Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Alcoholic drinks / Drinks and Beverages / Product introduction / Soft drinks
by Tomo · Published October 18, 2020 · Last modified October 19, 2020
I don’t usually drink at home but instead, I enjoy non-alcoholic beverages at dinner almost every day, among which I especially like non-alcoholic beer and non-alcoholic plum wine called “Yowanai Umeshu (酔わないウメシュ)”. Choya Umeshu...
Alcoholic drinks / Soft drinks / Trivia
by Tomo · Published December 3, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2020
When winter comes, hot beverages are sold in vending machines in Japan, from which you can buy a variety of heated drinks, including canned coffee, PET bottles of green tea, and even canned soups....
Alcoholic drinks / Japanese words for food / Snacks / Trivia
by Tomo · Published May 11, 2019 · Last modified January 6, 2021
If you have learned Japanese for a while, you probably know the meaning of the word “Sakana (魚)”. As you may know, Sakana is the Japanese word for fish, but in Japanese, there is...
Alcoholic drinks / Culture / Trivia
by Tomo · Published December 2, 2018 · Last modified July 2, 2020
As you know, “Sake (酒)” is the quintessential Japanese alcoholic drink that is widely enjoyed in many countries around the world, and it is said that there are over 1,400 Sake breweries and more...
Alcoholic drinks / Product introduction / Snacks
by Tomo · Published May 21, 2018 · Last modified June 24, 2020
When it comes to Japanese beer snacks, I think dried squid snacks, such as Surume, Saki-ika, and Noshi-ika, are representatives of the genre. But of course, other than these, there are a bunch of Japanese...
Alcoholic drinks / Product introduction / Souvenirs
by Tomo · Published October 26, 2017 · Last modified September 3, 2020
When it comes to “Sake (酒)” rice wine, what has been spotlighted in recent years is admittedly “Dassai (獺祭)”, which became a big hit in Japan several years ago. The Sake Dassai is brewed...
Alcoholic drinks / Recipes / Tea
by Tomo · Published September 19, 2017 · Last modified January 7, 2021
“Matcha (抹茶)” is the luxurious Japanese green tea that is enjoyed in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony called “Chado or Sado (茶道)”. Although the green tea powder Matcha is usually prepared for making tea,...
Alcoholic drinks / Product introduction / Souvenirs / Trivia
by Tomo · Published May 25, 2017 · Last modified August 17, 2020
The Japanese liquor “Sake (酒)” has been becoming popular in recent years in many countries around the world, whereas the total consumption of rice wine in Japan is on the decline. By the way,...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.
