- Art de Vivre
- September 29 -October 5, 2018, November 6, 2018, November 12, 2018, November 21, 2018, December 1-31, 2018, January 24, 2019, February 11, 2019, February 18, 2019
Discovering Japanese Culinary Culture
Organized with assistance from restaurants and wine bars, this event will provide opportunities to taste and enjoy Japanese cuisine, sake and tea in a wide range of Parisian establishments.
1. Sake Stroll in Paris
This tour brings together 24 sake producers from a variety of regions in Japan, and just as many restaurants with different styles, all selected after a call for proposals was made. A special week will be organized during which time chefs and sommeliers from the establishments selected must envision recipes that pair well with sake, to present their unique take on an exclusive “Japonismes 2018 menu”. This project, organized by Ryoko Sekiguchi, a writer and translator living in France, will introduce participants to different ways of enjoying the hidden charms of sake within the context of French culture. This is a preliminary event of the Salon du Saké in Paris.
Coordination: Ryoko Sekiguchi
Special collaboration: Salon du Saké, Pasona Agri-partners Inc
・Period：
September 29 -October 5, 2018
・Venue：
Restaurants, café
・In collaboration with：
Salon du Saké
・In corporation with：
Pasona Agri-partners Inc and Fushikino
2. Six Evenings of Sake Tasting
With the participation of various wine bars in Paris, these six evenings of sake tasting give participants a uniquely relaxed environment in which to enjoy sake from different regions in Japan, with French sommeliers versed in the art of nihonshu. Entirely devoted to one Japanese prefecture per evening, a bar normally frequented by wine lovers will offer several kinds of sake alongside amuse-bouches specially created for the event. The six prefectures selected on the basis of a call for proposals are as follows: Saga, Ishikawa, Niigata, Hiroshima, Nara and Shimane.
・Period and Venues：
November 6 2018 at le rouge et le verre for sakes of Niigata prefecture
November 12 2018 at Goguette for sakes of Saga prefecture
November 21 2018 at 116 pages for sakes of Hiroshima prefecture
January 24 2019 at Le Rouge et le Verre à Turin for sakes of Ishikawa prefecture
February 11 2019 at Virtus for sakes of Shimane prefecture
February 18 2019 at for Cave « Soif d’ailleurs » sakes of Nara prefecture
・Organization：
Yumiko Aihara, Food Journalist
・Special collaboration：
Kura Master, Japanese Sake Competition of Paris
3. A Month-Long Discovery of Japanese Tea
For the organization of Tea Month, a number of cafés and bars around Paris will be offering up Japanese tea. Using their own creativity, these establishments will add to the regular menu “Japonismes 2018 special green tea cocktails” or “Japanese tea confectionery,” etc. and come up with original ways to drink Japanese tea that fit into everyday life.
What’s more, for the occasion of Japonismes 2018, and a little ahead of this Japanese Tea Month, Japan Airlines will be offering hôjicha tea tiramisu to all Paris-Tokyo business class passengers.
・Period：
December 1-31 2018
・Venue：
Cafe, bars
・Organization：
The Japan Foundation, Pasona Agri-partners Inc
・In corporation with：
Spirits & Sharing Inc, Restaurant ES, Rika IIMORI / nihonchaparis, Japan Airlines, evian
List of venues of Sake Stroll in Paris
(Updated: 3/4/2019)
