Name: Wakako Zake
Genre: Drama, Foreign
Cast: Rina Takeda, Yoshihiro Nozoe, Kenta Kamakari, Mizuki Watanabe, Nagai Kyo

Rina Takeda

Yoshihiro Nozoe

Kenta Kamakari

Mizuki Watanabe

Nagai Kyo

Kinuo Yamada

Masaru Hotta

Kohei Shiotsuka

Yutaka Katô

Takayuki Sakoi

Murasaki Wakako, who is 26 years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. Thie show follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink!

Wakako Zake

After a hard day of work Wakako stops off for some salt-grilled salmon and cold sake.

Salt-grilled Salmon

After narrowly escaping an extra day of work Wakoko sets out on the town for some garlic gyoza and a cold beer.

Fried Gyoza

While toiling over a bad day at work, Wakako consoles herself with some warm sake and some oderiferous monkfish liver in ponzu.

Monkfish Liver in Ponzu

Wakako tries out a new place and orders up a warm sake and zaru tofu made from organic soybeans.

Zaru Tofu

After a hectic work day Wakako stops off for a light snack of ray fins and a warm sake. A slight mishap with roasted gingko nuts leads to a conversation with a fellow patron.

Manta Ray Fins

Wakako and her friends get together for a girls' night where they try out various snacks and have some drinks.

Girls' Night

Wakako can't wait to sink her teeth into some light and fluffy dashimaki-tamago and wash it down with some warm sake.

Dashimaki-tamago

Wakako decides to dine at home where she consumes various special snacks while waiting for her stew to cook.

Drinking at Home

Wakako starts off with delicious fried chicken and beer. Fearing that she's gained weight, Wakako's next meal is some healthier yakitori.

Yakitori

Wakako visits her hometown of Hiroshima and her friend Aya. The two of them have a special type of okonomiyaki known as Fuchuyaki.

Okonomiyaki

Wakako and some friends reminisce about a wedding and some of the delicious dishes they had at the reception.

Celebratory Drinks

Wakako winds up back at her old stand-by where she has some kani miso and ends up reserving her own bottle of shochu and is tasked with writing something on its tag.

Bar-Hopping

Wakako has fried mackerel, cold draft beer, yamakake tuna and mokkiri sake.

Classic Beer Food: Deep-fried Mackerel

Wakako has some warm sake to top off a heartwarming day.

Heartwarming Deep-fried Burdock Root

Wakako finds a shop that serves food from her home of Hiroshima. As luck would have it, she finds a Hiroshima food restaurant in the middle of Tokyo, too.

Tastes of Hiroshima, Oyster and Lemon Hot Pot

Wakako has plans to meet up with her friend for dinner. But first, she wanders into a fancy Spanish restaurant.

Shrimp Ajillo at a Fancy Bar

Wakako goes out for some ray fins. Her dad is upset that she isn't calling home.

Drunken Fist! Grown-up Mapo

Wakako wants to try an oden stand, but she first visits Senju for saikyoyaki.

Attack! Food Stand Oden

Wakako goes for Okinawa food, and then to Thai cuisine, where she learns a lesson on surprising pairings.

Perfect Match! Asian Food

It's the day before pay day, but Wakako still wants good food. She visits Gokurakuya for a fun, homely beer, and then Kinkonkan for unusual canned food.

Pre-Payday Fried Canned Tuna Mayo

Wakako forgets her phone in the taxi, and ends up in an unfamiliar city. She discovers the joys of drinking in the morning.

My First Morning Drink, Offal Stew

Wakako becomes an aunt. She has tai and beef tofu to celebrate.

Simmered Kinmedai

Wakako is put in charge of finding a restaurant for a company get-together.

Party Organizer, Yakiton

Wakako has kawahagi otsukuri to celebrate becoming an aunt.

A Glass of Happiness, Kawahagi Otsukuri

With the start of spring, Wakako has been put in charge of training new employee Ito. After work tonight, she wanders the bars alone in search of good sake and tasty snacks. "The best thing about being a working adult is that I can drink what I want, when I want..." Tonight's snacks are butter-grilled scallops and draft beer. First, Wakako enjoys the springy texture of the scallops with the draft beer. Next, she enjoys the crunchy texture of the strings and the liver, each of which has its own distinct taste. And this time, Wakako is reminded of something related to the training of new employees at her familiar bar, Oraku...

