The Drinker’s Guide to Japan
An Essential Handbook to Japanese Drinks and Drinking Culture
$58.50
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2026
Summary
Japanese alcohol remains one of the world’s great drinking enigmas – always alluring, sometimes intimidating and often misunderstood. The Drinker’s Guide to Japan cuts through the hyperbole and mystique with a bold, pretension-free approach that’s about real drinking and not theory: what to order, where to drink it, and how to do so with confidence, whether you’re in a neon-lit alleyway in Osaka or browsing exotic bottles back home.
Written by Tokyo-based res…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837836031 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837836035 |
| Author: | Wayne Shennen, Jesse Fink |
| Publisher: | Quadrille Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Quadrille Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.40kg |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 225mm x 291mm |
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Wayne Shennen
Jesse Fink was born in London and grew up in Sydney, Australia. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including The Drinker’s Guide to Japan (with Wayne Shennen), The Eagle in the Mirror, Pure Narco, Bon: The Last Highway and The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC. He lives in Bedfordshire with his English wife, Alexis, and has an adult daughter, Billie, who lives in Australia.
Wayne Shennen was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and grew up in Tauranga. He is the co-author (with Jesse Fink) of The Drinker’s Guide to Japan. Shennen started his career in hospitality in 2002, working as far afield as Australia, Brazil, Japan and England, and gained certifications from the Court of Master Sommeliers, Wine Scholar Guild and the Sake Education Council. He has worked in sake breweries in Ishikawa, Saga and Gifu prefectures and written and presented films for the Japanese Sake and Shochu Makers Association. Shennen is regularly invited to speak about Japanese alcohol at international festivals and events for foreign dignitaries in Japan. He speaks Japanese and owns and runs Rangitoto Tokyo, a restaurant and bar in Ochanomizu, Tokyo. He lives in Tokyo with his Japanese wife, Makie, and their young son, Kauri.
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