Snow never looked more inviting! I was lucky enough to join Shizuka’s ByFood Harajuku tour and I can tell you she’s just as amazing in person. The enthusiasm, positivity, and charm that she shows in her videos is genuine. Highly recommend the tour!

@poptik

4 ай бұрын

Did you get an autograph?

@jooksingh

4 ай бұрын

I got pics with her ;-) It’s a very small tour group, capped at 6 guests. It has to be based on the crowds of Harajuku and the places she takes you to. So it really is just Shizuka “ personally”showing you around. Highlight of my Tokyo trip!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

www.byfood.com/experiences/harajuku-food-tour-with-shizuka-street-food-663 for anyone interested, this is the tour!

Going to Hokkaido in a few days for the festival 😊 I’m Scottish and had no idea about Rita, that’s amazing! 1918 was right after the First World War ended too so I bet Masataka’s visit was such a lovely boost to people 🙂

As a Scotsman, I need to visit this distillery to add to my Scottish distillery experiences.

i love Mondays because of Shizuka....

I went to Nikka Yoichi in 2019. It was quite the experience. The best part of the cafeteria (above the gift shop) was the free whiskey and apple wine. I enjoyed the apple wine the most and picked up another bottle on my visit to Japan last month.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

We should have bought a bottle too!

@chrisivy_sanchez

4 ай бұрын

Sadly, now you need to be in a “tour” to get into that cafeteria for the free whiskey and apple wine tasting. We were there middle of January 2024, they told us to go to the back of the distillery complex to access the souvenir shop and paid whiskey tasting.

@jeffrey88888

4 ай бұрын

@@JapanbyFoodYou can get them at Don Quijote for about $10 if you missed it at the distillery

What a coincidence. Just bought a bottle of Nikka from the barrel today to try and then I see this video. Interesting to see food pairings.

Great video, very charming, I am Canadian and I am drooling over the Whisky and great Japanese Rita's food.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

As a big whisky lover i adore this video! 🥃 cheers!

Shizuka so eloquently describes every smell and taste and is rewarded with fine food and whisky parings and we wouldn't have it any other way. Always so enjoyable to watch this channel, so informative and entertaining and so many place to go and see.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for being so kind! We cannot wait to explore more!

Love this sooooo much, as if I needed yet another reason to visit Nihon! Being composed of nearly 100% Irish-American DNA, and married to a lass of nearly 100% Scots-American descent, this is a definite home-run. Domo arigatougozaimasu! 🍻🙇‍♂️🍻🇯🇵

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Great desu ne! Please come back to Japan!

@uberwarlocker

4 ай бұрын

Save some for the rest of us, i pray for your livers.

Pork, beef, and whisky what a treat!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Heaven!

Wonderful video! I am a total whisky nerd and have wanted to visit both Nikka and the Whisky Library for so long. Thank you so much!

Shizuka, what an awesome whiskey tour! All the places were quite impressive, but that whiskey bar in Tokyo was over the top. Loved it.

@JapanbyFood

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kindness!

I watch the nhk morning drama based on the nikka whiskey distillery.. it was good... The actress Charlotte Kate portrayed Rita really well..

Because the blood number is not good ... I can't drink alcohol, but I'm looking forward to Shizuka's video Good luck with your work😊

Hokkaido is definitely the next place I'd like to visit in Japan. Also, love how Shizuka did the intro like the snowy and windy weather didn't exist. Must be her Canadian side XD As a Canadian myself, I definitely would like to experience the winter of Northern Japan and what it's like in Summer up there.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

She is too used to the cold!

Shizuka, are you following us or we following you? My wife and I were there; Yoichi, followed by Rita’s Kitchen, followed by “Rita’s bar with the same bartender a day or 2 before or after you. Wish we could have met you. Love your channel, Don and Kay.

@ShizukaAnderson

3 ай бұрын

Wow what a coincidence!! 😆 Hope you enjoyed all of it!

Interesting how Shizuka starts with drinking carefully sampled sips at the first location passes on to gulps at the second and finally with her antipasto "carpaccio" and meal throws back full glasses of the golden juice as her eyes appear as very small slits!

Beautiful looking distillery. Cheers!!🥃

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Yay!!! Hi Japan by Food!!! Hi Shizuka Anderson 😍🖤🥰🍻🍺🍣🍣🍣

Watched NHK's morning drama "マッサン" years ago. The founder of Nikka Whiskey and his wife were a truly outstanding couple.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Inspirational!

Love you bebe Shizuka ❤❤

Huge whisky lover! Currently in Sapporo and we had planned to get to Yoichi today, however, it's been snowing so much the trains are disrupted due to snowfall. If I can't make the distillery, I'll definitely check out the Tokyo Whisky Library. Great video.

