{"id":94784,"date":"2017-01-24T13:39:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T04:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=food&#038;p=94784&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2019-09-18T17:58:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T08:58:14","slug":"kotani-saketen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/kotani-saketen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotani Saketen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/kakuuchi-001-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/kakuuchi-001.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/kakuuchi-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/kakuuchi-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In business for 65 years, Kotani Saketen is a Daimyo based <em>kakuuchi<\/em> \u2013 a liquor shop that lets you drink what you\u2019ve bought right in the store. You can enjoy 20-plus types of <em>shochu<\/em> and <em>sake<\/em>, at up to half the price of a bar! According to owner Masahiro Kotani, lower prices means product turnover is higher, so you can enjoy your libations at their freshest. Kotani, a travel buff, studied for two years in Australia. 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shredded squid \u00a5340. Table charge: 700 ml and up: + \u00a5200; under 700 ml: +\u00a530; add \u00a5200\/person if you need water, hot water or ice.<br \/>\n*Prices to change from Oct. 1, 2019 following tax increase<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn-218-web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fn218<\/a>, Feb. 2017)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In business for 65 years, Kotani Saketen is a Daimyo based kakuuchi &#8211; a liquor shop that lets you drink what you\u2019ve bought right in the store. 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