The New York Loves Japan Event
New York’s premier sake and restaurant community has partnered with Project by Project, to host New York Loves Japan, A Sake and Chefs’ Tasting to Benefit Relief Efforts in Japan. Proceeds will benefit the Japanese Red Cross Society. Honor Japan and its culture with the best sake and food in New York, all while raising funds for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Get your tickets now.
Restaurants
Enjoy the best and brightest of the culinary scene all in one place! Try a variety of tasty bites to excite your palate. Choose from 15 East, Bond Street, Bozu, Buddakan, EN Japanese Brasserie, Geisha, Hibino, Kajitsu, Kyotofu, Kyoya, Matsuri, Sakagura, Tanuki Tavern, wd~50, and Unique Eats Chef Lee Anne Wong. You won’t want to miss this!
Our Sakes
Featuring the best sakes available in the U.S., New York Loves Japan will serve up over 100 kinds of top-shelf sake, so you’re sure to find a style that suits your taste. The city’s premier sake educators, sommeliers, and industry experts will be on hand to answer your questions. Rare and premium DAIGINJO sakes will be served during our VIP Lounge from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Sakes being served include:
| Sake Brewery | Sake Name | Grade of Sake | Prefecture | Importer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita Shuzo | Akitabare Koshiki Juntsukuri | Junmai | Akita | World Sake Imports |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi okuden kantsukuri | Junmai | Nagano | World Sake Imports |
| Uchigasaki Shuzoten | Hoyo Manamusume | Junmai | Miyagi | World Sake Imports |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura Dewasansan | Ginjo | Yamagata | World Sake Imports |
| Yoshida Shuzoten | Tedorigawa Kinka | Daiginjo nama | Ishikawa | World Sake Imports |
| Kamoizumi Shuzo | Kamoizumi Junmai Daiginjo | Daiginjo | Hiroshima | World Sake Imports |
| Kamoizumi Shuzo | Kamoizumi Nigori Ginjo | Specialty | Hiroshima | World Sake Imports |
| Kokuryu Shuzo | Kokuryu Junmai Ginjo | Ginjo | Fukui | World Sake Imports |
| Akita Shuzo | Akitabare Suirakuten Namagenshu | Daiginjo | Akita | World Sake Imports VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Hakutsuru | EXCELLENT JUNMAI SAKE | Junmai | Hyogo | Drefus Ashbey |
| Hakutsuru | SAYURI NIGORI SAKE | Junmai | Hyogo | Drefus Ashbey |
| Hakutsuru | SUPERIOR JUNMAI GINJO | Junmai Ginjo | Hyogo | Drefus Ashbey |
| Hakutsuru | ORGANIC JUNMAI GINJO | Junmai Ginjo | Hyogo | Drefus Ashbey |
| Hakutsuru | PREMIUM JUNMAI DAI GINJO | Junmai Dai Ginjo | Hyogo | Drefus Ashbey VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Tomita Brewery | Shichi Hon Yari “Seven Spearsmen” | Junmai | Shiga | Joto Sake |
| Nakao Brewery | Seikyo Takehara “Mirror of Truth” | Junmai | Hiroshima | Joto Sake |
| Fuchu Homare | Watari Bune “Ferry Boat” | Junmai Ginjo | Ibaraki | Joto Sake |
| Saiya Brewery | Yuki No Bosha “Cabin in the Snow” | Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Joto Sake |
| Fuji Brewery | Eiko Fuji Namazake “Glorious Mt. Fuji’ | Junmai Ginjo | Yamagata | Joto Sake |
| Marumoto Brewery | Chikurin Karoyaka “Lightness” | Junmai Ginjo | Okayama | Joto Sake |
| Saiya Brewery | Yuki No Bosha Akita Komachi “Beauty of Akita” | Daiginjo | Akita | Joto Sake |
| Marumoto Brewery | Hou Hou Shu Sparking Sake | N/A | Okayama | Joto Sake |
| Fuchu Homare | Watari Bune Namazake “Ferry Boat” | Junmai Daiginjo | Ibaraki | Joto Sake VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Nakao Brewery | Maboroshi “Mystery” | Junmai Daiginjo | Hiroshima | Joto Sake VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Chokaisan | Nigori Nama | Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Winebow |
