Sake breweries in Saijo as historic sites, Nippon Seishu (Chitosetsuru) new brewing facility, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau regional sake appraisal, Monaco Sake Awards 2023, Tentaka Shuz?'s mead win
Welcome to Issue #101 of SIN.
There was a lot of talk about how this year's summer dragged on longer than usual, but rest assured, that's well and truly over now as the cold winter bite has well and truly started to set in.
But as we say every year, cold weather just means more opportunity for kanzake, so bring it on! Time to put up the Christmas tree and get ready for the end of 2023.
But for now, here's the news...
Historic Hiroshima Recognized
Hiroshima- On October 20 the Council for Cultural Affairs announced it would designate nine structures in Hiroshima as National Historic Sites, including a number of sake breweries in Saijo City. This marks the first time for a sake brewery to be awarded such status.