A tour where everyone can enjoy the power hidden in Japanese mythology, sake, and sacred rice.

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The Kojiki (712) contains the myths of the founding of Japan and the history from the establishment of the imperial court to the reign of Emperor Suiko in Nara. According to the Kojiki, Ninigi no Mikoto (the god of agriculture) descended to earth after being given an ear of rice by a god who wished ...

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Pilgrimage to Japan's sacred places of food/NARA

We offer special experiential tours that allow travelers from all over the world visiting Japan, especially those who are interested in Japanese food, to experience and taste the roots of Japanese food culture. We were formed by a team of tourism-related businesses in Nara with the aim of introducing the charm of Nara and the roots of Japanese food that live in Nara. This is an activity recognized by the Japanese government's Tourism Agency. Japanese cuisine has become a world heritage site, and sake is also about to become a world heritage site. How did Japanese food come into being? Where are the roots of Japanese sake? A trip to Nara will satisfy that curiosity. In Nara, the culture from 1,300 years ago is not just a heritage, but is still alive today. The roots of Japanese cuisine and Japanese sake, as well as the temples where Japanese sake originated, still exist, and you can still enjoy these foods and sake even today. We will help you realize such a valuable experience. Please come and experience the tours we offer. You will experience a trip to Japan that no one around you in your country has ever experienced. Official site: https://exploring-nara.jp (Japanese) https://exploring-nara.jp/en/ (English)

The roots of Japanese sake and UMAMI in Nara/Japanese mythology, sake, and a tour where everyone can experience the hidden power of sacred rice

Date and time: Monday, November 20, 2023, starting at 5:00 p.m.

Location: Hotel Asyl Nara

Contents:

・Marriage of Nara food culture and sake

As the capital, Nara is a place where many food cultures have flourished. Dashi, in particular, is the basis of Japanese cuisine, which has been designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The head chef of Hotel Asyl Nara will offer dishes that skillfully utilize ``UMAMI'', one of the five human tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami) discovered in Japan. In addition, by combining traditional Chinese food techniques that were developed in Nara (listed in the Todaiji offering book "Various Yakucho") and fermented dishes (Nara-zuke, etc.), we have created a five-taste continuation of Nara's food culture and traditional techniques. You can enjoy the world of cooking with all five senses.

・For alcoholic drinks, we offer Inada Sake Brewery's "Inanohana" and the limited edition product "Amber" from the same series.

“Inanohana” is a sake that started as a new limited distribution brand in 2020 by inviting brewer Kurose. ``Amber'' is an unfiltered sake made from Kinuhikari grown in Nara Prefecture and stored in French oak from Arières, France for about half a year. The aroma has a whiskey-like barrel nuance, with a hint of sweetness and fullness with a hint of vanilla. It is a valuable sake that is difficult to obtain due to its limited distribution volume.

・We offer Narazuke, a food that was inherited from the upper class 1300 years ago.

Narazuke made with Inada Sake Brewery's sake lees.

As part of the experience program, you will be able to experience burning a square of Yoshino cedar.

Yoshino cedar is the wood that architect Kengo Kuma used for the guest rooms of the new National Stadium, and is a representative high-quality wood. Nara's sake is often made in Yoshino cedar barrels. We will serve Nara sake in the Yoshino cedar square. Participants can take home the masu as souvenirs.

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・Inada Sake Brewery https://inaten.com

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