The Japan Society is delighted to invite guests to a special day at Dojima Sake Brewery in the stunning setting of the Fordham Abbey estate.

Guests will learn about the process of sake making, as well as its history and culture whilst enjoying the historic atmosphere of Fordham Abbey and its beautiful Japanese garden.

• Sake brewery tour to learn about the process of sake making
• Tea ceremony in the Japanese garden
• 3 course sake kasu lunch
• Sake tasting (including a freshly made unpasteurised nama sake)
• Sake kasu workshop with Megumi Takeyama (250g of sake kasu & easy recipes to take home)

3 course sake kasu lunch menu (provisional)

[Starter]
Sake kasu soup
Amazake marinated tuna sashimi
Lotus root kinpira

[Entrée]
Sake kasu marinated salmon
Grilled garden vegetables

[Dessert]
Sake kasu cheesecake

There will be a mini bus pick up from Ely station to the brewery and back to the station after the event. Each guest is responsible for their own train journey to and from Ely. Please let us know if you would like to drive there and meet us directly at the brewery.  

Dojima Sake Brewery is the first Japanese owned sake brewery in the UK, which opened in 2018 with a mission of deeper understanding and appreciation of sake. The owner, the Hashimoto family has been brewing sake since 1822 in Settsu Tonda in Osaka prefecture, a region with over 500 years sake brewing history.

The brewery is set in the picturesque grounds of the Fordham Abbey estate, which was once a 13th century Gilbertine priory founded in the reign of Henry III. Its grade II listed Georgian manor house was built in the 1700s and is an historic cultural gem, much cherished by local people.

Megumi Takeyama is the founder of MEGUMI’S Supper Club and the owner of RISE Japanese Bakery & Bar. RISE is the only official bakery using Dojima’s sake kasu for their specialty Japanese style breads. Megumi will be cooking sake kasu lunch for the visit and will demonstrate how to use sake kasu.

If you have any questions, please call the Japan Society office on 020 3075 1996 or email us at: events@japansociety.org.uk.

Booking Details
Members (& guests): £85 per person
Non-Members: £95 per person
The price includes a minibus return journey between Ely station and the brewery, sake brewery tour, 3 course lunch, tea ceremony in the Japanese garden and sake kasu workshop. 

Booking essential - early booking is recommended as the places are limited to 24. 
Booking deadline: 26 May 2022