What's the difference between "sake" and "nihonshu?" Sake refers to alcohol in general (including beer, whiskey, shochu, etc.), while nihonshu (Japanese alcohol) is what most people outside of Japan actually refer to as "Japanese rice wine." Learn trivia like this, visit a brewery, get to sample some of the region's best sake (nihonshu!) as you go on a sake tasting tour and hopefully you'll find your favorite one among the samples.
