Looking Back
Last year was the Year of the Sake for Japan in Melbourne, we attended a number of sake related events to help promote Japanese…
Japan-Inspired Gift Ideas at Kimono House
Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents this year? The last few days of Kimono House’s Festive Market are underway and if you’re after a…
ACMI’s Essential Anime Heroines
Starting today, ACMI is running a nine day long season of anime film screenings, highlighting the adventures of some of the most inspiring anime…
Sake Tasting at Wasshoi!
A while back, Takahoko Sake’s very own Soji Sakai returned to Melbourne after a brief trip to New Zealand. Over the few days he…
The Japanese Film Festival in Melbourne
With two days of the festival left, I hope you’ve been enjoying it as much as the Japan in Melbourne team have! If you’re…
‘The Long Excuse’ – Interview with Director Miwa Nishikawa
The Japan Film Festival closes with the final screening of Miwa Nishikawa’s touching drama ‘The Long Excuse’. We spoke with Director Nishikawa about the film and…
Interview with Yukiko Mishima, “Night’s Tightrope”
Japanese Film Festival (JFF) 2016 Why are Yuki and Atsuko hoping to see someone die? The Director of “Night’s Tightrope”, Yukiko Mishima talks about…
Sake x American BBQ
Sake and American barbeque; a match made in heaven, or perhaps not so much? Third Wave Café in Prahran’s head chef Ryo Kitahara set…
Matching France with Japan
Japanese sake traditionally matches well with—of course—Japanese food, however, in recent years there have been more instances of matching sake with various styles of…
Upcoming event; SAKE works with BBQ
We are exactly 2 WEEKS away from this event! You will enjoy “mariage” between the food by Chef Ryo Kitahara from Third Wave in…