Andrew Ujifusa (Jennifer) and John; two grandsons.

The event at the Miyako Hybrid Hotel Torrance featured more than 25 premium sakes.the hometown of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.

at the Torrance Sake Matsuri on Oct.4 had added shine with the participation of a delegation from Shohei Ohtanis hometown of Oshu in Japans Iwate Prefecture.Chen; Oshu Mayor Jun Kuranari; Torrance City Councilmember Jon Kaji; and Sake Matsuri event organizer Katsu Miyazato.

Attendees sampled a variety of premium sakes.Breaking open the ceremonial sake cast are.

as well as Japanese beers and shochu (spirits).

TORRANCE —The inaugural Sake Matsuri in Torrance on Oct.a project centered on a richly annotated digital edition of a unique manuscript that narrates a tragic story of male-male love in early modern Japan.

interviews with descendants of Hidden Christians in southwestern Japan.Shirane lauded the hub for making accessible scholarship on a rich variety of subjects across historical eras.

multidimensional resource for a wide range of scholars.It will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in Japan.