酒 Sake, Japan

Ozawa Shuzo sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Brian and sake, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Tasting sake on the tour, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Greg and sake, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Sake aging, Ozawa Shuzo Sake Brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Ozawa Shuzo Sake Brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

At ¥100 a shot, or less than $1USD, this sake bar was THE best deal in town.

Sake and green tea, Ozawa Shuzo, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Bridge behind the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Bridge behind the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

This was a loud bell, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Bridge behind the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Bridge behind the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

River next to the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

River next to the sake brewery, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

And the long, winding (and somehow free) JR Chuo ride home, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Playing in traffic, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003

Pollished rice grades for sake, Ōme, Tokyo, Japan — December 19, 2003