Akita City About holding “SAKE and Fermentation City in Akita City”

[Akita City] About holding “SAKE and Fermentation City in Akita City” ​
Akita City Press release: November 18, 2024 About holding “SAKE and Fermentation City in Akita City” Two days of deliciously enjoying Akita in winter, including local sake, local beer, fermented food, local gourmet food, and traditional culture! Enjoy a special tasting experience featuring local sake from all 32 breweries in the prefecture.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/118526/16/118526-16-38fb96f84078d88cd79a6e4716fdc265-1957×1289.jpg “SAKE and Fermentation City in Akita City” official logo “SAKE and Fermentation City in Akita City” will be held for two days on Saturday, January 18th and Saturday, February 8th, 2025. At the main venue, we have prepared a special “local sake tasting experience” where you can choose from all the local sake in Akita Prefecture and compare them! In addition, there will be plenty of hospitality and events themed around “sake and fermentation” at the same venue and at satellite venues in the surrounding area. “Sake and Fermentation City in Akita City”, which is unique to Akita City and allows you to enjoy winter Akita deliciously, will be held for only these two days! Please come and visit us before checking in to your accommodation, before taking a walk in the downtown area, or before or after touring the prefecture. For details, please check the “Event Special Page” at the bottom of the page. “Local sake tasting experience” where you can choose from 32 breweries in the prefecture
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/118526/16/118526-16-77b98598fe8142de8c0c831e96a20ee8-3900×2311.jpg A luxurious tasting experience where you can choose from a total of 32 local sake breweries in the prefecture and compare them! Digital tickets that come with local sake vouchers, special ochoko, and Wawaragi water will go on sale from November 25th (Monday). Digital tickets will be discontinued once the sales limit has been reached, so be sure to purchase your tickets as soon as possible. • Date and time: 2025/1/18 (Sat), 2/8 (Sat) Part 1: 12:00-14:00, Part 2: 15:00-17:00 • Venue: Akita City Cultural Creation Center 2nd floor special venue (Studio A1) • Fee: 3,000 yen (tax included) with the “Akita Winter Asobi Discount” coupon applied. Regular price: 6,000 yen including tax. (*The “Akita Winter Asobi Discount” coupon ends when the budget limit is reached) “Akita Kayaki Festival” etc. will be held at the same venue!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/118526/16/118526-16-ee07692ab1d85d921c87aebeddec87d0-3900×2925.jpg Akita Kayaki Festival Inside the Cultural Creation Hall, we will also be holding other events that you can enjoy together with local sake, such as sales of fermented foods, workshops, and the Akita Kayaki Festival. Akita Kayaki Festival In the outdoor space, the “11th Akita Kayaki Festival” was held by the Akita Kayaki Association, and original “Kayaki” made by each Akita Kayaki Association member store was on sale. From 12:00 on both days, there will also be a oyster oyster collaboration collaboration between the Akita Prefecture Miso and Soy Sauce Industry Cooperative Association and the Akita Prefecture Meat Business Cooperative Association, limited to the first 500 cups. Fermentation workshop The cafe “Tofu Hyakkei” in the Cultural Creation Center will be holding a workshop to make pickles using “Sangohachi”, a seasoning made from koji, with Yuriko Suzuki from Yokote City, a koji expert. No reservations are required and you are free to join on the day, so please feel free to come and enjoy the deliciousness! Product sales (local sake, local beer, fermented food, etc.) We will sell local sake, local beer, fermented foods, etc. You can enjoy it on the spot or purchase it as a souvenir. A variety of events with the theme of “sake and fermentation” are held at surrounding facilities!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/118526/16/118526-16-44dcb7305f6ebc077abf5f7f1701fe7c-1920×1440.jpg “Akita Kanto Festival” performance
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/118526/16/118526-16-e2550aa6848e845758f5b703cda86072-1280×850.jpg Araya Glass Studio On-site sales of glass works such as sake vessels
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/118526/16/118526-16-8189f2079e8f049186ad04e716f7d57a-750×494.jpg “Amazake Lab” amazake serving and sales
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/118526/16/118526-16-5890c628525e495eaa93a89eddc72b74-632×440.jpg Woodblock print artist Tokuyuki Katsuhira introduction exhibition “Tokuyuki Katsuhira ~Drawing a year in the life of a rice farmer~” At the surrounding facilities (satellite venues), there are many special projects with the main theme of “sake and fermentation”, such as Amazake behavior and sales, fermentation culture seminars, and on-site sales of sake vessels made by glass artists! Please also enjoy hospitality such as the “Kanto Festival” performance that will make your tour even more enjoyable. Folk Arts Tradition Museum (commonly known as Neburi Nagashikan)/Former Kaneko Family Residence • “Akita Kanto Festival” performance • – Blessing performance to celebrate spring – Akita Manzai Appreciation Party • Learn about Akita’s fermentation culture! Fermentation seminar • Woodblock print artist Tokuyuki Katsuhira introduction exhibition “Tokuyuki Katsuhira ~Drawing a year in the life of a rice farmer~” Red brick local museum • Araya Glass Studio On-site sales of glass works such as sake vessels Former Matsukura family residence • Amazake serving and sales at “Amazakerabo”, Pork soup serving and sale at “Kainuma Shoten” Others • Hiking special project from the station “Akita City Winter Town Walk” ▼Special event page https://www.akita-yulala.jp/saketohakkouichi ▼Event flyer