I went on a one-day trip to a hot spring in Wakayama.
Since I was there, I had a drink at an izakaya (Japanese style bar) near the station.
The bonito in Wakayama is delicious! Mochi bonito in early spring is also good, but the fat from the returning bonito goes well with sake.
Taiheiyo is a big-boned sake that goes well with heated sake.
The Yamahai was wonderful.
I think it's been a while since I've had a Yamahai.
It's good to go out for a drink once in a while.
Good evening.
It's a hot spring in Wakayama city.
I didn't know about this restaurant.
If it's a good place, I'd like to go there too.
I'd like to go there when I get settled in...
Good evening.
Fittingly, it was a nice and lively place with a lot of young people. The sake selection was just as good as the Pacific Bar, with a large bottle of Pacific sake for 800 yen, and there were many old men in the bar. It was a nice place.
This year's trip was my first in Wakayama Prefecture! We drove from Saitama Prefecture and had a blast 🚗🚗.
On the second day of the trip, we walked along the Kumano Kodo in the morning and stayed at Yunomine Onsen. This is the sake we received at the inn, and the third photo is the proof of bathing in the tsuboyu (hot spring)!
Oh, I forgot to comment on the sake.
Hello 🐦, my first sake is Tasake.
It must have been a long way 🚗🚗💨
I'm in Kansai, but I haven't yet visited the Kumano Kodo 💦The Tsuboyu (hot spring) is also nice ♨️
I forgot about the sake! That's what I'm talking about 😁👍
I stopped by an izakaya with the same name as the sake I was drinking on a trip to Wakayama. The Junmai sake we ordered at this izakaya, which is open for lunchtime drinking and has a great atmosphere. I enjoyed the aroma and taste of the rice.
Since it is a nama-shu, it has an even lighter flavor than the one we had yesterday. The sake is paired with narezushi, which is a type of sushi with red snapper, and the strength of the flavors are just the same.
A friend of mine who is a fisherman landed it in Katsuura, Wakayama and gave it to me as a souvenir.
It has a classic flavor with a subdued smell, but it goes well with sashimi and kakiage (deep fried shrimp), and is easy to drink.
I warmed up about 1 gou of the sake, which I enjoyed, but the two fishermen said they preferred it cold.
Thank you very much!
Purchased at a local supermarket during a trip to the Kii Peninsula.
This sake is a simple pure rice sake. Light and easy to drink, it goes well with seafood as it is from a port town.
National Sake Fair 2025(´)
Standard Junmai with beautiful acidity.
You can often find this sake at Sake-no-wa, but as expected, it is a definite sake!
There is nothing special to say about it in a good way, so it's easy to post!
The Pacific Ocean with a view of the Pacific Ocean
With sama sushi bought at a supermarket near Shingu Station...
They go well together.
Sushi is a refreshing contrast to sake, which is very strong when you drink it.
The combination of local sake, local snacks, and local scenery is the best!
Sake purchased on a trip to Kumano.
Cold
The color is dark, but the mouthfeel is watery. However, the umami flavor rises softly afterwards.
Heated
This sake won the gold medal in the premium heated category at the National Heated Sake Contest 2024, so we tried heating it up at home, even though it's a pain.
Slightly hotter than human skin. Mellow on the palate, with a brown sugar-like aroma. The brown sugar aroma is a bit pungent, but not in a bad way; it enhances the umami. The aftertaste is slightly bitter, but the assertion of bitterness is moderate.