Events
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event40 Sake Breweries Across Ebisu and Daikanyama: "Oishii SAKE Walk 2026" on May 23
Ebisu and Daikanyama turn into a citywide sake-tasting venue on Saturday, May 23, 2026, when "Oishii SAKE Walk in Ebisu & Daikanyama 2026" returns.
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eventApril Sake Event Roundup: Akita, Tochigi, Gunma, Greater Tokyo — Plus a National Festival in June
The Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association has released its "Sake Event Calendar: April 2026 Edition.
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eventIWC 2026 SAKE Category Lands in Higashihiroshima — and You Can Drink the Entries
The "SAKE" category of the International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2026 — one of the world's largest wine and sake competitions — will hold its main judging round in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, from Sunday, May 18 to Thursday, May 21.
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event35-Year-Old Sake Turned Into Ice Cream: A Golden Week Pop-Up in Tokyo
The oldest sake in this lineup was brewed in 1990 — over 35 years ago. Now it's being turned into ice cream.
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eventYokohama Sake Square 2026: 20 Breweries from the Greater Tokyo Area, One Waterfront Weekend
Yokohama's Red Brick Warehouse hosts Yokohama Sake Square again this summer. The event sticks to sake from the greater Tokyo region—20 breweries, more than 50 labels, spread across a Friday preview and a full weekend on July 4–5.
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eventCRAFT SAKE WEEK 2026 Unveils Full Restaurant Lineup: From Three-Star Fine Dining to Ramen
All 20 restaurants for CRAFT SAKE WEEK 2026 have been announced.
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event178 New Sakes From 60 Breweries Across Aichi, Gifu, and Mie: "Shin SAKE SQUARE" Hits Nagoya March 20–22
"Shin SAKE SQUARE 2026," a sake festival co-organized by the sake brewers' associations of Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures along with radio station ZIP-FM, will be held at Yaba Park in Nagoya from March 20 (national holiday) through March 22.
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event"Aizu Yoppara Sake Matsuri" at Hoshino Resorts Bandaisan: Tasting Fukushima's Award-Winning Sake
Bandaisan Onsen Hotel (Hoshino Resorts, Bandai-machi, Fukushima) will hold the "Aizu Yoppara Nihonshu Matsuri" — roughly, the "Aizu Get-Tipsy Sake Festival" — from April 9 through June 30.
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eventThe Aged Sake That Was Called "Like Sherry" in Barcelona — Available This Weekend in Tokyo
In late March, the Long-Aged Sake Research Association brought 13 varieties of aged sake (koshu) to Alimentaria 2026, one of Europe's largest food and beverage exhibitions, held in Barcelona.
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event12 Spring Sakes for ¥200–300 a Glass at Tokyo's Sake Information Center
The Japan Sake Information Center in Toranomon, Tokyo (1-6-15 Nishi-Shimbashi, 1F) is pouring 12 seasonal spring sakes — haruzake — by the glass for ¥200–300 each. The selection runs from March through April.
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event100 Breweries, 5 Days: Konzai 2026 Returns to Tokyo's Takanawa Gateway
Konzai 2026, a five-day festival showcasing Japan's drinking culture, is coming to Tokyo this summer. The event runs June 10–14, 2026 at TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY's NEWoMan Takanawa in Takanawa — a sweeping new development near Shinagawa Station.
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eventNational Sake Fair 2026 Announces Dates: June 19–20 in Ikebukuro
The dates for the 17th National Sake Fair, one of Japan's longest-running annual sake events, have been announced.
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eventKIGEN Japanese Sake Fest 2026: 57 Breweries Gather in Nara, the Birthplace of Sake
Nara, widely regarded as the birthplace of Japanese sake, will host its first nationwide sake festival from May 29 to 31, 2026.
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eventKIGEN Japanese Sake Fest Debuts in Nara: 56 Brewers Across 3 Days, May 29–31
Nara — the birthplace of seishu (refined Japanese sake) — will host the inaugural KIGEN Japanese Sake Fest from May 29 to 31 at the Nara Prefectural Convention Center.
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eventJuyondai, Aramasa, Jikon: A Spring Sake Fair Where You Can Taste Them All, Through March
"Nihonshu Genka Sakagura," a chain of sake bars known for selling sake at near-wholesale prices, is running a "Spring Sake Fair" at four Tokyo locations and one in Omiya through the end of March.
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eventWakate no Yoake 2026: Japan's Next-Generation Brewers Gather in Otemachi for Five Days
Around fifty young brewers from across Japan, joined by overseas sake producers, will take over the Otemachi-Naka-dori and Uchikanda-Naka-dori plazas in central Tokyo from September 30 to October 4, 2026. Organized by camo Inc.
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eventNagoya's First "Shin SAKE SQUARE" Draws 6,000 Over Three Days
"Shin SAKE SQUARE 2026," held at Yaba Park in Nagoya from March 20 to 22, closed after drawing 6,000 visitors over its three-day run.
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eventCRAFT SAKE WEEK Turns 10: 130 Breweries, 13 Days at Roppongi Hills
CRAFT SAKE WEEK 2026 celebrates its 10th anniversary at Roppongi Hills Arena, running from April 17 to 29. A total of 130 breweries from across Japan rotate through the venue—10 each day—alongside 20 restaurants serving pairing menus.
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eventNihonbashi Turns Into a Citywide Sake Walk for the 10th Year on April 25
The 10th edition of the Nihonbashi Sake Kiki-Aruki — a "tasting walk" through one of Tokyo's oldest merchant districts — returns on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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eventIWC Hiroshima: The Full Program Is Taking Shape
May in Hiroshima is going to be all about sake. The IWC (International Wine Challenge) SAKE division's move to Higashi-Hiroshima was announced earlier, but the official website has now published the full schedule of events.
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event19 Breweries, DJ Sets, and Sake Cocktails: "SAKE MODE" Targets the Under-40 Crowd in Shibuya
On April 18 (Saturday), a sake event called "SAKE MODE: AFTER HOURS" will take over SLOTH JINNAN, a culture space in Shibuya's Jinnan district. The catch: it's exclusively for people aged 20 to 39.