Sake brewed with the legendary sake rice "Omachi" from all over Japan will be gathered at the "15th Omachi Summit" to be held in Shinjuku on Tuesday, September 9rd
The 15th Omachi Summit, an event that will bring together sake brewed with Okayama Prefecture's sake rice "Omachi" from all over the country, will be held on Tuesday, September 2024, 9 at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

"Omachi," the root of the currently widely used sake rice varieties "Yamada Nishiki" and "Gohyakumangoku," is a type of rice suitable for sake brewing that was discovered in 1859 by a farmer in Omachi, Takashima Village, Kamitou County, Bizen Province (now Omachi, Naka Ward, Okayama City). It is also called the "phantom sake rice" because it is difficult to cultivate, and 1% of the production is in Okayama Prefecture, where the hours of sunshine are long throughout the year. It is used in daiginjo and junmai sake because it produces a rich, mellow flavor.
The 15th Omachi Summit will bring together sake brewed with Omachi rice from breweries all over Japan. The event will be divided into three parts: the first part will be a sake tasting event limited to restaurants, liquor stores, and sake breweries; the second part will be the announcement of the results of the evaluation session, which is open to everyone; and the third part will be a tasting social gathering, which is also open to everyone.
At the appraisal, there will be a lecture by Jin Utsunomiya, a director of the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, and Marie Chiba, owner of Nishiazabu EUREKA!. In addition, at the tasting reception, you can compare the flavors of each brewery in a stand-up format.
By the way, the previous "14th Omachi Summit" gathered 121 sakes from 206 breweries nationwide. As of early August, the number of applications has already exceeded the number of entries from the previous summit. We are looking forward to seeing what kind of sakes brewed with "Omachi" will be gathered this time.
How to purchase tickets: Ticket Pia (P code 653646):
https://t.pia.jp/pia/event/event.do?eventCd=2419492
Official site:https://omachi.marumaru-okayama.jp/
Events and News List:https://sakeworld.jp/event/
INFORMATION
- Event name
- The 15th Omachi Summit
- Date
- 2024.9.3 (Tue)
- Time
- ・Sake tasting party (full rotation system)
1st session: 12:30-14:00
2st session: 14:20-15:50
*Only for business related parties
・Announcement of the winners at the review meeting/lecture
16:00 ~ 17:30
※Anyone can participate
・Social gathering (standing buffet style)
18:00-20:30 (reception opens at 17:30)
※Anyone can participate
- Venue
- Keio Plaza Hotel
(2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
6 minutes walk from Tochomae Station on the Oedo Line
- Prices
- Sake tasting: 1,000 yen/session
Appreciation meeting/lecture: Free
Social gathering: 6,000 yen in advance, 8,000 yen on the day
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