Butter scallops on a spring night

One night at work, while everyone was engrossed in the conversation about "What would you like to eat for the last time in your life?", Wakako came across a typical Chinese restaurant in Town. Wakako fell in love with the restaurant's atmosphere and started to visit every day... She enjoyed the slightly sweet and complex Chinese flavors of "stir-fried green peppers and pork" and bottled beer... the spicy "chili shrimp" with a delicate taste of shrimp shell stock and Shaoxing wine, "the true pleasure of eating out for Chinese food".

And, having become friends with the middle-aged man and woman working at the restaurant who were regular customers, Wakako was asked the question, "What would you like to eat for the last time in your life?"...

Dinner at a local Chinese restaurant

Born with a drinker's tongue, tonight too she wanders around in search of a place to belong, a woman drinking alone. Spring, a new season. A new discovery with thick-sliced ​​bacon!

In spring, Wakako goes to a teppanyaki restaurant, which is common in her hometown of Hiroshima.

She orders "thick-sliced ​​bacon," thinking it goes perfectly with beer. The crispy exterior and juicy interior of the bacon, cooked on the teppanyaki plate, and the beer go "whoosh." Wakako has a blissful time. Wakako loves reading. Even after work, she "want to read and drink." It's a bit of a stretch, but she goes into a soba restaurant thinking she can quietly drink while reading a book. She has cold sake and kinpira as an appetizer. She also wants some snacks, so she orders "ten-sui."

A woman drinking alone at a soba restaurant

It's payday and Wakako is on her way home from work with a heavy step. She decides to just have one drink and goes to a popular izakaya. She adds soda to her glass of shochu and lets it fizz, then sips it slowly. The macaroni salad she also orders has a slightly strong flavor, making it a perfect adult snack! Then she goes to a kushikatsu restaurant that she's been looking forward to for a while. She has freshly fried kushikatsu, asparagus, and a refreshing lemon highball! Next, she orders the "Tongari" that another customer had ordered...

Kushikatsu at a pub

Tired from work, Wakako goes to a yakitori restaurant to get some energy. The white liver being grilled right in front of her and the local beer run through her body, filling her with energy. "Pshhhh~" A little luxury reward for her hard work. But Wakako still can't seem to shake off her fatigue. Tonight, she'll get energized with horse meat! She orders a red and white assortment of lean horse mane from Kumamoto! With lots of ginger and garlic, and sweet soy sauce... And since we're from the same hometown, it should go well together! She decides on rice shochu from Kumamoto...

When you're tired, try the white liver.

Wakako was scolded by her boss. After work, she stops at a familiar bar and gulps down a large mug of beer! The appetizer is squid, which is good for the skin, and for a snack, whale tatsuta-age, which has an indescribable taste that is neither meat nor fish. Wakako begins to feel uneasy about her boss. She switches to sake and eats some itawasa. She is comforted by the chef's careful work. Her boss is also out drinking with his colleagues, and decides to try shiokara, which he had decided he didn't like.

Each taste and sake

Wakako travels alone to Kanazawa, a place she has been interested in since the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. At Omicho Market, she eats raw sea urchin and gasu shrimp, which she has never heard of before. Craving sake, Wakako goes to a store that offers a selection of Ishikawa's finest sakes and offers tastings. While listening to a story about a brand of sake she likes, she is told that she can tour the brewery, so she decides to visit. Returning to the city of Kanazawa, Wakako enjoys the brewery's famous oden, jibuni, salt-grilled nodoguro, and sake. A delicious and slightly luxurious trip to Kanazawa.

Immerse yourself in Japanese sake in Kanazawa

Inspired by her junior at work, Shiraishi, passing the business career test, Wakako tries a real bar for the first time in her life that night! She finds her favorite stewed tripe and is recommended a Moscow Mule to go with it, and... whoosh! Wakako is satisfied with her slightly over-the-top challenge, but her boss tells her that the company is looking for ideas. That night, she stops by a restaurant and tries the "chicken wing dumplings"...

Tripe stew at the bar

Wakako, who was entrusted with choosing a drink for Abe-chan's father's 60th birthday celebration, came across a liquor store. There, she saw a sign that said "Kaku-uchi welcome." She tried out the kaku-uchi, which is located in a corner of a liquor store, for the first time! She chose the sake that was requested, Ume Suisho, which is a drinker's choice, and it was a hit. Wakako was captivated by the charm of kaku-uchi. She was delighted by the positive reception of the sake she chose and the gratitude from people close to her, so that night she chose fried eggs...

