{"podcast":{"title":"Sake Deep Dive","slug":"sake-deep-dive-4351284","podcast_index_feed_id":4351284,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6ae05d20/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sake-deep-dive","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/17830888/17830888-1632780188956-badedad5169bc.jpg","author":"Sake Deep Dive","episode_count":50,"summary":"A sake podcast for the beyond beginner! Sake brewer Andrew Russell and sake writer/translator Jim Rion dive deep into the history and culture around Japan's national drink to bring context and insight, for when an introduction just won't cut it. Join us every month for a tokkuri full of unfiltered sake knowledge! Our theme song is from: Lotus Lane by The Loyalist - Preconceived Notions https://soundcloud.com/preconceived-n... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lotus-lane Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/1YVHRMVwwHg","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sake-deep-dive-4351284"},"episode":{"title":"Sake Bars - Drinking in Japan","slug":"sake-bars-drinking-in-japan","published_at":"2025-02-28T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sake-deep-dive-4351284/sake-bars-drinking-in-japan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sake-deep-dive-4351284","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sake-deep-dive/episodes/Sake-Bars---Drinking-in-Japan-e2vgmks","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6ae05d20/podcast/play/99162204/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-1-28%2F070f0049-780f-9163-ac99-930551efc33a.m4a","summary":"This time, Andy and Jim take things a little easy with a little guide to drinking in Japan. From hidden neighborhood izakaya to trendy Tokyo sake bars, they ease the way into finding and enjoying a tipple on your next trip to Japan. Vocabulary Izakaya 居酒屋 - An eating and drinking spot, meaning literally “shop to be with liquor.” The baseline for drinking in Japan. Kaku uchi 角打ち - A type of liquor store that doubles as a place to drink in the evening. Standing only, and some simple snacks are often available. Mokkiri もっきり - a rather ostentatious way of serving nihonshu by putting a glass into a masu then pouring until the glass overflows. Otoshi お通し - a small dish served on sitting down at an izakaya or some bars, without being ordered. It is a paid dish and essentially doubles as a table charge. Otsumami お摘み - The general word for nibbles or snacks, often associated with drinking. Sakana 肴 - The traditional word for food served along drinks. Note that the pronunciation is the same as “fish” but the character is different. Tachinomi 立ち飲み - A standing bar. Different from kaku uchi in that it is ONLY a bar, without the liquor store function. Recommendations: Andy - Kaifork 解放区 in Okayama City Jim - Hularito in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture Don’t forget to support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SakeDeepDive Also, check out Andy’s website at: https://www.originsake.com/ And buy Jim’s book, Discovering Yamaguchi Sake wherever you order your books (print and ebook available)! Our theme music is from Lotus Lane by The Loyalist - Preconceived Notions Available at https://soundcloud.com/preconceived-notions Under a Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lotus-lane Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/1YVHRMVw…","meta_description":"This time, Andy and Jim take things a little easy with a little guide to drinking in Japan. From hidden neighborhood izakaya to trendy Tokyo sake bars, th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3669,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sake-deep-dive-4351284/episodes/sake-bars-drinking-in-japan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sake-deep-dive-4351284/sake-bars-drinking-in-japan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}