The Tokyo Sake Collection official X account officially announced on August 15, 2025 that Takamori Nazumi will participate in a drinking talk show hosted by voice actors Kaori Maeda and Yurie Funato on October 5, 2025 (Sunday).
There are "front viewing reserved seats" and "general viewing free standing area"!
💫 Special guest lineup officially revealed🍶
Part 1: Hikasa Yoko
Part 2: Takamori Natsumi
Part 3: Tomokazu Sugita
The lottery for viewing tickets will begin at 12:00 PM Tokyo time on Saturday, August 16th.
https://t.pia.jp/pia/event/event.do?eventCd=2525535
Tokyo Sake Collection 2025 ~SAKE COLLECTION@Akihabara Sake Tasting~ Grand Opening!
What is SAKE COLLECTION?
The Tokyo Sake Collection is a promotional event designed to showcase the charm of sake to younger generations and international visitors who may have limited access to it. Approximately 100 sakes from across Japan—from classics to rare sakes rarely found in Tokyo—will be gathered in Akihabara! Besides the fine sakes, guests will also be able to meet with sake brewers and their masters face-to-face.
Event Overview
About 100 sake varieties arrive in Akihabara!
- venueBellFine Akihabara Convention Center (Sumitomo Realty & Development Akihabara Building, 3-12-8 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Access: 3-minute walk from the North Exit of Denki-gai at JR Akihabara Station / 5-minute walk from Exit A3 at Akihabara Station on the Tsukuba Express / 6-minute walk from Exit 2 at Akihabara Station on the Hibiya Line / 4-minute walk from Exits 1 or 3 at Suehirocho Station on the Ginza Line
- Main venue: Sake tasting venue on the 1st floor
- Sub-venue: Lecture Hall on B1 Floor
- time:
October 4, 2025 (Saturday)- 1F Drink Tasting Room: 13:00-19:00 (Admission 12:30-18:30)
- B1 Floor Lectures: [First Session] 11:00-12:00 / 12:00-13:00 (Opening at 11:30)
Second Session: 12:00-18:00 / Lectures: 15:00-16:00 (Opening at 14:30)
[Third Session] 12:00-18:00 / Lectures 18:00-19:00 (Opening at 17:30)
October 5, 2025 (Sunday) - 1F Drink Tasting Room: 13:00-19:00 (Admission 12:30-18:30)
- The B1 floor lecture will be held on October 4th
※【Second/Third】ticket packages must be purchased together.
Ticket Information
October 4 (Sat)/October 5 (Sun)
- Tasting tickets
- Same-day tickets: sold based on on-site conditions (sales may be suspended due to congestion)
- Advance ticket price: 3,800 yen
<Package Content> 20 drink tasting coupons (exchangeable for sake, 1-3 per glass)
※Advance ticket holders can enter freely during the opening hours. - Limited Deluxe Ticket: 7,000 yen
<Package Content> 20 tasting tickets + SAKE COLLECTION special wine vessel set
※Specialized wine vessel: After refrigeration, the cup body will show a cherry blossom pattern
※You can enter at any time between 13:00 and 18:30.
※Remaining drink coupons are for additional purchase only (5 coupons for 1,000 yen each) and cannot be used across days. - Lecture tickets
- Deluxe front row ticket: 10,000 yen
Package includes 20 drink tasting tickets + opening toast + special sake vessel + unlimited drinks at the sake area on the B1 floor + limited snacks - General lecture package: 8,000 yen
Package includes 20 drink tasting tickets + opening toast + special sake vessel + unlimited drinks at the sake area on B1 floor
※ Each person is limited to purchasing 2 package tickets. All 3 tickets cannot be purchased.
※Intoxicated individuals will not be allowed entry and no refund will be given.
- Deluxe front row ticket: 10,000 yen
Exhibition of sake brewing
Gathering about 100 Japanese sake breweries (the list may be adjusted temporarily).
Food stalls
- Yokohama Smokehouse: Offering a variety of smoked snacks
- Kira Totomi (en Co., Ltd.):
The new product "Original Bean Fudge" is as rich and smooth as cheese, and is also available in flavors such as Sakura Shrimp, Edamame, and Corn (only available for promotion) - Wine Center: Popular snacks to go with alcohol
- Diverse catering services such as dining carts
cooperative enterprises
- Onkyo: Using "Music Vibration Technology" jointly developed with Tokyo University of Agriculture, new flavors of sake are stimulated through sonic vibrations.
- Wing World: Limited edition "Sake Cup Lanyard" (Brave Yinbei series equipment)
- ichido Co., Ltd.: The floral cocktail brand "Enju" uses floral yeast to create creative cocktails overflowing with garden fruit aromas.
Lecture Guests
- October 4 (Saturday)
- First guest: Hikasa Yoko (representative work: Akiyama Mio from "K-ON! Light Music Club")
- Second guest: Takamori Nazumi (representative work: The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Maekawa Miku)
- The third guest: Sugita Tomokazu (representative work: Sakata Gintoki in "Gintama")
- October 5 (Sunday)
- Guests: Kaori Maeda (Nice Nature, Umamusume), Yurie Funato (Cratchit, Magic Party)
- Venue host：Haishekihiko (Rakugo artist, good at shinjo Rakugo)
Illustration Planning
- Popular illustrator Kiyose Akame designed "God of Brewery" themed characters (Shisui Sosoko, Soso-chan) and related goods.
- Sake x Illustrator Collaboration Project: Showcasing limited edition sake and illustrations from the collaboration.
Previous Events
It has been successfully held for 7 sessions, allowing more non-sake lovers to experience the beauty of Japanese sake and has received high praise.
Precautions
- Admission: You must purchase a ticket and collect an identification wristband at the check-in counter.
- Age restriction: Those under the age of 20 must be accompanied by an adult and their ID may be required for entry.
- Drinking regulations: Please drink responsibly. Drunken and troublesome persons will be forced to leave without refund.
- Site zoning: Only those holding lecture tickets can enter the B1 floor, and those holding drink tasting tickets are limited to activities on the 1st floor.
- Ticket validity: The remaining tasting coupons can be used the next day, but you need to purchase a new ticket to enter.
- Lecture Standards:
- No admission for those under 20 years old
- Admission is based on the order of ticket numbers
- Each participant is limited to 2 lectures
- Excessive movement is prohibited and tables must be shared politely