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Yamagata City/Every drop contains over 230 years of history. Yamagata’s local sake “Hayo Otokoyama”

2023/02/01

Yamagata City/Every drop contains over 230 years of history. Yamagata’s local sake “Hayo Otokoyama”

Enjoy a drink at a soba restaurant without worrying about being a connoisseur

Among the many Yamagata specialties, one of the dishes that you want to enjoy with sake is soba. ''Soba-mae'', where you enjoy sake and snacks before soba noodles, is a culture that began in the Edo period. Once you've calmed your stomach with the restaurant's a la carte dishes and ''Hayo Otokoyama,'' we also recommend enjoying ''Soba Shop's Hidden Sake Gokan'' with freshly boiled soba noodles. ''Gokon'' is a special pure rice made by ''Otokoyama Sake Brewery'' with consideration for compatibility with soba. It nestles close to you without disturbing the scent of soba. Gokun can only be tasted at stores affiliated with Gokunkai, a group of soba restaurants in Yamagata City. Adults dream of enjoying sake and soba in a sophisticated way, and there are many restaurants in Yamagata City where you can experience it without pretentiousness.

At Otokoyama Sake Brewery, you can also tour the brewery except during the busy season. From January to March, you can see the entire preparation process, so if you are interested, please contact us by phone or email.

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Kanto Hiroko

Today we will be traveling somewhere to report, mainly focusing on the six prefectures of Tohoku. I love traveling both domestically and internationally, even in my private life.