<p>Following up on our <a href="https://sakeonair.com/2026/01/10/visiting-an-izakaya-101-tips-and-advice-from-sake-on-air/" title="">Izakaya 101 </a>episode, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/frank_eats_food/">Frank</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sakenomad/">Cindy</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sakenotabibito/">Chris</a> share some of their favorite sake focused restaurants and watering holes. Cindy took on Kyoto, Chris led the Tokyo discussion, and Frank filled in the gaps with off the wall picks from places in between. Our rollicking discussion bounces around all of the archipelago, and it&#8217;s hard to imagine someone who has visited every place on our list.</p> <p>Here are all the izakaya talked about on the show.<br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1TrHPiClGzgHw8-QzHfO_4DYFYGnSHkc&#38;usp=sharing">https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1TrHPiClGzgHw8-QzHfO_4DYFYGnSHkc&#38;usp=sharing</a></p> <p>Also checkout the site Chris mentioned: bentojp.com</p> <p>As always, if you have questions or comments, please do share them with us at [email protected] or send us a message on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sakeonair/?hl=en">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sakeonair/">Facebook,</a> or <a href="https://sakeonair.substack.com/">Substack</a>!</p> <p>We’ll be back very soon with plenty more Sake On Air.</p> <p>Until then, <em>kampai</em>! </p> <p>Sake On Air is made possible with the generous support of the <a href="http://www.japansake.or.jp/sake/english/about.html">Japan Sake &#38; Shochu Makers Association</a> and is broadcast from the <a href="http://www.japansake.or.jp/sake/english/">Japan Sake &#38; Shochu Information Center in Tokyo</a>. Sake on Air was created by Potts K Productions and is produced by Export Japan. Our theme, “Younger Today Than Tomorrow,” was composed by <a href="https://www.forsomethingnewmusic.com/">forSomethingNew</a> for Sake On Air.</p>