Al Jazeera reports in this brief video about Akane Niikura, a 10-year old girl in the fourth grade who has become Japan’s youngest sake connoisseur. But don’t start getting worried about how her parents let her indulge in Japan’s traditional rice-wine alcohol at such a young age—she’s mastered her ability to select sake and pair it with the perfect food by smell and sight alone, sniffing the sake and observing how it clings to a glass. Her expertise was certified by the Sake Service Institute of Japan based on these unique skills. Check out the video below for the story!
Welcome to Shinpai Deshou!
ようこそ!Feel free to search topics or browse by categories below. Our various resource links will be updated with each blog post. Please check back frequently for new, helpful sites! Contact us with questions or suggestions at shinpai.deshou@gmail.com-
Join 1,519 other subscribers
Categories
- announcements
- applications
- blogs
- conferences
- culture
- CVs and resumes
- embassy
- events
- financial assistance
- fun links
- funding
- graduate school
- greetings
- homestay
- housing
- interviewing
- JET
- JLPT
- job openings
- jobs
- language schools
- living abroad
- main posts
- military service
- program review
- senior year
- site maintenance
- social networking
- study abroad
- study tools
- summer program
- textbooks
- Uncategorized
- undergraduate
- useful links