OnAir February 16(Sun), 2014
In the city of trees, Sendai lives a man who can brew the best sake for any meal, be it French, Italian, Chinese, or any other world cuisine. The Katsuyama shuzo brewery, founded in 1688, once served generations of Date clan leaders. As their official supplier of sake, this brewery has elevated the culture of sake brewing to a new level in Sendai. In such a well-established sake brewery, a revolutionary who is breaking with convention has appeared. He is the 12th generation master brewer, Jihei Isawa.
What Mr. Isawa lauds is a new way of enjoying Japanese sake he calls “Modern Sake Road.” But at the base of this method lies the spirit of the samurai lord, Masamune Date. Lord Date was known as a great intellectual and a man of varied interests. On the special events, he had special cuisine, such as meat dish which could have been a game of his hunting and he was known for demanding “modern sake” to go with any meal.
In this program we explore the Date food culture of this historic castle town while introducing the best ways to enjoy delicious food with a new style of sake. From sake served in wine glasses to the ultimate in first class Japanese sake, we take a trip to see the newest in sake-making of this brewery that is breaking all the sake stereotypes.
Sake Brewery [Katsuyama Shuzou]
25-1 Fukuokafutamata, Izumi-ku, Sendai-city, Miyagi
Tel: +81-22-348-2611
Fax: +81-22-348-2614
http://www.katsu-yama.com/index.html
Japanese Restaurant [Sendai Shozankan -Junsen-]
2-1-50 Kamisugi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-city, Miyagi
Tel: +81-22-213-9155
Opening hours
Lunch: 11:30am-3:00pm (Last call: 2:00pm)
Dinner: 5:30pm-10:30pm (Last call: 8:00pm)
http://www.shozankan.com/junsen/index.html
PIZZERIA PADRINO DEL SHOZAN
2-1-50 Kamisugi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-city, Miyagi
Tel: +81-22-213-9220
Closed: Mondays
Opening hours
Lunch: 11:30am-3:00pm (Last call: 2:00pm)
Dinner:5:30pm-11:00pm(Last call: 8:00pm)
Recommended Menu: Pizza Margherita 1,000yen
http://www.shozankan.com/pizzeria/index.html
Ramen Restaurant [五福星Wu fu xing]
11-2 Nomuraazababayashiki, Izumi-ku, Sendai-city, Miyagi
Tel: +81-22-218-5869
Closed: Tuesdays (and possible temporary closing)
Weekdays: 11:30am-2:30pm, 6:00pm-10:00pm
Weekends and Holidays: 11:30am-3:00pm, 6:00pm-10:00pm
*We are subject to close earlier due to out-of-stock.
Price: Pork Miso Ramen 700yen
https://ja-jp.facebook.com/XianTaiWuFuXing?rf
Izumigatake Paraglider School
9-4 Fukuokaazatakeyama, Izumi-ku, Sendai-city, Miyagi
Tel:+81-90-8255-9187 (Instructor: Yamatani)
Closed: Tuesdays
Price: 7,000yen for Tandem Flight(+fee for the lift)
http://www.d6.dion.ne.jp/~windhill/
