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Sake can be served in a wide variety of cups; here is a sakazuki (flat saucer-like cup), ochoko (small cylindrical cup), and masu (wooden box cup). A sake set (酒器, shuki) consists of the flask and cups used to serve sake. Sake sets are most often in Japanese pottery, but may be wood, lacquered wood, glass or plastic. The flask and cups may ...
Overflowing glass inside a masu "Sake Ewer from a Portable Picnic Set", Japan, c. 1830–1839. In Japan, sake is served chilled (reishu (冷酒)), at room temperature (jōon (常温)), or heated (atsukan (燗酒)), depending on the preference of the drinker, the characteristics of the sake, and the season. Typically, hot sake is a winter drink ...
Masu existed in many sizes, typically covering the range from one to (一斗枡 ittomasu, c. 18 L) to one gō (一合枡 ichigōmasu, c. 0.18 L). Today masu are largely used for drinking sake, as the advent of modern rice cookers and a higher calorie diet in Japan has made them impractical for measuring portions of rice, and the standard size ...
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A square box vessel. Originated as a tool for measurement rather than a drinking cup, the Masu was used by merchants in the Edo Period to measure products such as rice, soy sauce, and sake. Now a popular cup at festivals, cherry blossom viewing, and other events. [1]
Today masu are largely used for drinking sake. Drinking vessels are made from hinoki (Japanese Cypress wood), as it imparts a special scent and flavor. The drinker sips from the corner of the box, which pours it into the mouth. Toasts are poured by stacking a pyramid of the guests' masu on a towel or cloth, with the toastmaker's masu on top.
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It is often served at bars and pubs along with alcohol. Akaoka Town in Kōchi Prefecture has an annual Dorome Festival celebrating this local delicacy. The main event is a drinking competition between local men and women to see who can drink an oversized cup of sake they call a masu the fastest.