All Entries in the "Japanese Food and Drink" Category

Japanese Alcohol

Beer
Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in Japan and it can be a bit shocking as to how much “head” Japanese people enjoy their beer with.

The most popular brands are Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory and in my opinion taste much better than any Australian or American product.

Sake
The word sake in Japanese actually means [...]

Izakaya

An izakaya is a casual Japanese drinking and eating establishment, similar to a bar which serves a wide variety of bite-sized food along with drinks.  Izakaya`s are very popular and relatively cheap places for after work drinking.
Depending on the place, you may be sitting on chairs around a large table or kneeling on tatami mats, [...]

Cheap Alcohol!

Think back to your last 700ml bottle of spirits. How much did you pay? Probably quite a bit I should think. In Australia a bottle of Jim Beam fetches for around $30 and Wild Turkey about $40 - a fair chunk of the price coming from government tax.
The price in Japan for [...]