嗜む SAKE CEREMONY
A Cup Full of Local Terroir
and Culture
Immerse yourself in the flavors of Shinshu Kirei through a flight of five select sake, paired with side dishes by one of the brewing team who is also a trained chef.
No-one knows the terroir of Shinshu Ueda better than the brewers who turn locally-grown rice into sake, embodying the interactions between man and nature that have long shaped the cultural identity of the region.
This carefully curated sake experience brings a special sense of place directly to your cup.
15:30-16:30 (3:30–4:30 PM)
The Sake Ceremony starts at 15:30 (3:30 PM).
We invite you to check in, take a short break and then join the brewer-chef for your pairing experience.
A Brewer and a Chef
A brewer who knows the terroir intimately,
and a chef who celebrates it through his cuisine
Shuhei Otsuka is both a chef and a brewer, one of the team who make Shinshu Kirei. He knows its flavors and texture by heart, and showcases them through careful selection of seasonal ingredients.
He aims to communicate the geography and culture of Shinshu Ueda to his guests through skillful combinations of local sake and local food.
Brewing Every Cup Carefully, gracefully.
The Okazaki Brewery in Yanagimachi is on the old Hokkoku Kaido road that once brought travelers from the northwestern coast of Japan through the Shinshu Ueda region as they traveled east to the Kanto area.
The brewery takes water from the Sugadaira highlands and rice grown in Nagano Prefecture to carefully and gracefully craft sake that opens up moments of pleasure for drinkers to enjoy sip by sip. And each serving of sake in your cup is a perfect reflection of the geography of Ueda, nestled in a river valley cradled by mountains.
Understanding
Sake Vessels
Five sake and five shapes
Imagine five flowers: gentian, Japanese quince, swamp lantern, camellia, morning glory.
And five types of Shinshu Kirei sake poured into five flower-shaped vessels, or the same shape but made of different materials such as porcelain or glass, to create infinite combinations of the special characteristics of a substance with the meaning of a form.
Enjoy contemplating our selection of handmade sake vessels as you appreciate the sake inside.
Experience
The scenery behind
the sake
Nothing goes better with Shinshu Kirei than dishes prepared by a brewer-chef who makes it.
Enjoying them together gives you profound insight into the Shinshu Ueda region, and the work of the people who make the area what it is.
This is what it means to truly enjoy sake.
SAKE CEREMONY
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Timing
The Sake Ceremony starts at 15:30 (3:30 PM).
We invite you to check in, take a short break and then join the brewer-chef for your pairing experience. -
Sake
The five bottles of Shinshu Kirei used in the Sake Ceremony are yours to enjoy in the evening over a relaxed dinner, take to your room to sip at your own pace, or take home to finish later.