You've probably heard of izakaya before, right? In Japan there are a lot of them and also in Germany you can find here and there a restaurant called Izakaya. Izakaya is a typical bar or pub that serves mainly small dishes and alcoholic beverages - actually like Spanish tapas, but in Japanese and with other delicacies...
Japan is known for its rich tea culture that dates back many centuries. Japanese people take their tea seriously, and there are several fascinating customs and traditions associated with the art of drinking tea...
Spring is slowly approaching and with it the cherry blossom season, which is so popular in Japan. The white-pink blossom of the cherry trees, called sakura in Japan, stands for new beginnings and, of course, beauty, but also for transience and impermanence...
If you're a Japan fan, you can't go past the delicious rice wine. A while ago, we explained the special features of sake, shochu and mirin here. But now we want to delve deeper and focus on the millennia-old drink...
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