We're still on Day 2. Having just finished touring the outer grounds of the Imperial Palace, we had lunch nearby and did some quick sightseeing. Then it was back to the hotel to bathe and get ready for some sake at the Meishu Sake Center.
Located down a little side street, the Meishu Sake Center is a place where you can try all different types of sake for a very reasonable price. Normally you can try three very full cups of sake for less than $5.00 American. On this night fourteen of us walked in right off the street and probably scared the owner half to death. However, the staff was more than accommodating and proceeded to bring out the good stuff for us to try.
Some of us (including myself) really enjoy drinking sake. Visiting the Meishu Center was one of the things I had looked forward to on this trip. They had a ton of different sake to try and we decided to go with the very best they had. (See the above picture) The green bottle on the far right was supposed to be one of their best. It was a sake that was created and dedicated to the birth of the new male heir to the throne earlier that year. It was excellent! It was so good that we bought their last two bottles to take home with us.
Sigh! Good sake with good friends in Japan . . . it doesn't get any better than that. And again, the best part of this was that we could drink to our heart's content because we would be walking home instead of driving. Well . . . maybe not walking but staggering for sure!
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