The service is exceptional in Japan! Love it❤

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Fun video, thanks. Watching this while enjoying some whiskey

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Perfect atmosphere!

I'm Scottish (Aberdeenshire) and a massive whisky lover, I also love visiting Japan. 4 years ago I was on a train from Sapporo to Niseko to go skiing, as I passed through Yoichi I was fizzing inside as I wasn't able to jump off and visit the Nikki distillery! Still really want to go! So this video is really cool to see (and I'm a bit jealous!) but hopefully I'll get back up there. Thanks for doing this :)

Looking forward to watching this. I watched the asadora on it and have an unopened samurai helmet bottle from the 70s.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Wow! The helmet bottle sounds amazing!

I'm a huge fan of Japanese whisky Shizuka! I'll try those places that you went to sometime soon. Thanks for the video Shizuka and cheers to you and Rita!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Cheers to them!

The food looked delicious & I could almost smell the aromas of the different whiskeys. Very nicely done.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

We loved it!

I like whiskey alot, but that pear cocktail sounds intriguing.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Absolute bomb!

Did the vapors of the whisky lift your spirits, Shizuka? I think I could use a dose of that magic too. 😉😜🍷🍸🍹

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

It definitely had a positive effect!

I love the explanations of the nuances of whisky

We brought back the Nikka Whisky coffee chocolate beans in the little Whisky wooden barrels many years ago. It was such a hit with coffee lovers 😍🎉. Thanks Shizuka for sharing 🙏🏻.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

That sounds delish!

Love to see you should have another video for Suntory whiskey. 😊

@astroboy3507

4 ай бұрын

And Mars too!!!! 🥃👌🏻

looks like so much fun, and such great places to have Whisky, the snow, the history, the atmosphere, I'll definitely have to venture out there and taste all the spots

Your videos makes me happy! I can’t wait to go back to Japan!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Please come back soon!

Love it!💅🏻

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Awesome! The whole episode was very interesting and enjoyable and as always you Shizuka were fantastic.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you as always! :)

Thanks Shizuka. I am going to visit Hokkaido region and this would be a great place to visit.

So excited for this! Thanks for doing a video on Nikka Distillery!!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

Love this channel! I am glad KZread recommended it to me!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Welcome! Thank you for watching!

Entertaining video, thanks

Now you have to tour Yamazaki distillery outside of Kyoto...! I can tag along if you want...!

Superb episode!!!!!!!!!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Another amazing video! I'm always looking forward to seeing where you are going next. Keep up the great work and... thank you! 👍🏿 😀

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Shizuka planning on expanding her future brewery / distillery empire 😉 Great vlog as always

This was a epic KZread Video. Love it all. Thank you for showing us this!!!!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

awesome..

Done the Nikka tour and is amazing, great whiskeys to try there!!!😊

Shizukaaaaaaa

Nicely produced vid, thank you! I watch a lot of travel and whiskey related vids and this was done really well. (Funny, I was sipping on 3 Nikka whiskies last night and this came up in my feed. No idea why : ) This vid really inspires me visit if ever back in Japan. Nice job, Shizuka, will chk out your other vids! Cheers from YorktownWhiskeyClub

Holy mind-fuck! From the 5:00 to the 6:00 mark, we just saw the connection between Milton's Paradise Lost and how Hakutsuru-san's Shintoism understood where the essence of whisky comes from.

Good question about the Shimenawa on the distillery. That was a cool story ❤

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

I think so too!

Time you teamed up with Sonny again. Maybe a Japanese food tour in Canada?

Hello , Shizuka “❤” That was excellent video ,I like it 🥃 , you’re the best host “😊”

That's so cool the restaurant has some of Rita's original recipes! Nikka Bar Rita looks so cool and comfy too! Great video as always

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

It was definitely worth the visit!

That was fun! The pear drink is my style

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

That was soooo good!

Just bought a bottle! and then you release this episode, a few days later awesome !!😂🎉 can’t wait to go here one day!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Another great video 📹 👏

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@algernon5776

4 ай бұрын

@JapanbyFood I love your style of videos that maintains the Japanese culture & vibe but offers insights fir Westerners.

Went to Yamazaki distellery and Nikka distilery....we enjoyed the Nikka tour more

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the Nikka!

I can't wait to tour Hokkaido next month. Yoichi is already on my itinerary.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

You will LOVE it!

I so want to go on this tour. I love Japanese Whiskey.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

We do too!

