{"id":2884,"date":"2019-04-19T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T12:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2019-04-19\/2884"},"modified":"2019-04-19T21:49:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T12:49:12","slug":"commemorative-sake-for-the-rugby-world-cup-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2019-04-19\/2884","title":{"rendered":"Commemorative Sak\u00e9 for the Rugby World Cup in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>Rugby: Agony and Exhilaration!”<\/span><\/span>\nJapanese dry sak\u00e9 rice wine\n— in commemoration of the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year —\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>A Song<\/span> of Praise for Rugby”<\/span><\/span>\nthe non-dry version\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The Rugby World Cup<\/a> will be held in Japan for the first time later this fall,\nan event of much pride and excitement for the Japanese rugby enthusiast. One of the<\/span> biggest such enthusiasts is a friend<\/span> who as a side<\/span> job\nsometimes does play-by-play commentary for national television, but whose main job is as an alcoholic-beverage wholesaler here in Kyoto.<\/p>\n\n

The two spheres of his life combine to create a pair<\/span> of commemorative sak\u00e9 (Japanese rice wine) products. I and some<\/span> friends\nhelped him with the English on the label.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 5000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMy Best Contribution<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Besides helping to make the English natural, we had some other ideas on the label. The Japanese<\/span> bit shown above (which translates as “<\/span>this is alcohol”<\/span>)\nis required by law, but I suggested<\/span> a more<\/span>-helpful English version. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 3200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRear<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOpen Here<\/span>\nnow that I think about it, we should have had some English to that effect\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Damien's main contribution: making the barcode into a rugby<\/span> ball.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 2200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSak\u00e9 Cup Included<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

It's a nifty design: the top part of the label separates to reveal a sak\u00e9<\/span> cup, while the rest of the label remains, allowing it to be\na commemorative<\/span> keepsake even after enjoying the contents.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 1800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nReady to Enjoy<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

At first it was available only in high-end department stores and Japan-Railway kiosk stores, but availability will likely expand as we get\ncloser to tournament in the fall.<\/p>\n\n

I mentioned this product to the owner of the 7-11 convenience store near me, and he was intrigued. He eventually<\/span> not only started offering\nit for sale, but gave a huge<\/span> amount of shelf space:<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\niPhone 7+ + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f\/1.8 at an effective 28mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>40 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 25 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAt the 7-11 Near the Heian Shrine<\/span>\nin Kyoto Japan\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Later still, I found out that they devoted an additional shelf to it in the cooler. It seems<\/span> to be selling well. At only 648<\/span> yen (~US$6) each, it's a pretty<\/span> good value.<\/p>\n\n

We eventually had a little release party for it...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>10 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCheers!<\/span>\nNaoto, the brainchild behind it all, is at left\n(trivia: Naoto's mom did the calligraphy for the label)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 14mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nDemonstrating Proper Pouring Technique<\/span>\nto Kelley, who happens to be an apprentice master brewer at an unrelated sak\u00e9 brewery\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 20mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>40 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBest To Keep His Day Job<\/span>\nnot the smoothest product model \ud83d\ude42\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Rugby World Cup will be held in Japan for the first time later this fall, an event of much pride and excitement for the Japanese rugby enthusiast. One of the biggest such enthusiasts is a friend who as a side job sometimes does play-by-play commentary for national television, but whose main job is as an alcoholic-beverage wholesaler here in Kyoto.<\/p>

The two spheres of his life combine to create a pair of commemorative sak\u00e9 (Japanese rice wine) products. I and some friends helped him with the English on the label.<\/p>

Besides helping to make the English natural, we had [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}