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Kanpai! The Shikoku Sake Festival Returns to Ikeda!

Feb 15, 2023

Enjoy the range of Shikoku sake!

Teetotalers lookout!! After a 3 year break due to the coronavirus, the 24th Annual Shikoku Sake Festival is ready to make you dizzy with enjoyment!


This year's event will be held on the streets of downtown Ikeda in northern Miyoshi City on Saturday February 25, 2023. Festivities should be especially vibrant this year since the event has not been properly held for so long (only a mini version was held last summer).

Aside from the three sake producers that are based in Ikeda, several other sake and alcohol producers from all around Shikoku will converge for this celebration of inebriation. Sampling the wide range of offerings can be enjoyed by both people unfamiliar with Japan's national spirt, as well as the most discerning of sake connoisseurs.


A variety of food vendors will also be here serving up a range of treats, and the local sake brewers also offer tours inside their factories.


Advance tickets for ¥2500 are available until Feb 22, or same-day tickets can be had for ¥3000.


For more information, check their website here:

http://www.shikoku-sakematuri.com/


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