My comment is, "Brrrrr!!!!!!!!!'🥶 Although the warmth of whisky works well with the cold. I look forward to every episode.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

It was cold but whisky made everything better!

@billshepherd4331

4 ай бұрын

I'll bet!!!@@JapanbyFood

Keep being Awesome

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

You too!

Shizuka is back with another cool jacket from her collection. I wonder how many more jackets she has in the wardrobe 😄😄🤗🤗

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Gotta keep you on your toes!

Shizuka was not drunk during the making of this episode, honest! Shizuka in the background: "I am the lizard queen!"

Definitely on my bucket list! Thank you for this amazing video! 🥃

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Cask strength is strong. And the sip needs to be smaller to enjoy the flavor. Usually, the first sip accustom the taste bud, so you won’t get the full enjoyable flavor on the first sip.

Excellent video! Curious about the last whisky and dining experience cost wise.

You couldn't have chosen a better place in that cold. Cheers 🥃

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

The best winter trip!

Now this is a tour I could do being a fan of Nikka Coffey Grain and Nikka From the Barrel offerings.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Oh nice! It is definitely worth the visit!

Amazing video. You would be the most awesome person to bar hop from Hokkaido to Okinawa.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

What an adventure would that be!

Great vid guys I do love a good whiskey!!!! 🥃 And Nikka also P.s I hope shiz never wasted a drop!!! 😊

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

NEVER! No wasting on this channel!

@astroboy3507

4 ай бұрын

@@JapanbyFood sugoi!!!!😉👌

This is awesome, if there’s something that can connect people from across the world it’s alcohol.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

For sure!

I would share a drink with Shizzy any day. LOL

@JapanbyFood

3 ай бұрын

www.byfood.com/experiences/harajuku-food-tour-with-shizuka-street-food-663 Go for it! :D

I actually went past that Otaru bar when I was first there.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Next time, please pop in!:)

Great video and would love to see you visit my friend's whisky bar in Tokyo called Aloha Whisky!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for a recommendation!

Looks amazing. Curious to know the cost for each of these? Would be helpful to know the price! Thanks

Long time ago I've tasted a 1.92L square-shaped bottle of domestic Nikka Black Clear whisky imported from Japan. It was very interesting and looks unusual.

Marry me, Shizuka Anderson!!!😍

When he hammers the barrel apart. That's what it feels like to pop an ollie on a skateboard. hahahaha

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

:D had no idea!

@typerightseesight

4 ай бұрын

😂me either until I heard the snap!@@JapanbyFood

Love 💕😘😗❤️💓💖💗

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

:-*

After watching the new year sumo tournament I was wondering why the pot stills were adorned as Yokozuna 😂

Agua mivelar ❤❤❤❤

nikka whisky~~~~

OMG wanted to see if I could buy some online to try, that Woody & Vanillic whisky is not cheap! LOL

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Fancy stuff!

Dear, I really like your black backpack 🎒 Can you pls tell me what brand it is or where I can buy one ? 😊❤ Thank you!

my nikka

Do they have a store there that we can purchase the Nikka whiskey? 😊

The most Canadian/Japanese thing about you? You're love of drinking!

I was wondering how the barrels could be so leakproof too 😊.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Now we know!

Love hanger steak.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Same:P

I was thinking, maybe having subtitles for a Japanese audience could boost your subscriptions. I've noticed many Japan travel KZreadrs include Japanese subtitles, and it seems to make a positive difference.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

We will def consider, thank you for your suggestion. As of now making the English subs is quite the process:D

Well done Shizuka, you did promise alcohol. 😀

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Hehe:D Always gotta keep the promise!

@paulk4662

4 ай бұрын

Hehe.. Balance as you said before. Have a good day.

The war was not so kind to Rita. As a Japanese citizen, she was spared internment and allowed to stay in Yoichi but the secret police suspected her of being a spy. They accused her of having radio equipment to contact Allied submarines and staged a series of raids on her home. They also shadowed her every move. Harry said: “As the war escalated after Pearl Harbour, her neighbours turned against her - the town’s children pelted her house with rocks and adults ignored her in the street. It was a distressing time. “I don’t know how she stayed strong in those years. It must have been frightening being so far from home and everyone suspecting you of being the enemy.”

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

TT Oh no! She was a strong woman for sure!

She drunk again? well im back then! Tout suite!

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

At this rate, we gotta start a new drinking series!

What is hanging steak? I know about hanger steak but not hanging steak?

Nikka please

Whiskey .....

I'm surprised at how cheap those meals are. The chicken dish is £8.30 and the pork dish works out to just £6.80 UK.

@JapanbyFood

4 ай бұрын

Pretty nice deal!