Umeshuisho at Kakuuchi

Even though her boyfriend Hiroki and her coworkers dislike her, Wakako is intoxicated by a glass of ginseng skewered by herself. She enjoys a lot of vegetables and lamb with a set of draft beer. While thinking about the likes and dislikes of various people, Wakako was eating tuna natto at a daily gathering...

Addictive Genghis Khan

Wakako visits Uwajima, where her best friend Aya got married. With Aya's guidance, she eats Uwajima's specialty, fried baby sardines, and scallop sashimi. They also enjoy local sake. The next morning, Wakako is comforted by the view of Uwajima's Dandan fields while eating the recommended udon noodles and hairtail rolls. She is touched by her best friend's efforts to adapt to the unfamiliar land, and on her last night, she eats sea bream rice...

A toast with sea bream rice and Uwajima delicacies

Wakako, who was feeling the change of the season while watching the new employee of the company grow up a lot in the past three months, decided to eat spring-like things for the last time, so in the evening, she had broad beans with barley shochu water, grilled mackerel with cold sake, and... Whew. Wakako was touched by the new employee's thanks and gift for the care he gave her at the company, so she headed to Oraku, a regular customer. Wakako, who wanted to eat something especially delicious, was recommended to eat...

Special taste: Seared Wagyu beef

Wakako (Takeda Rina), who is in a good mood because of the growth of new employee Ito-kun (Hasegawa Shinya) and Mii-san's (Yamada Kinuo) pregnancy, is drawn to the office when she sees a poster advertising a tuna cutting show. The excitement grows as she sips on a cold draft beer. The tuna is brought out and the cutting show begins. With the deft hands of the craftsman, the tuna, which was once a fish, is transformed into a food ingredient. The freshly cut sashimi is paired with hot sake.

Go to the tuna cutting show!

"How about ramen?" Shiraishi　asks, to which Hasegawa　replies, "I had a quick drink at a ramen shop yesterday." The men get excited talking about the trendy quick drink thing. When Chief Okada  says, "Ramen shops are great, aren't they?", Wakako  passes by and can't help but reply, "That's true!".

Deciding to have a quick drink at a ramen shop, Wakako discovers a nice-looking place on her way home from work. She goes in. Her eyes are drawn to the braised pork on top of the ramen brought to her by the person next to her, and she eats it with a Tsingtao beer. With the base ready, she moves on to chive dumplings and Shaoxing wine.

This time, the office is in a heated discussion about what flavor the ramen should be. Wakako, who can't get ramen out of her head, goes to another ramen shop. It's a place connected to Tokiwa-so, and there are many autographs of manga artists on the wall. You have to pick up your own bottled beer. Wakako orders a 100 yen bamboo shoot. Then, who comes along...?

A quick drink at a ramen shop

New employee Ito-kun (Hasegawa Shinya) speaks passionately, but Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) brushes it off by saying, "What's right isn't always the right answer." Wakako (Takeda Rina) thinks, "There are certainly some things you can only understand after time has passed."

And so, today, I'm drinking alone again. I go into a restaurant with two U-shaped counters. When the thick-sliced ​​ham cutlet is brought to me, I order it without hesitation. I pair it with draft beer. When I was a student, I thought ham cutlets were thin. I didn't understand back then, but I do now. Both thin and thick cuts have their own merits.

On my way home, Wakako is in a hurry because she really wants to eat Atka mackerel. At Oraku, the chef (Nozoe Yoshihiro) and others welcome her as usual. While waiting for the Atka mackerel to be grilled, she orders... cold sake and snacks.

The taste of thick-sliced ​​ham cutlet

During her lunch break, Wakako (Takeda Rina) peruses a magazine feature on shopping streets. When she says she's going to go food-hopping on her next day off, Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo) and the others tease her, saying, "You're going to go bar-hopping, aren't you?" Wakako arrives at Nakano's Kawashima Shopping Street and strolls around, looking into the market. The first place she chooses is a former camera shop. Although they say they serve lunch, she orders chilled tomatoes and a sour to cool down. The vitamins of lycopene seep in. Next, she has chicken wasabi and potato shochu... After picking up souvenirs for Mii-san and the others at a Japanese sweets shop, Wakako heads to a retro bar. A highball is appropriate for dusk. The bartender recommends an Evan Williams bourbon, which she opts for along with some piping hot sesame-salted cabbage. And what will she choose to finish off her day off with...?

