Gekkeikan’s Past, Present, and Future with Okura Taiji-san

Frank got to sit down with Okura Taiji of Gekkeikan Sak e to talk about the whole swath of Gekkeikan’s existance. Our conversation covers its rise to prominence in the late 1800s to its creation of a brewery in America to what’s going on in Gekkeikan Studio , the experimental arm of the brewery. We ae trying out a new video format which you can find on YouTube: . Let us know what you think! As always, if you have questions or comments, please do share them with us at questions@sakeonair.com or send us a message on our Instagram , Facebook, or Substack ! We’ll be back very soon with plenty more Sake On Air. Until then, kampai ! Sake On Air is made possible with the generous support of the Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association and is broadcast from the Japan Sake & Shochu Information Center in Tokyo . Sake on Air was created by Potts K Productions and is produced by Export Japan. Our theme, “Younger Today Than Tomorrow,” was composed by forSomethingNew for Sake On Air.

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Gekkeikan’s Past, Present, and Future with Okura Taiji-san is an episode from Sake On Air by Sake On Air.

This episode is 55:30 long.

This episode was published on Jan 28, 2026.

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