The Ingredients:
Tokyo J-POP Chu-Hai comes in 3 flavors: Lychee, Grapefruit, and White Peach. Chuhai is a mix of soda water, fruit juice, and Japanese shochu.

The Spirit:
A refreshing sweet and sour beverage; Ready-to-drink cocktail in a can. The Chu-hai is a staple in Japan, and you can find at least 20 flavors in any given convenience store. Mixing your own is fun, but opening up a can is easier.

Serving Suggestions:
Drink on ice in a hi-ball glass, or super chilled straight from the can.

JPOP is perfect with potato chips and salty, buttered popcorn. It complements lightly savory and salty foods such as grilled chicken, fried chicken, and fish fingers. It’s delicious with street tacos too.

The Distillery:
Takara Shuzo
Takara has great experience in producing Shochu , Mirin and Sake for more than one-and-a-half centuries. Because Takara’s main business endeavors depend heavily on the mastery of natural processes such as fermentation, the Company feels a strong responsibility toward preserving the natural environment. As a self-proclaimed “harmonist,” Takara engages in activities aimed at educating people about the importance of sustainable coexistence with nature. Its work in this area is embodied in Takara’s corporate philosophy: “Contributing to the creation of a vital society and a healthy lifestyle for its members through our fermentation technology and biotechnology in a way that achieves harmony with nature.”

Takara Sake USA Inc. was established in 1983 in Berkeley, California. The main products produced in Berkeley are the “Sho Chiku Bai” brand of sake, flavored sake, plum sake, mirin and more! Takara Sake USA has taken pure snow melt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and superior rice from the fertile Sacramento Valley. With these resources, they apply traditional sake-making craftsmanship and modern technology to produce a sake worthy of the Takara mark. Various products like premium sake and shochu are imported from our parent company in Japan. We also have a unique Tasting Room and Sake Museum. It is our hope to introduce the public not only to different types of sake but also to Japanese culture through our facilities.