Bar crawling in the shopping district

Chief Okada instructs them to write down their summer vacation plans. Pregnant Mii-san  is going to a nearby resort, while Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) is going to a fireworks festival on a houseboat. They all get excited talking about their plans, but Wakako's (Takeda Rina) schedule book is completely blank. When she leaves work on time, the sky is still bright. Feeling the summer, Wakako is drawn to corn tempura.

Bottled beer and crispy corn tempura. Inside the soba restaurant, the topic of summer vacation is the topic of conversation. Then, Wakako has an idea!

She pulls out her favorite yukata from the wardrobe and strolls around Asakusa. She visits Sensoji Temple, shoots a target, eats shaved ice, and enjoys the Japanese summer. Of course, the last place Wakako heads to is that restaurant. The chef  and Aoyagi look happy to see Wakako in her yukata. They toast with edamame and bottled beer. What seasonal dish does the chef recommend?

Taste of summer in a yukata

It's busy season and the office is filled with a murderous atmosphere. Hasegawa , who has just returned from a business trip, says that outside is a fireworks festival and the place is packed. Seeing everyone exhausted, Chief Okada treats them to pizza delivery and non-alcoholic beer. They all gather around the pizza and have a good time. The fireworks start and they watch them from the office window. Even though it's non-alcoholic, Ito-kun staggers around, which is comforting. Feeling refreshed, they can work hard.

The next day, Mii-san, who has already left because she is pregnant, is a little depressed after hearing the story from Wakako and the others. She seems to feel left out. Wakako, worried, suggests a beer garden when the manager (Morishita Yoshiyuki) suggests going for a drink.

Everyone gathers in casual clothes at the beer garden on the roof of the building. They drink draft beer in the middle of the day. Mii-san seems to be having fun. What did Wakako order...?

Toasting at the beer garden

For Wakako (Takeda Rina), good alcohol and good food are the best things to meet. Tonight, she goes to a new restaurant in search of new encounters. She orders draft beer and "potatoes with buttered karasumi". Wakako enjoys the combination of buttered potatoes and karasumi. She drizzles soy sauce on them. She also enjoys the soy sauce butter.

Then, on her way home, Wakako comes across the sign of a certain restaurant again, and decides to "start dieting tomorrow". She orders some grilled turban shells and some sake and waits with excitement, but then she gets a surprise! When Yoshida Rui, the man who is synonymous with bars, comes along. After sharing some sashimi with her, Wakako listens to the stories of her senior, a drinker.

A wonderful encounter

The change of seasons is busy. Wakako (Takeda Rina) works overtime every day and doesn't have time to go out drinking. She's exhausted, so she goes to a nice-looking restaurant in the downtown area for a drink during her break. She starts off with sliced ​​onions and draft beer. She washes away the fatigue of the day with a cold beer. The recommended menu on the wall is the "Famous Liver Fry". Tsukishima's soul food is liver cutlet. She enjoys it with a beer mixed with shochu, Chappy. Wakako feels completely refreshed. And then, the month of overtime is finally over. She heads to a back alley where she can have a drink without any worries. A small izakaya with only a counter and a sign saying "Homemade curry". She pairs her pork belly curry with an original lemon vinegar drink.

A delicious curry to go with your drinks

During her lunch break, Wakako (Takeda Rina) is influenced by Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) as she looks through a Korean guidebook, and with her head full of thoughts of Korean food, she comes to Shin-Okubo, where she can get a taste of Korea without being in Japan.

She goes straight into a restaurant and orders chanja and barley shochu with water. The spiciness of the chanja makes the water seem a little weak, so Wakako also orders some barley shochu on the rocks. She sips the rocks and the chanja, and uses the water as a chaser for the alcohol and kimchi. The more she tastes it, the deeper it gets. She enjoys her chanja addiction to the fullest.

The next day, Abe-chan, having heard Wakako's story, tells her a recommended restaurant for pot-pickled kalbi. Wakako goes right there and orders the pot-pickled kalbi and draft beer. She enjoys eating yakiniku by herself.

Korean food in Shin-Okubo

She goes to work as usual, finishes her work without a hitch, and it's a peaceful day with nothing happening around her. On a day like this, she wants to have a drink with something ordinary, not something rare or expensive. Wakako (Takeda Rina) goes into a local restaurant bustling with regulars. She chooses simmered mackerel from the side dishes lined up in the display case and eats it with a bottle of beer. The hostess pours her special miso on it, so she can enjoy two different flavors. Running out of alcohol, Wakako adds some chilled sake. She orders vinegared octopus and savors the end of a peaceful day.

