Let’s cerebrate the arrival of spring with Koshi no Kanbai! From ancient times people in Japan have enjoyed drinking sake beneath flowering trees. Sakura, or cherry blossoms, are justly famous but it is actually the plum trees in bloom that tell us that spring is here.
Koshi no Kanbai means “winter plum of Niigata,” evoking the freshness and delicacy of springtime. We encourage you to try a glass of this elegant, smooth sake known and admired all over Japan.
Koshi no Kanbai is not readily available in the U.K., and it’s a rare treat to be able sample three at this time of the year. Some of the restaurants participating in Kanbai Week are offering sake flights so you can try three different labels all at once.
Dates
Monday, 17 February–Saturday, 29 February 2020
Places
Flat Three
120-122 Holland Park Avenue, London, W11 4UA [map]
Ginza Onodera
15 Bury St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6AL, UK [map]
Kazu
64 Charlotte St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 4QD, UK [map]
Kikuchi
14 Hanway St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1UD, UK [map]
Min Jiang
Royal Garden Hotel, 2-24 Kensington High Street, London, W8 4PT [map]
So Restaurant
3-4 Warwick Street, London, W1B 5LS [map]
Yashin Ocean House*
117-119 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3RN [map]
*Monday, 2 March–Sunday, 15 March, 2020
Yashin Sushi*
1A Argyll Road, London, W8 7DB [map]
*Monday, 2 March–Sunday, 15 March, 2020