| Dewatsuru | Matsukura | Tokubetsu Junmai | Akita | Winebow |
| Hideyoshi | Akinota | Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Winebow |
| Manabito | Kimoto | Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Winebow |
| Naba Shoten | Horoyoi Yamahai | Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Winebow |
| Ichishima | Silk Deluxe | Junmai | Niigata | Winebow |
| Ichishima | Junmai | Junmai | Niigata | Winebow |
| Ichishima | Genshu | Junmai | Niigata | Winebow |
| Ichishima | Junmai Ginjo | Junmai Ginjo | Niigata | Winebow |
| Ichishima | Koshu | Ginjo | Niigata | Winebow |
| Ichishima | Daiginjo | Daiginjo | Niigata | Winebow VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Manabito | Junmai Daiginjo | Junmai Daiginjo | Akita | Winebow VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Kitaya Corp. | Ai No Hime Beni | JG | Fukuoka | Wine of Japan |
| Bunraku Co. | Bunraku Nihonkin No Wasuremono | J | Saitama | Wine of Japan |
| Doi Shuzo | Kaiun | JG | Shizuoka | Wine of Japan |
| Nihonkai Shuzo | Kan Nihonkai +15 | Genshu | Shimane | Wine of Japan |
| Yamawa Shuzoten | Meisousui | JG | Miyagi | Wine of Japan |
| Miwa Shuzo | Shirakawago | JG | Gifu | Wine of Japan |
| Tenryo Shuzo | Tenryo Hidahomare | JG | Gifu | Wine of Japan |
| Ootani Shuzo | Takaisami | TJ | Tottori | Wine of Japan |
| Akita Homare | Akita Homare | Junmai Dai Ginjo | Akita | Wine of Japan VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Garyubai | Garyubai | Junmai Dai Ginjo | Shizuoka | Wine of Japan VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Sesshu Otokoyama | Sesshu Otokoyama | Junmai Dai Ginjo | Hyogo | Wine of Japan VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Biwa No Choju | Biwa No Choju | Junmai Dai Ginjo | Shiga | Wine of Japan VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Tozai | Living Jewel | Junmai | Kyoto | Vine Connections |
| Ama No To | Heaven’s Door | Tokubetsu Junmai | Akita | Vine Connections |
| Fukucho | Moon on the Water | Junmai Ginjo | Hiroshima | Vine Connections |
| Mukune | Root of Innocence | Junmai Ginjo | Osaka | Vine Connections |
| Chiyonosono | Sacred Power | Junmai Ginjo | Kumamoto | Vine Connections |
| Sato No Homare | Pride of the Village | Junmai Ginjo | Ibaraki | Vine Connections |
| Konteki | Tears of Dawn | Daiginjo | Kyoto | Vine Connections |
| Rihaku | Dreamy Clouds | Tokubetsu Junmai Nigori | Shimane | Vine Connections |
| Konteki | Pearls of Simplicity | Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Vine Connections VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Takatenjin | Soul of the Sensei | Junmai Daiginjo | Shizuoka | Vine Connections VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Tentaka | Silent Stream | Junmai Daiginjo | Tochigi | Vine Connections VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Nanbu Bijin | Ancient Pillars | Junmai Daiginjo | Iwate | Vine Connections VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Murai Family | Tanrei Junmai | Junmai | Aomori | SakeOne |
| Murai Family | Tokubetsu Honjozo | Tokubetsu Honjozo | Aomori | SakeOne |
| Murai Family | Nigori Genshu | Nigori Genshu | Aomori | SakeOne |
| Murai Family | Sugidama | Junmai Ginjo | Aomori | SakeOne |
| Murai Family | Daiginjo | Daiginjo | Aomori | SakeOne VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Fukumitsuya Sake Brewery | Kagatobi Junmai Ginjo | Junmai Ginjo | Ishikawa | Nishimoto Trading Co. |
