Episode #153 Discovering Kochi Sake with Simone Maynard and Taichiro Ogi

In this episode of Sake on Air, we’re heading off the tourist path to Kochi Prefecture! Tune in to learn more about this little-known yet deeply compelling region, and why it deserves a spot on your sake travel list. In September 2025, Cindy Bissig; Simone Maynard, creator of Taste with the Toji (check out episode 92!), a Sake Samurai, and a sake educator; and Taichiro Ogi, certified Tosa Sake Advisor and manager of Shikoku Travel Solutions, visited 6 breweries in Kochi together. Their trip was part of the development process to create a multi-day sake-themed tour in the southwest part of the island of Shikoku. They visited the following breweries:Tosa Brewery, the makers of KeigetsuTsukasa Botan Brewery, makers of Tsukasa…