Deep dive into the world of Japanese sake workshop
Do you enjoy drinking 日本酒 / Japanese sake, and are you interested in exploring the authentic ways to enjoy it?
This might be a perfect opportunity for you to explore the deep world of "Okan-sake" or warmed-up sake, the realm of true sake lovers.
We invite Mr Umetsu, a kuramoto - a sake brewery owner- who is based in Tottori prefecture, to give us an opportunity to guide us through the proper ways to enjoy "Okan-sake" and why Japanese people have enjoyed sake in these ways.
Umetsu Brewery has produced sake since more than 150 years ago and all the process is done by hand. Ever since 2005, they have only used rice and malted rice as their sake's ingredients.
Masasuke Umetsu, the late owner of the Brewery, had been providing lectures on how to fully enjoy "Okan-sake" in and outside of Japan.
He will guide us through the following*:
- How to drink and enjoy Okan-sake
- How to harmonize sake with foods**
- Trivial knowledge about sake
- Difference between Traditional style sake and Modern style sake
and many more!
*The topics to be covered are subject to change
**For this particular workshop, we cannot correspond to the dietary restrictions needs
*** Foods prepared by Hinaka Gogan Hitomasu(Nago) will be served
Date & time and venue
- Date & time: Fri, 15th December 2023 18:00-20:00
- Venue: Center building Restaurant
Admission
4,000JPY (including sake and catered foods*)
- To be paid in cash to the Recreation Services office
- Your seat will not be reserved until you have made the payment
2,000JPY(Student/Intern Only)
- Please note: students are subsidised, We ask that you honour your reservation.
Payment due: 5pm Wed, 13th Dec
Eligibility
Any OIST community member (Staff, Students, their family members, and their friends) who is 20+ can participate in the event!
Important notice
If you reside off-campus, Please make sure to arrange transportation home post-event prior to registering.
Please do not drink and drive.
[Info]Driving While Intoxicated and Under the Influence
Drinking and driving in Japan carries severe penalties. At an alcohol level of 0.15 mg per 1L of breath, a driver is considered to be Driving Under the Influence (DUI), which is punishable by imprisonment with work for up to 3 years and a fine of up to JPY 500,000. Driving While intoxicated (DWI) is punishable by imprisonment with work for up to 5 years and a fine of up to JPY 1 million. Please note that anyone who has provided a vehicle and/or alcohol to an intoxicated driver and/or a driver under the influence or who is a passenger in a vehicle driven by a driver who is intoxicated or under the influence may also be subject to imprisonment with work and a fine.
If a DUI or DWI incident results in an accident, the consequences are more severe. A driver who causes the death or injury of another person, under the influence of alcohol or drugs making it difficult for the driver to drive safely, is punishable by imprisonment with work for up to 20 years (in the case of a death) or 15 years (in the case of an injury).
Note that under the Road Traffic Act, a bicycle is regarded as a car. Therefore, you cannot ride a bicycle after drinking.