| Fukumitsuya Sake Brewery | Kagatobi Junmai Sparkling Nigori | Junmai Sparkling | Ishikawa | Nishimoto Trading Co. |
| Kamenoi Brewery | Kudoki Jyozu | Junmai Ginjo | Yamagata | Nishimoto Trading Co. |
| Yumegokoro Brewery | Naraman Muroka Bin Hiire | Junmai | Fukushima | Nishimoto Trading Co. |
| Homare Brewery | Yuzu Sake | Junmai | Fukushima | Nishimoto Trading Co. |
| Kizakura Co., ltd. | Carbonated Nigori | Junmai Sparkling | Kyoto | Nishimoto Trading Co. |
| Sawanotsuru Co., Ltd. | Jitsuraku | Tokubetsu Junmai | Hyogo | Nishimoto Trading Co. |
| Banjo Brewery | Kamoshibito Kuheiji Junmai Ginjo | Junmai Ginjo | Aichi | Nishimoto Trading Co. |
| Sawanotsuru Co., Ltd. | Minume | Junmai Daiginjo | Hyogo | Nishimoto VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Echigo Denemon | Denemon Junmai Daiginjo | Junmai Daiginjo | Niigata | Nishimoto VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Fukumitsuya Sake Brewery | Kagatobi Junmai Daiginjo AI Shiboritate | Junmai Daiginjo Draft | Ishikawa | Nishimoto VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Midorikawa Shuzo | Midorikawa “Green River” | Honjozo | Niigata | Niigata Sake |
| Aoki Shuzo | Kakurei | Junmai Ginjo | Niigata | Niigata Sake |
| Kirinzan Shuzo | Kirin Zan | Junmai Daiginjo | Niigata | Niigata Sake |
| Obata Shuzo | Manotusru | Junmai Ginjo | Niigata | Niigata Sake |
| Kinshihai Shuzo | Aronia | Nigori | Niigata | Niigata Sake |
| Kiminoi Shuzo | Kiminoi “Emperor’s Well” | Junmai Daiginjo | Niigata | Niigata Sake VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Takara Sake USA | Sho Chiku Bai 300ML | Ginjo | CA USA | Takara Sake |
| Takara Sake USA | Sho Chiku Bai Organic 300ML | Organic Ginjo | CA USA | Takara Sake |
| Takara Sake USA | Sho Chiku Bai Crème de Sake 300ML | Nigori | CA USA | Takara Sake |
| Takara Sake USA | Hana Flavered Sake Lychee | Flavered Sake | CA USA | Takara Sake |
| Takara Sake USA | Hana Flavered Sake White Peach | Flavered Sake | CA USA | Takara Sake |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai | Tokubetsu Junmai | Iwate | Sake Discoveries |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin Daiginjo | Daiginjo | Iwate | Sake Discoveries |
| Asahi Shuzo | Dassai 50 Junmai Daiginjo | Junmai Daiginjo | Yamaguchi | Sake Discoveries |
| Asahi Shuzo | Dassai 39 Junmai Daiginjo Sparkling | Junmai Daiginjo | Yamaguchi | Sake Discoveries |
| Shata Shuzo | Tengumai yamahai | Junmai | Ishikawa | Sake Discoveries |
| Shata Shuzo | Tengumai Umajun | Junmai | Ishikawa | Sake Discoveries |
| Hakkai Jozo | Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo | Junmai Ginjo | Niigata | Sake Discoveries |
| Hakkai Jozo | Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai | Tokubetsu Junmai | Niigata | Sake Discoveries |
| Kikusui Shuzo | Kikusui Junmai Ginjo | Junmai Ginjo | Niigata | NY Mutual Trading |
| Kikusui Shuzo | Kikusui Organic Junmai Ginjo | Junmai Ginjo | Niigata | NY Mutual Trading |
| Kikusui Shuzo | Kikusui Funaguchi Genshu | Honjozo | Niigata | NY Mutual Trading |
| Kikusui Shuzo | Kikusui Shinmai Shinshu Funaguchi | Honjozo | Niigata | NY Mutual Trading |
| Tamano Hikari Shuzo | Tamano Hikari Junmai Daiginjo | Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | NY Mutual Trading |
| Tamano Hikari Shuzo | Tamano Hikari Yamahai Ginjo | Junmai Ginjo | Kyoto | NY Mutual Trading |
| Suigei Shuzo | Suigei Tokubetsu Junmai | Tokubetsu Junmai | Kouchi | NY Mutual Trading |
| Ryujin Shuzo | Oze no Yukidoke Genshu | Junmai Daiginjo | Gunma | NY Mutual Trading VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Katou Kichibee Shouten | Born Tokusen Junmai Dainjo | Junmai Daiginjo | Fukui | NY Mutual Trading |
