1. 2013/02/19
Hitoshi SHIMIZU
Drinking

2. Why I chose this topic
 I’d like to introduce Sake
 I like drinking many kinds of drinks in the world
 I’m trying to abstain from drinking
(when I go out)

3. Sake in Japan
 Made from rice and water
 The places with good rice and good water are
famous for production of sake
 589 million litter consumed a year
 1585 sake makers
 Japanese people drink sake since (at latest) 8th
century
Nada(Kobe)
Fushimi(Kyoto)
Niigata

4. To enjoy sake
 Tokkuri
 Choko
 Hot / Iced
 Snacks

5. Difference among Beer, Wine, and Sake
Beer Wine Sake
ingredient Barley Grape Rice
Consumption
(million litter)
2919 274 589
Alcohol % 5~6 12~14 10~20
Main consumers
(my feeling)
Younger Richer Older
When to drink
Hot/
After bath time
Relax/
Beaujolais
Nouveau
Cold/
Japanese food

6. Why I want to abstain from drinking
 I made many failures with alcohol
 Late for work…
 Missed the last train…
 Lost my watch from my wife...
 I can’t stop drinking with adequate amount
 Drinking is not healthy
 I had attack of gout