The Japan Women's SAKE Award ~ Fine Sake Competition ~, a sake tasting event for women, will be held on Sunday, September 9th. The award ceremony and large tasting event will also be held on Friday, October 8th.
The Japan Women's SAKE Award ~ Fine Sake Competition ~, the first sake tasting competition in Japan to be judged by women, will be held in Fukui on Sunday, September 2024, 9. The award ceremony and large tasting event will be open to the public and will be held in front of JR Fukui Station on Friday, October 8.

The Japan Women's SAKE Award - Fine Sake Competition (commonly known as the Fine Sake Contest), which began in 2023, is a sake tasting competition with three aims: "Inheriting Japan's traditional culture," "Stimulating the local economy," and "Realizing a society where women can play an active role." Based on the concept of "stimulating the regions with local sake," this year's event will be called the "3nd Japan Women's SAKE Award Fine Sake Competition 2 Fukui-Hokuriku Tournament," in commemoration of the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Fukui to Tsuruga and the recovery from the Noto earthquake disaster.
This year, 178 women from Japan and abroad will be judging the sake in two categories: "official judges" who are qualified to drink alcohol and have the ability to judge, and "amateur judges" who only have the condition of loving sake. There are six categories for the judging: "Sparkling", "Fruity", "Light & Dry", "Rich & Umami", "Aged" and "Low Alcohol".
The winning sake will be available for public enjoyment at the 10nd Japan Women's SAKE Award Fine Sake Competition 25 Fukui/Hokuriku Tournament Awards Ceremony & Grand Tasting Event to be held on Friday, October 2th. The set of 2024 tickets includes an original Fine Sake Competition glass, Echizen ware sake cup, toothbrush set, motion sickness supplements, and more.
On the day of the event, there will be tasting booths for the award-winning sake brewers, as well as booths for sake from Ishikawa Prefecture and the Toyama Prefecture Sake Brewers Association, and a gourmet Fukui snack lunch box will be on sale. In addition to the sake tasting, you can compare sake from the Hokuriku region and enjoy Fukui gourmet food.
Official Websitehttps://bishucon.com/
INFORMATION
- Name
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The 2nd Japan Women's SAKE Award Fine Sake Competition 2024 Fukui/Hokuriku Tournament (also known as Fine Sake Competition) Awards Ceremony & Grand Tasting Event
- Schedule
- 2024.10.25 (Fri)
- Time
- ・Grand tasting event: 15:20-20:XNUMX (last entrance XNUMX:XNUMX)
・Award ceremony: 17:18pm - XNUMX:XNUMXpm
- Venue
- Fukui City Lively Exchange Facility 1F Covered Plaza Hapiterrace
(https://nigiwai.ftmo.co.jp/happiterrace)
- Admission fee
- ・Advance tickets: 4,000 yen
・Tickets sold on the day: 4,500 yen
- Sponsorship
- Fine Sake Competition Secretariat (General Incorporated Association of Women Who Love Japanese Sake and Wine)
- Sponsor
- JR East Planning Co., Ltd. / ANA Akindo Co., Ltd. / JTB Co., Ltd. / Sangi Co., Ltd. / Kobayashi Junzo Shoten Co., Ltd. / Echizen Pottery Industry Cooperative Association
- Official Website
- https://bishucon.com/