Business trip to Toyama

Mar. 8

I had a business trip to Toyama.

 

 

By the way to Toyama, I saw a snow scene in Nagano from the train.

 

 

 

After I arrived at Toyama, I visited to the head office of Osakaya Shop, which is a popular supermarket chain in Toyama and Ishikawa.

 

 

They have started dealing Cave de Relax wine since last year.

 

 

I had a meeting with Mr. Hiramura, the president of the company.

Then he took me to a very fine sushi restaurant.

 

 

All of the sushi there were outstanding!

 

 

 

They were super delicious.

 

 

 

 

I was moved a lot!

 

 

After the lunch, I went to Yao city and visited to Tama-asashi Shuzo, which is one of the oldest sake brewery in Toyama.

 

 

They are very small brewery but produced very fine and unique sake.

 

 

I was guided to the cellar by Mr. Shima, who is the master brewer.

I saw the very well-organized traditional sake equipment.

 

 

Then I tasted the sake.

They were very delicious.

 

 

I was educated a lot and found why their sake is very popular for sake lovers.

Thank you very much for Mr. Shima.

 

 

 

Then I went to Osakaya Shop Shinjo Store, which is a new shop of the chain opened last week.

 

 

I could see beautiful mountains there.

 

 

 

I was happy to see our wine at the wine shop.

 

 

 

Oh! A big stuffed Koala!

 

 

He is a popular chocolate character in Japan.

I took a memorial photo with him.

 

 

 

Finally, I tasted very fine sake at the sake bar in Toyama station while I waited for the Shinkansen train for Tokyo.

 

 

 

 

They were very nice.

 

 

Then I kept tasting sake on the train to Tokyo.

They were very nice, too.

 

 

Is this a really business trip?