Odawara Sake and Speciality Store

21/07/2024

Odawara experienced a scorching hot day yesterday, and today, the 21st, a heatstroke alert is issued for Kanagawa Prefecture. Therefore:

Enjoying Sake in the Hot Summer
Chilled Sake: Serve sake cold from the refrigerator for a refreshing taste.
Ice Sake: Pour sake over ice cubes, especially for fruity varieties.
Sparkling Sake: Enjoy the light and bubbly texture of sparkling sake.
Sake Cocktails: Create cocktails like sake mojitos or spritzers for a new flavor.
Fruit Infused: Infuse sake with fruits for a fresh and summery flavor.
Light Snacks: Pair with chilled dishes like tofu, sashimi, or seafood salad for a perfect summer experience.

17/07/2024

Today, I will explain the situation of Japanese sake in Kanagawa Prefecture.

The cool winter climate is ideal for brewing sake, allowing for a stable fermentation process. Additionally, abundant water resources form the foundation for producing high-quality sake. Kanagawa's sake is characterized by its refreshing and delicate flavor, heavily influenced by the high-quality water and sake rice within the prefecture.

There are about 20 sake breweries in Kanagawa Prefecture, especially concentrated in the Ashigara region and around the Tanzawa mountain range in the western part of the prefecture, where water sources are plentiful.

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15/07/2024

To begin, we would like to introduce Ishii Brewery, which is located near Odawara.

Ishii Brewery is situated in the Ashigara Plain in the western part of Kanagawa Prefecture, an area blessed with abundant water and greenery, surrounded by the beautiful mountains of the Tanzawa and Hakone ranges. During the plum blossom season (with the nearby Soga Plum Grove), many tourists visit each year to coincide with the arrival of the new sake.

The representative sake of Ishii Brewery, "Soga no Homare," is named after the historic site related to the Soga brothers and has been cherished by the locals for many years. The Soga brothers are famous for an incident where they avenged their father's death during a hunting event held by Minamoto no Yoritomo, who established the first samurai government in Japan. This event is known as one of Japan's three great acts of vengeance, alongside the famous Edo period's Chushingura.

15/07/2024

Odawara Station and the Odawara Sake and Specialty Store are located in close proximity to many sake breweries in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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