Enjoy a virtual visit to the Takahashi Sukesaku Shuzoten in Japan’s northern Nagano Prefecture, accompanied by a tasting of shinshu – sake brewed in the current year – exclusively procured straight from the brewery for this event held in collaboration with Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA).
About Urakasumi Sake Brewery
Takahashi Sukesaku Shuzoten, Nagano Prefecture
Shinshu available for tasting: Matsuwo Junmai Ginjo Madarao Sankei-nishiki
Takahashi Sukesaku Shuzoten is located in northern Nagano Prefecture, in an area popular with domestic and international tourists who come for the mountain views, ski resorts, and hot springs. The brewery is focused on establishing the ‘terroir’ of its sake, by crafting its line-up of sake using spring water originating from a source in the local Togakushi Shrine and rice produced locally by contracted farmers.
About the Session Moderators
Satomi Dosseur
Satomi is a sake educator and specialist. After working as a sake sommelier in a leading Japanese restaurant in London, she established Enshu Limited, through which she provides the UK’s first official Kikisake-shi (specialist of service and sales of sake) diploma on behalf of the Sake Service Institute International.
Chris Hughes
After working in London for an importer of Japanese food and beverages, Chris moved to Japan in 2014. To date, he has visited nearly 100 breweries across the country, and worked in sales for a brewery. Today, Chris is a regular on Japanese TV and radio and in a range of publications. He is also a certified sake educator for the Wine, Spirit and Education Trust (WSET) in London.
Displays and Tastings
While at Japan House, guests attending this talk event can also experience sake tourism in Japan’s Yamagata, Saga and Gunma Prefectures through a series of displays highlighting the distinctive characteristics of each region and tastings of different seasonal varieties of sake from local craft breweries.
Guests must be over 18 years old to participate in sake tastings. Japan House London will operate a Challenge 25 policy during events, so guests who look under 25 will be asked to show proof of age. Japan House London reserves the right to refuse to serve alcohol to guests. Please drink responsibly. Visit drinkaware.co.uk for more information.
Before making your booking you might want to note the following:
- Every guest will require their own ticket.
- The event will begin at the start of the allotted time on your ticket. We advise that guests arrive at least 5-10 minutes before the event begins. Please note we are unable to guarantee entry to those who arrive after the event has begun.
- Guests will also be able to access the Ground Floor, including The Shop, The Stand and our cultural installations (tickets are not required here).
- Please note that entry to this event does not include entry to the Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan exhibition. Free tickets to the exhibition must be booked separately and are available on Japan House London’s website.
- If you have any problems with using this system to book your ticket, please email us at [email protected] with your preferred date and time.
- Please exercise caution in keeping a safe distance from other guests and members of staff. Japan House London continues to cap capacity but this will be increased.
Full details of our safety measures and guidelines for our guests (including FAQs) are available at www.japanhouselondon.uk/covid.