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Different kind of sake cups You’ve bought your bottle of sake/nihonshu but you realized that you don’t have any sake cups, those cups were you probably enjoyed in a Japanese restaurants. What should I do? What kind of glass should I enjoy my sake with? Are there different ways to enjoy sake? From traditional to modern cups, sake is most typically enjoyed in sakazuki, guinomi, ochoko, masu or even in a wine glass! Let’s check them out! SaKAZUKI sake cups Sake served in Sakazuki cup during a Japanese traditional ceremony Sakazuki is a type of traditional Japanese sake cup that has been used for centuries in Japan. The term “sakazuki”… Read More »Sake Cups

Sake’s origins The origins of sake merge with the beginning of rice cultivation in Japan around 2,500 years ago. The earliest writings mentioning Japanese sake have been discovered in Chinese history books dating back to the 3rd century. It says that the Japanese enjoy sake and usually get together to drink it together at funerals. It was then necessary to wait for the 8th century and the “fudoki” to find new mentions about the production of sake. These reports shed light on the original production methods. In the 10th century, the book “Engishiki” commissioned by Emperor Daigo gives a more precise description of the sake production methods. The sakes were… Read More »Origins of Sake