THE KANPAI! TOUR
From May 14th to 30th we’ll be off to Japan for a tour we called:
“KANPAI! Italian natural winemakers in pursuit of the Japanese taste.“
The aim of this tour is to meet the most important natural farmers, oysters breeders, traditional distilleries, gourmet restaurants, natural wine makers and wines dealer trough all the Japan.
We’ll visit up to nine cities to meet all those special persons that believe in a natural and traditional way to produce high quality foods and drinks.
Our goal is to talk with all of them to better understand their practices and philosophy, to be inspired by them and share with you this exciting experience trough a documentary film that will be shoot during this intense trip.
14/05 – 9PM | Matsuyama
Dinner @ osteria L’API
It’s a restaurant the serves Italian style dishes like pasta and of course a good selection of natural wines.
15/05 | Matsuyama
Visit @ Fukuoka Masanobu natural farm
This is the farm founded by the famous biologist and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka who shaped and formalized the method of natural farming, which is characterized by “no tilling, no use of compost, and no weeding,” while embracing nature through agriculture.
16/05 | Ozu
Visit @ Kajita Shoten soy sauce and miso warehouse
Kajita Shoten is a traditional soy sauce and miso warehouse one of the very few in Japan that still carry out all processes in soy sauce making from the purchase of raw materials to the production at its own company.
They sell products that are 100% in-house brewed and they do not add any yeast or enzyme additives, they only brew with nature, naturally.
17/05 | Hiroshima
Dinner @ Polipo pizzeria
Polipo is a pizzeria that servers traditional “pizza napoletana” member of the “Verace Pizza Napoletana” association with a good selection of natural wines too.
18/05 | Hiroshima
Visit @ The Trunk Market
This is a market hosted in the center of Hiroshima city where you can find a lot of high quality (though not cheap) artisan goods, designer clothing and food and drink, local and from around the country.
20/05 | Miyazaki
Dinner @ Isshinzushi koyo sushi restaurant
This is an high end traditional sushi restaurant many times awarded among the the best restaurants in Japan.
22/05 | Fukuoka
Visit @ Kuroki Honten distillery
This is very old traditional distillery that produces the “Shochu” drink since 1885, harvesting of the potatoes and managing every step of the production process, trying to combining ancient traditions with contemporary innovations in order to produce the perfect shochu.
23/05 | Tono
Dinner @ Tonoya Minshuku Tono traditional lodge
Tonoya Minshuku Tono, the most historic lodgings in Tono. One of the features of this inn is being able to enjoy the irori (open hearth), the traditional Japanese way of cooking and heating in the home.
27/05 | Tsukuba
Visit @ Vinaiota importer
Vinaiota is one of the most credited wines and preserved foods importer in Japan that has focused his business on high quality products selection mainly made trough a “natural” approach that respect the “terroir”, the “vintage” and with a less invasive human intervention.
28/05 | Tokyo
Dinner @ Cantina Carica.ri wine bar
Cantina Carica.ri is a wine bar that servers mainly Italian style dishes with a good selection of natural wines.
29/05 | Tokyo
Dinner @ Bunon restaurant
Bunon is quietly located little away from Roppongi and Nishi-Azabu.
You will be welcomed by a nostalgic room in renovated Japanese old house,
which make you feel to be transported back in the time of old days.
30/05 | Tokyo
Visit @ Saito Budo en wine maker
Saito is the only winery in the Chiba prefecture that have been harvesting its own grapes and brewing wine since 1930 following a very natural and artisan approach.
They produce Muscat Berry A, Manchu Mountain Grape, Cabernet Sauvignon and Yama Sauvignon varieties.
THE TOUR MAP
On this map you’ll find all the cities we are going to visit and the dates of each stop. If you’ll be there those days let’s catch us!
THE FILM CREW
Here are the guys that we’ll work with to make the documentary film happens. For more than two weeks we’ll live together as a big family sharing with them almost every moment of the trip.
Lorenzo Fodarella
Film director
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Screenplayer
Cristian D’Alessio
Director of photography
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Camera operator
Silvio Iovanna
Director of photography
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Camera operator
Dimitri Grassi
Screenplayer
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
We’ll try to share with you our trip posting photos of the events on our Instagram account using the hashtag #kanpaicantinagiardino
