“No moon, no blossom. Just me drinking sake, totally alone.” This melancholy haiku was penned by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho in 1689, shortly before he set off on a 1,200-mile journey through ...

The sake producers in the new Bibendum collection include Akita Shurui Seizo with the Takashimizu range, Niizawa with Hakurakusei range, Shiraki with the Daruma Masamune range and Tenzan Shuzo with ...

Akita is heralded as one of Japan’s premiere sake regions, with its clean water ... including Hideyoshi, Takashimizu, Yamamoto and Yukinobijin. There are also bento boxes and plenty of Akita ...

“No moon, no blossom. Just me drinking sake, totally alone.” This melancholy haiku was penned by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho in 1689, shortly before he set off on a 1,200-mile journey through ...