| Katou Kichibee Shouten | Born Muroka Nama Genshu | Junmai Daiginjo | Fukui | NY Mutual Trading VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Asahi Brewery | Dassai 23 | Junmai Daiginjo | Yamaguchi | NY Mutual Trading VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Asahi Brewery | Dassai 50 Nigori | Junmai Daiginjo | Yamaguchi | NY Mutual Trading VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Asahi Brewery | Kubota Manju | Junmai Daiginjo | Niigata | NY Mutual Trading VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Asahi Brewery | Kubota Hekiju | Junmai Daiginjo | Niigata | NY Mutual Trading VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Shirakabegura | Shirakabegura | Daiginjo | Hyogo | NY Mutual Trading VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Yamagata Honten | KAORI | Junmai Ginjo | Yamaguchi | Kuramoto US |
| Yamamoto Honke | Yuzu Omoi | Yuzu Junmai Sake | Kyoto | Kuramoto US |
| Asabiraki Sake Brewery | Suijin | Junmai | Iwate | Kuramoto US |
| Suehiro Sake Brewery | Suehiro Yamahai | Junmai Yamahai | Fukushima | Kuramoto US |
| Chiyomusubi Sake Brewery | Chiyomusubi Tokubetsu Junmai | Tokubetsu Junmai | Tottori | Kuramoto US |
| Asabiraki Sake Brewery | Tonyu no Sake | Soy milk sake/ Junmai | Iwate | Kuramoto US |
| Ozeki Sake USA, Inc. | Taru Sake | Junmai | California | Ozeki |
| Ozeki Corporation | Hana Awaka | Sparkling | Hyogo | Ozeki |
| Ozeki Corporation | Hana Fuga | Sparkling | Hyogo | Ozeki |
| Ozeki Corporation | Yamada Nishiki | Tokubetsu Junmai | Hyogo | Ozeki |
| Tatsuuma Honke Shuzo | Snow Beauty | Unfiltered | Hyogo | JFC International |
| Tatsuuma Honke Shuzo | Hana Kohaku | Plum Sake | Hyogo | JFC International |
| Suehiro Sake Brewery | MAI Daiginjo | Daiginjo | Fukushima | Kuramoto US VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Shiragiku Sake Brewery | Teiten Shiragiku Daiginjo | Daiginjo | Okayama | Kuramoto US VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Ozeki corporation | Osakaya Chobei | Daiginjo | Hyogo | Ozeki VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Nishiyama Sake Brewery | Kotsuzumi “Rojo Hana Ari” | Junmai Daiginjo | Hyogo | JFC International VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Banjo | Kamoshibito Kuheiji | Junmai Daiginjo | Aichi | JFC International VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| ICHINOKURA | Himezen | Lo alc. Junmai | MIYAGI | Japan Prestige |
| ICHINOKURA | Junmai | SP. Junmai | MIYAGI | Japan Prestige |
| ICHINOKURA | Nigori | Nigori Nama | MIYAGI | Japan Prestige |
| URAKASUMI | Junmai | Junmai | MIYAGI | Japan Prestige |
| URAKASUMI | Hiyaoroshi | SP. Junmai Nama | MIYAGI | Japan Prestige |
| URAKASUMI | Zen | Junmai Ginjo | MIYAGI | Japan Prestige |
| OTOKOYAMA | Junmai | SP. Junmai | HOKKAIDO | Japan Prestige |
| WAKATAKE | Junmai Daiginjo | Junmai Daiginjo | SHIZUOKA | Japan Prestige |
| OTOKOYAMA | Daiginjo | Junmai Daiginjo | Hokkaido | Japan Prestige VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| TAIHEIZAN | Tenko | Junmai Daiginjo | Akita | Japan Prestige VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
| Gekkeikan | Horin | Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Gekkeikan USA |
| Gekkeikan | Zipang | Sparkling Junmai | Kyoto | Gekkeikan USA |
| Gekkeikan | Plum Wine | Plum Wine | Kyoto | Gekkeikan USA |
| Gekkeikan USA | Black and Gold | Junmai | USA | Gekkeikan USA |
| Katsuyama Genroku | Katsuyama Genroku | Koshu | Miyagi | Banzai Beverage VIP SELECTION. Get your VIP Ticket → |