The next day. Wakako takes over from Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo), who is about to go on maternity leave. When she hears Mii-san talk about arranging for a traditional midwife, she wonders what her traditional way of life is. And where does she head to...?

Have a drink at a traditional diner

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is late because she has been putting together documents that Hasegawa (Sakoi Takayuki) has asked her to do. It's chilly due to the change of seasons, and she feels like she has caught a cold. Seeking warmth, Wakako goes into a desert oasis-like restaurant and is drawn to a large piece of garlic. She learns from the manager that the garlic is from Aomori and has a mild smell, so she orders garlic baked in foil and a lemon highball. Wakako's appetite is whetted after eating the steaming garlic, and she adds stuffed peppers and a highball. Drinkers have a way to cure themselves. Wakako feels much better now.

Later on... Hasegawa's plan, for which Wakako put together the documents, is approved. Everyone recognizes her achievement, and Wakako is in a good mood, so she goes to a small restaurant where large plates of side dishes are lined up to reward herself...

Warm Chawanmushi and Hot Sake

After Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) declares that this month's quota has been met, Wakako (Takeda Rina) is able to go home early with a clean slate. In high spirits, she heads to a standing craft beer bar that she has been interested in for a while. She enjoys Kyodo Ale, brewed in the attached brewery, and sirloin steak.

The day has come when Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo) goes on maternity leave. Wakako gives her a relaxing CD as a parting gift. Mii-san keeps changing, but Wakako remains the same every day. Feeling the urge to see everyone's faces, Wakako goes through the curtain of Oraku.

She mixes some barley shochu from a bottle she has on reserve with hot water and enjoys it with flounder yukhoe. As Wakako waits, ordering another dish of steamed Chinese cabbage and pork, who comes next to her...?

Craft beer steak

Wakako (Takeda Rina) and her friends get excited when they see a photo of Mii-san's (Yamada Kinuo) daughter in the office. After hearing Chief Okada's (Shiotsuka Kohei) words, "We have to make the most of this time," she goes alone to an oyster shack in Tsukiji. Wakako spots the familiar Ganganyaki on the menu and orders it right away. She opens and eats, eats and opens again, enjoying the pleasure of the moment. However, after a while, Wakako is busy at work and feels tense and tired, so she goes to her familiar Oraku. There, she hears a conversation between the head chef (Nozoe Yoshihiro) and a regular customer (LaSalle Ishii)...

Oyster Hut in Tsukiji

Lunch break. Chinese bento from a recently opened bento shop is popular in Wakako's (Takeda Rina) office. Newcomer Kuramoto (Niwa Norimoto) has been coming for three days in a row. Eating her homemade bento, Wakako listens to the conversation of Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) and others, and her mind is completely filled with Chinese food. On her way home from work, Wakako spots a sign for a Chinese home-cooking restaurant and decides to go in. The customer next to her is eating delicious-looking dumplings with wings. Suppressing her excitement, she orders pickled mustard greens and enjoys the fizz with Shaoxing wine and soda.

The next day, despite having gone in for a Chinese meal, Wakako goes to buy a Chinese bento, but Chief Okada and his team get there first, and it's sold out, so she can't buy one. Chief Okada feels sorry for her and asks her for some recommended restaurants in Takadanobaba...

Immerse yourself in Chinese cuisine with Shaoxing wine

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is on her way home after making a delivery for Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) when she finds a nice-looking Western restaurant and decides to go in. She has a vegetable salad and drinks a wine spritzer recommended by the owner. Her eye is caught by the restaurant's specialty minced cutlet on the blackboard. Just then, the minced cutlet ordered by the couple next to her arrives. Though surprised by its size, Wakako also orders one.

On her way home, feeling energized for the next day by the happiness of eating delicious food, Wakako spots a sign for "Touya Sakadokoro" and comes back another day. It is a restaurant serving Kyushu cuisine, and the conversation between the manager and part-time staff is amusing...

Excellent minced meat cutlet

It seems that Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) has bought a new hot plate at home. As Wakako (Takeda Rina) listens to him boasting about recreating the sound of meat being grilled, her head is filled with images of meat sizzling. Before she knows it, she has the iron in her hand... Naturally, she looks for a teppanyaki restaurant on her way home, but whenever she looks, she can't find one. Finally, she spots a Hiroshima Yaki sign and bravely goes in. The restaurant, decorated with Carp merchandise, is run by the proprietress alone. Wakako, who is concerned about calories, orders a tofu steak and draft beer. As she sips the draft beer, she watches the tofu being grilled right in front of her with skillful skill with the iron. And then...

