Nara Izumi Yūsai — Local services in Nara

I'm someone of little knowledge on words in japanese but this place was really awesome. Ken was amazing at his "bar"tending, and which is the closest thing i can liken to this experience. My little knowledge on japanese got me through the night speaking a little with other okyakusan, and Ken-chan. Everyone is super friendly and if you know or at least, choose what you want to drink before you get into the building, your english or other language experience will go much smoother. I loved being there and next time im in japan i hope to know the language much better so j can have a great conversation with everyone there. So much fun and i left with knowing a little more about sake and a little more about my preferences and left with a great bottle that i chose Cant wait to come back

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We recently took a trip to Japan at the end of October/early November. We decided to take a private, guided tour of Nara. It’s such a remarkable city with amazing locals. Our guide Taku was so amazing and made our trip very memorable. I was the only person in our group that drank alcohol so he told me we HAD to try a sake tasting at his favorite place. The owner greeted us kindly behind the small standing bar. It comfortably could hold about 5-7 people. The other side of this small room is an area with shelves and coolers where you can purchase local sake bottles. We tasted three sakes of varying styles and all were AMAZING. Crystal clear, smooth and fresh. Nara’s sake is the best. This place is a must go. However our guide did all the talking so being fluent in...

Small sake store with bar area for tasting. All the sake in this store is from the Nara area. The fellow running the tasting was very nice and eager to help with our selections. The other half dozen customers were also very nice, engaging in pleasant conversations, and making there own recommendations in a respectful way. The prices ranged from $2 to $8.50 for approximately 2 oz of sake. Most of the choices being in the $2 - $3 range. The hi-lite was an aged sake, bottled in 1992. Saying it reminded me of sherry with very little sweetness doesn’t do it justice. A fun way to cap off a day walking...