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This nihonshu festival in Ikebukuro is actually a two-part event, taking up exhibition halls A and B at Sunshine City's World Import Mart in June. The former will be occupied by the winners of this year's Japan-wide shinshu (freshly brewed sake) contest, with a whopping 415 varieties of ginjo available for sipping, while hall B is where the All-Japan Sake Fair takes place. This one consists of both sales and tasting of sake from all over the country, plus stalls hawking decidedly booze-compatible regional food. The ticket price includes entrance to both events and all-you-can-drink sake, but you'll need to pay extra for some of the grub.
Open Sat Jun 20
Time 10.30am-2pm, 3.30pm-7pm
Admission Adv ¥3,500, same-day ¥4,000
Venue Sunshine City World Import Mart 4F, Exhibition Halls A and B
Address 3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Transport Ikebukuro station (Yamanote line), east exit; (Marunouchi, Yurakucho lines), exits 35 or Higashi-Ikebukuro station (Yurakucho line), exit 6.7
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