For the first time ever, The Joy of Sake, the biggest sake tasting soiree outside of Japan, will bring its American brand of culture-crossing conviviality to Japan. On Nov. 2, the event, which originated in Hawaii, will be celebrating its anniversary in Tokyo.
"It's the 10th year for us, so we wanted to do something special," says organizer Chris Pearce, " and Japan is the place where sake comes from."
The event will showcase 329 premium brews from 166 producers around the country and feature complementary appetizers from 12 local and U.S.-based restaurants, as well as live music and hula dance performances. Apart from the hula dancers, the most noticeable difference between The Joy of Sake and the sake tastings held regularly in Tokyo has to be the number of guests who will be coming from abroad. In addition to several volunteers from the United States, a group of sake enthusiasts from Hawaii will be flying in specifically to attend the event. Pearce anticipates up to 200 international visitors.
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