Sake, Japan

japan/2003/sakes_1998

Ozawa Shuzo sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


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Ozawa Shuzo Sake, Ōme — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_brian_bottles

Brian and sake, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_brian_girl

Tasting sake on the tour, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


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Greg and sake, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_aging_bottles

Sake aging, Ozawa Shuzo Sake Brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


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Ozawa Shuzo Sake Brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

At ¥100 a shot, or less than $1USD, this sake bar was THE best deal in town.

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Sake and green tea, Ozawa Shuzo, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


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Bridge behind the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


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Bridge behind the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_temple_bell_brian

This was a loud bell, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


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Bridge behind the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_bridge_bolts

Bridge behind the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_hike_brian

River next to the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


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River next to the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_train_home

And the long, winding (and somehow free) JR Chuo ride home, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


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Traditional bell, Ōme — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_hike_tunnel_greg

Playing in traffic, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_storing_vertical

Sake storage, Ōme, Tokyo — December 19, 2003


japan/2003/sake_rice

Pollished rice grades for sake, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

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