing • robots • Roppongi Hills • sake)

Limited run of commemorative Ed Sheeran sake on sale from 8 April

Master Blaster
Apr 8, 2019

Hey, you got your Ed Sheeran in my sake! No, you got your sake in my Ed Sheeran! Wait a minute….

Global, Japan
(COK • Divide Tour 2019 • Ed Sheeran • Konshi Brewing • music • nihonshu • sake)

Sakura Japanese Sake KitKats combine rice wine and cherry blossoms for a sweet hanami experience

Oona McGee
Mar 22, 2019

Sakura-flavoured KitKats now come with 0.07 percent alcohol.

Japan
(cherry blossoms • chocolates • hanami • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • KitKat • nihonshu • sake • sakura • souvenirs)

New Sweet Sake Pocky showcases the flavour of a centuries-old Japanese sake brewery in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Feb 1, 2019

Special regional-exclusive release uses ingredients from the only sake brewery in the 23 wards of Tokyo.

Japan
(amazake • chocolates • food • Pocky • sake • sweets • Tokyo)

New Final Fantasy sake from “Black Dragon” brewery features awesome Yoshitaka Amano illustration

Casey Baseel
Dec 18, 2018

200-year-old sake brewery teams up with Final Fantasy’s legendary designer for a very special crossover.

Japan
(alcohol • art • cool • dragons • drinks • Final Fantasy • Kokuryu • sake • video games • Yoshitaka Amano)

Nifty Japanese rice wine kit lets you brew your own tasty sake in the comfort of your own home

Koh Ruide
Dec 12, 2018

Now you can make awesome sake like a pro, too.

Japan
(alcoholic beverages • Christmas gift • cool • DIY • gift • home brewing • Japanese rice wine • kit • sake)

Japan has new sake Kit Kats produced by a 393-year-old Hyogo sake brewer

Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2018

The latest collaboration between the chocolate snacks and the Japanese spirit is almost four centuries in the making and uses one of the highest classes of sake.

Japan
(alcohol • chocolate • daiginjo • food • Kit Kats • nihonshu • sake • Sakura Masamune • sweets)

KitKat Bar opens in Tokyo, serves new Japanese Umeshu Plum Sake KitKats with cocktail pairings

Oona McGee
Sep 17, 2018

First-ever KitKat-cocktail pairings are part of a range of special offerings to celebrate the new alcoholic chocolates ahead of their nationwide release.