Ep 26: How a Travel Company Opened a Sake Store in London: Interview HIS Japan Premium

The first interview of Season 3: a conversation about a new Japanese sake and grocery store, HIS Japan Premium, with John Opondo, who is Managing Director of HIS Europe and Masahiro Tsuji, HIS Business Development Manager.John and Masahiro are telling a story of how a travel company decided to open a sake and grocery store in Central London during the COVID-19 pandemic. HIS Japan Premium has an excellent sake selection curated by Natsuki Kikuya, who was a guest of Sugidama Podcast in Episode 11.Don't forget, Sugidama Podcast now has a sponsor, London Sake, an excellent online sake store. London Sake has one of the widest selections of premium and craft sake available online today. They deliver across the UK and Europe, and with over 100 sake from 25 breweries, there really is something for everyone.Using simple online tasting notes and sensible, affordable food pairings they help you find the perfect sake without any of the fuss. Listeners of the podcast can get a 10% discount Listen to the episode to get the magical code! London Sake: making sake simple.Episode's Content:Creation of HIS Japan Premium StoreWhat are the store's major revenue sourcesHIS Japan Premium's grocery and sake rangeThe store's philosophyInterconnection & World PeaceTsuji's and John's backgroundsHIS Japan Premium customersOpportunities and challengesSake of the episode: Shiramayumi Junmai Ginjo HidahomareKampai!Sake mentioned:Shiramayumi Junmai Ginjo HidahomareKaba ShuzoHIS Japan Premium Food & Travel (in-store only)NOMIKAI: The Sake Experience at HIS Japan Premium212 Shaftesbury Ave London WC2H 8EBTEL : 020-7484-3311Sugidama Podcast on Podchaser - please review if you don't use Apple PodcastsMusic used:Wirklich Wichtig (CB 27) by Checkie Brown https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Checkie_Brown_1005/hey/Wirklich_Wichtig_CB_27Just Arround the World (Kielokaz ID 362) by KieLoKaz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoKaz/Free_Ganymed/Just_Arround_the_World_Kielokaz_ID_362Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Vocal: Svetlana