Sketch Art Exhibition::「立呑み絵日記」 (Standing Bar Diary) by Syuhei Shibukawa

Photo courtesy of Syuhei Shibukawa via his Facebook.

I learned of this exhibition through the 関西酒場研究会 (Kansai Bar Study Group) on Facebook. Syuhei Shibukawa likes to go to tachinomiya, drink sake, eat food and make sketches of the setting. Looks like a good example of visual anthropology to me. Many of the shops featured are close to Gallery Yongou (see the map sketch below).

Most of the visitors to the exibition were young women. There was sake at the exhibition as well. I got a set of 4 different kinds - they were all good!

Shibukawa-san was very generous with his work, allowing everyone to take photos of his sketches. Unfortunately, the exhibition is over. But you can check out his work on social media.

Syuhei Shibukawa on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/syuhei.shibukawa

Syuhei Shibukawa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/syuheishibukawa/

Gallery Yongou on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yongou2019

This weekend I am going to Tokyo to meet with a sake expert; I want to give him a bottle of high quality sake from Osaka. So I went to Inada Sake Shop and not only found a great present but also the Foo Fighters sake that I have looking for since its debut in 2021!

Katano Sakura Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu Super Dry and
Foo Fighters×TATENOKAWA JUNMAIDAIGINJO HANSHO Blue

Inada Sake Shop is over 90 years old and has a great selection of sake. They also have a small tachinomiya next door. On Saturday in the late afternoon, the place was packed (12 customers or so) and very lively. Lots of great sake, oden and other food, too.

Information about Inada Sake Shop: https://zaubee.com/biz/inada-liquor-store-oagrx5ub

About the sake I bought as a present for _________:

Katano Sakura Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu Super Dry (720ml)

Characteristics:

Low-temperature fermented Ginjo brewed junmai unprocessed sake. A refreshing dry sharpness and a powerful flavor unique to raw unprocessed sake. It has a strong personality and flavor that is worth drinking. Although it is raw sake, you can enjoy its unique charm not only cold but also hot.

Kuramoto Yamano Sake Brewery:

In the Heian period, Katano no Sato was loved by aristocrats as a place to play in the fields such as picking cherry blossoms. This area, blessed with the clear waters of the Amano River and the fertile fields that spread across its basin, gave birth to many sake brewers during the Edo period. Inheriting that history and tradition, we are working hard to create a sake brewery with a ``bloomy'' atmosphere that resembles cherry blossoms.

Source: Osaka Prefecture Sake Brewers Association.
http://osaka-sake.com/index.html

Kuramoto Yamano Sake Brewery website: https://www.katanosakura.com/