National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka①.
Yamaguchi Prefecture Booth①
We participated in the event held at ATC Hall (Asia and Pacific Trade Center) in Osaka Nanko.
This time we were together with bouken and umaimai.
The first one was "Kinjaku", which means "Golden Sparrow" in Japanese. We went to the booth of Yamaguchi prefecture.
◉Kinjaku Junmai Daiginjo
Sweet and juicy, with just the right amount of richness. Not too sweet, but too tasty. It's so good.
I was the first one to arrive at the Yamaguchi booth, and when I ordered Kinjaku, I was told by the sake brewers' association that I was right, but it's a brand I don't drink very often.
I was told by the sake brewer that I was right, but it was a brand I don't drink very often.
Good evening, Nemuchi-san 😀
Thank you very much for your visit to the Yamaguchi booth with Mr. Bouken 🙏 I was the first one to get Kinjaku at the Yamaguchi booth on the morning of the 2nd day of the event.
I was also the first one to get to the Yamaguchi booth on the morning of the 2nd day and was the first to get Kinjaku-san 😇.
Good evening, Yasubeyesan 🌛Yamai-san was there too, so the 3 of us made the rounds 😆There was a lot of good sake in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and I want to participate in the Yamaguchi Jizake Restoration this year 😋I still want to drink Kinjaku, since it is rare 😊.
Kunisake Fair 2025 Osaka (1)
On Sunday, I attended the first ever Kunisake Fair in Osaka 😀.
I was overwhelmed by the size and scale of the venue, but I was able to meet up with Eiji-san from Sake-no-wa and we had a great time 😇.
At the booth I visited with Mr. Iji, the brewer asked me if I was with my family ❓... I wonder if Mr. Iji's grandparents saw us 🤣.
First of all, I headed straight for the Yamaguchi Prefecture booth, my hometown 😀.
I looked at the list of participating sake and toasted Kaorin with a Junmai Daiginjo from Kinjaku, which I had been looking forward to since the day before 🍶.
Kinjaku is still delicious... a crisp, robust fruit with a sweet umami flavor that finishes off nicely 😇.
In the end, we stayed for 3 hours yesterday, and the first and closing toast were both by Kinjaku 😇.
I also had a great time talking about Shimonoseki with a brewer from my hometown, Amami, at the Yamaguchi booth, and it was the longest stay from the beginning 🤣.
Hi Yasbay, Hello 😃We've been waiting for you, you started the National Sake Fair ❣️ Kinjaku, very hot ✨👍.
I can tell from the first post that you are having a lot of fun😊.
Good evening, Yasube, 🌛I see you went to the National Sake Fair ✨I was hesitant because it was in the Expo area and it seemed crowded 😅I didn't know Kinjaku is really existing 😳I love all the delicious looking sake from my hometown 🤤.
Good evening, Yasubeyesan 🌛You participated in the second day of the Kokusai Sake Fair 😊Yasubeyesan started and finished at Kinjaku in Yamaguchi 😁We who participated on the first day also started in Yamaguchi, aiming for Kinjaku 😆.
Good morning, Yasbay!
Thank you for Sunday! It was a pleasure to meet you ☺️
I too was overwhelmed by the size of the event and the amount of alcohol 🤣I spent a lot of time at the Saga booth both in the morning and afternoon 😁.
Hi Wakata 😀
My first time at the National Sake Fair was great 😇
I was constantly looking around because there were only one or two bottles per brewery, so there were all kinds of sakes that are usually unavailable or too expensive for me to afford 🤣.
Hi Pon-chan 😀
You are still young, Pon-chan, so that's not true 😇
But I'm still surprised at how young you are ‼️🤣.
I wish I had started drinking sake when I was younger 😅.
Hi Nao888 😀
I too thought the subway and the venue would be more crowded because of the Expo, but it wasn't at all 😀
Kinjaku-san is a one time home drinker that I got as a present from Kaorin for my birthday 🤣.
Hello, Nemuchi!
I guess both you and bouken went to Kinjaku first.
I think all the dishes in that lineup look delicious, but I was surprised to see Kinjaku at the fair 🤣.
Hi, Izzy 😀
It was a pleasure to be with you too 😀.
If Kaorin hadn't gotten drunk and it had been just me, I would have liked to attend the noon session too 🤣.
It seems that you are well connected with the brewery in Saga 😇.
National Sake Fair 2025①
Yamaguchi Prefecture①
The event I had envied when I saw the postings from the Kanto area is finally in Kansai!
I'm sure this will be the only time it's held in Osaka... 💦 I heard tickets were sold out...
This time, I participated in the event with Uma Uma Uma Uma and Nemuchi!
Uma-Uma and Nemuchi were going to arrive the latest, but Uma-Uma was the first one to arrive 😳.
It was a miracle that the entrance to the venue was right in front of the bus stop where we got off 🤣.
The management had a situation that they showed us the wrong opening time and we were let out and had to get back in line 😅.
Let's start with the Yamaguchi booth!
I suggested that we start from Yamaguchi prefecture because they have a golden sparrow 😁.
Polishing ratio 48%, 100% organic Yamadanishiki
Alcohol 16%, price 5500 yen
The first certified organic sake in Yamaguchi Prefecture!
It has a pineapple and fruity taste that is typical of Kinjaku!
More beautiful than Junmai Ginjo, but not light and drinkable.
Hi bouken 😀
I was there the following Sunday so I'm sorry we didn't meet 😅.
I had decided to go to Kinjaku first with Kaorin in my prior research, and it was my favorite sake among all the ones we drank this time😇.
Hello bouken 🐦.
It's beginning to begin here too 😊and you all from Golden Chun Chun 😆👍I'm very jealous that you can drink this!
Looking forward to more 😊.
Good evening, Pon-chan.
I'm sorry to pollute your TL with another series of posts 🙏.
It's been a while since I had a drink at Kinjaku 😋.
I have 2 days this time, so it's going to be a very long day 💦.
It has been a long time since I've had this secret recipe.
The dense apple flavor combined with the sourness of the sake yeast is delicious. I want to drink Yamahai next.
At the tourist information center where you can drink near the Kintai Bridge following the Five Bridges.
Very fruity aroma, mainly 🍎 and 🍌.
Aroma like 🍇, but also fresh
Very sweet, slight acidity
Very little miscellaneous taste.
Rather rich but with a moderate sense of rice
A little sweetness lingers in the aftertaste.
The first time I went to the brewery, I was able to buy a Kinjaku.
I was so excited that I bought an acrylic square as well.
Usually, I mainly buy junmai (pure rice).
but I bought it because I was a meeja.
It is easy to drink.
It has an indescribable sweetness, but it is refreshing.
It takes an hour and a half to drive one way and it is only available on weekdays, but if I have a chance, I would like to go there to buy it.
It's the best sake.
It is my favorite.
It was worth the trip to the brewery to buy it.
I bought both daiginjo and junmai daiginjo,
The Junmai Daiginjo is delicious.
Even non-drinkers can drink it.
It is the best.
Usually drinking 2 gou is enough, but I found myself drinking 3 gou.
There are drinks that can be drunk endlessly.
