{"id":978,"date":"2011-02-23T19:20:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T23:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sakayanyc.com\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=978"},"modified":"2011-02-23T19:20:09","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T23:20:09","slug":"visiting-brewers-in-tohoku-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sakayanyc.com\/blog\/visiting-brewers-in-tohoku-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Brewers in Tohoku Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

For our first vacation since opening SAKAYA in December 2007, we closed the store to visit sake brewers in Miyagi, Yamagata, and Akita prefectures. which are located in the Tohoku region well-known for growing rice.<\/p>\n

\"Urakasumi<\/a><\/p>\n

We first visited 287 year-old Urakasumi Brewery located outside of Sendai City, Miyagi.<\/p>\n

\"Straining<\/a><\/p>\n

Old fashioned way of straining water using bamboo basket after washing and soaking rice.<\/p>\n

\"Take<\/a><\/p>\n

At Take no Tsuyu <\/em>Brewery in Tsuruoka, Yamagata.\u00c2\u00a0 CEO, Aisawa-san (left) with workers in the koji muro<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Take<\/a><\/p>\n

Newspaper journalists taking photo of Rick working.<\/p>\n

\"Imai<\/a><\/p>\n

Kamenoi Brewery known for making Kudoki Jozu<\/em> sake brand.<\/p>\n

\"Sake<\/p>\n

Temperature controlled sake tank for storage.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Tasting<\/a><\/p>\n

Rick tasting moromi at Kamenoi<\/em> Brewery.<\/p>\n

\"Sankyo<\/p>\n

The historic Sankyo Storehouses in Sakata built in 1893 for rice.<\/p>\n

\"with<\/p>\n

Dinner with Kodama-san, CEO of\u00c2\u00a0 Kodama <\/em>Brewery in Akita.<\/p>\n

\"Saito<\/p>\n

View of Japan Ocean\/East Sea with Sait0- san,\u00c2\u00a0 CEO of\u00c2\u00a0 Saiya<\/em> Brewery.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Saiya<\/a><\/p>\n

Saiya<\/em> Brewery in Yuri Honjo, Akita, known for Yuki no Bosha <\/em>brand.<\/p>\n

\"Sake<\/a><\/p>\n

Takahashi Toji talks about sake yeast at Saiya <\/em>Brewery.<\/p>\n

\"Asamai<\/a><\/p>\n

At Asamai <\/em>Brewery in Akita, known for Ama no To<\/em> “Heaven’s Door” brand sake.<\/p>\n

\"Sample<\/a><\/p>\n

Moriya Toji, brewmaster of Asamai Brewery, famous for his love of cooking, served us some of his otsumami<\/em> (sake kasu marinated food) with the freshly pressed Ama no To sake.<\/p>\n

\"Moromi<\/a><\/p>\n

Moromi at Hinomaru <\/em>Sake Brewery.\u00c2\u00a0 Rice used in this moromi is Sake Komachi rice.<\/p>\n

\"Takahashi<\/a><\/p>\n

With Hinomaru<\/em> Sake Brewery’s\u00c2\u00a0 Takahashi toji (seems to be a popular name for toji in Akita!)<\/p>\n

\"Mr.<\/p>\n

Microbiologist, Dr. Konno with koji mold produced by his company.<\/p>\n

\"Ito<\/p>\n

Visiting Mr. Ito, the president of Akita Seishu<\/em> Brewery, maker of Dewatsuru <\/em>brand sake at his historic home.<\/p>\n

\"Old<\/p>\n

Very old-school fune<\/em> (sake pressing machine).<\/p>\n

\"Akita<\/p>\n

Tasting the newest sake brand at Akita Seishu<\/em> Brewery.<\/p>\n

\"Yokote<\/p>\n

Trying to find Yokote Station on snow covered street in Yokote, Akita.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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