Strawberry Sake

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Over the weekend, my husband and I infused sake with two pints of fresh strawberries. Two days ago, I did the first straining to remove the strawberries.  Today, the sake went through a second filtering to remove any bits of strawberries that remained after the initial straining.    We are going to pour our first glass tonight!

Do you want to try making this kind of infused sake at home?
Here is the recipe!
Recipe: Strawberry-infused sake

Sidelined Swimming

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While hiking around Lake Kawaguchiko (河口湖) yesterday, I came across this abandoned pool that looked as if had belonged to a lakeside hotel property that had shuttered some years ago.   Lake Kawaguchiko is about a 30 minute drive from Mount Fuji and is located in Japan’s Fuji Five Lakes Region (富士五湖).