
Explore how to enjoy sake life, by yourself, and connect to Japanese food and culture. Outline the seven parts, from pairing and metrics to types, vessels, and practical Japanese words.
Explore how sake pairs with diverse foods—from sashimi and blue cheese to beef and vegetables—and embrace personal taste while encouraging broad, adventurous pairing ideas.
Learn to evaluate sake through SAQ metrics, including aroma, sake degree, alcohol content, amino acidity, sake acidity, and umami, and understand how balance shapes taste.
Explore the types of sake by raw materials and rice polishing level, including junmai versus sake brewed with alcohol, and learn the four polishing levels and their taste characteristics.
Learn how to order sake in a Japanese restaurant, navigate izakaya and sushi dining, understand sake units go, sho, to, and practice polite phrases like sumimasen osake o kudasai.
Explore various sake vessels and serving methods from 1800 ml bottles to choko, goi nomi, and masu, and learn to pour, warm, and enjoy sake.
Explore how saké shapes social events in Japan, from shogatsu and adult day to hanami, Nabi harvest parties, bonenkai, and omisoka, highlighting workplace and private drinking traditions.
Conclude the course by taking the final examination to demonstrate knowledge of SAQ and related Japanese words and culture.
Beginner friendly overview of sake and Japanese culture, exploring brewing, history, and practical tips for enjoying sake in Japan, including reading bottle labels, finding izakayas.
In 2024, Japanese alcohol drink (Shou-Chu, Awamori and Sake) is registered on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. It means to increase the fun of Sake and Japan. There are many people who are curious about Japan, Japanese people, Japanese words, Japanese culture and Japanese food and drink.
Sake is the representative of these Japanese something. However, there are many misunderstandings on Sake like "Sake is sweet", "Sake makes drunkenness” or "Sake is cheaper and poor taste".
This course provides the knowledges and the ideas about Japan through Sake in order to be known Japan and Sake precisely.
It is helpful for the people who has a plan to visit Japan or who want Japanese food and Sake in their countries.
So, this course includes the following topics.
- Pairing Sake and Food
- Sake metrics
- Types of Sake
- Ordering Sake
- Cup and Bottle for Sake
- Events and Sake in Japan
- examination for knowledge level check
Please understand that this course does not intend to force to drink Sake and not Marketing of Sake. This course is cultural and educational course using the knowledge of Sake and several Japanese words.
Many foreigners say that Japan is the famous country by Anime, Manga and Ramen.
I would say "Also Sake exists in Japan !!! "