Everyone loves teppanyaki

Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) is wondering what to take her parents to eat when they come to Tokyo, and is discussing this with Mii-san (Yamada Kinuwo) and Wakako (Takeda Rina).

As Wakako is talking, her mind is completely on tempura, and on her next day off, while walking around town, she comes across a casual stand-up tempura restaurant and decides to go in. Attracted by the unusual daikon radish and avocado, Wakako eats with a bottle of Akaboshi beer. The freshly fried tempura goes perfectly with the cold beer. Wakako is so pleased that she decides to order one more dish, seasoned egg tempura. But what should she pair it with...?

Enjoy a drink with some tempura

New employee Kuramoto (Niwa Norio) makes a mistake. Wakako (Takeda Rina) scolds him in an unusually strict tone. After being reprimanded by Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo) and the others, Kuramoto leaves the office feeling frustrated, but comes to a pub to cheer himself up. The bar is cozy and welcoming, with the taciturn owner Wakao (Takeda Tetsuya) and part-time employee Hatchan (Iida Yuma). Kuramoto orders asparagus with butter, soy sauce and wasabi, and when he asks what cold sake would go well with it, the owner Wakao recommends Shizenkyo.

At that moment, a salaryman (Adachi Tomomitsu) arrives with a junior colleague (Honda Kyoya). Wakako overhears their conversation. Then Wakao...

Wakao Public Bar

When Wakako (Takeda Rina) answers the phone, she hears English being spoken. Flustered, Wakako passes the phone to Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo). Mii-san is also unable to answer, so passes it on to Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei). In the end, Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki), who has passed the Eiken Grade 2 exam, takes over and everything is fine. Wakako is completely impressed. While walking around, thinking that she too must become more international, she spots an American hamburger shop. Deciding that this is also the first step towards internationalization, she bravely enters the country. She orders a grilled pineapple burger with an American craft beer recommended by the waiter...

Cheers with Beer from Around the World

Wakako (Takeda Rina), who visited an art museum in Ueno on her day off, comes across a rare lotus root restaurant in Ameyoko and decides to go in. The female waitress (Hayashida Mari) is friendly and Wakako enjoys the lotus root dish and shochu water. The next day, when she is talking about it with Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) at the office, Hasegawa (Sakoi Takayuki) is heard scolding Kuramoto (Niwa Norimoto). Chief Okada (Shiotsu Kohei), who is watching, warns her to be careful with everything she does. Having been told off for her chatter, Wakako reflects on her actions and...

Nankotsu Skewer

Wakako (Rina Takeda) comes to Kitasenju to explore new places after her junior colleague Ito (Shinya Hasegawa) asks her to recommend a place to go on a date with her girlfriend, which has recently become a bit stale. She finds a nice bar in an alleyway and goes in. Wakako is fascinated by the log of prosciutto sitting on the counter, but she orders a Spanish omelette and a glass of white house wine. And then...

A Toast at a Nice Bar

Wakako (Takeda Rina) comes to Kamakura with beer and snacks to go on a little mountain climbing, and heads to the Genjiyama hiking course. Just as she begins to regret wearing a skirt and taking it lightly, she reaches the summit, where there is a statue of Yoritomo, panting. Finding a bench in the best spot to get a panoramic view of the city of Kamakura and the sea, Wakako immediately decides to treat herself. She takes out some chilled beer and kakinotane from her cooling bag...

To the Mountains of Kamakura, Pu-shu~♪

Wakako (Takeda Rina) feels a little rich after receiving a convenience store coupon from Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) that expires today, and decides to go into a game restaurant that she has been interested in for a while. Rabbit, wild boar, duck... While she is looking at the menu and wondering what to get, a man who appears to be a regular customer (Otsuki Shuji) comes in and orders grilled Ezo deer. Wakako also follows suit and orders Ezo deer, and when she asks the waiter (Takayama Takehisa) what hot sake to pair with it, he recommends a sake called Gibier. Then, venison is placed on the hearth in front of her...

My first game dish

It's busy season. Wakako (Takeda Rina), who has been working day and night without time to go out for drinks, makes a reservation and goes out to enjoy fugu sashimi, since it's a day off and after payday. After ordering fugu skin ponzu and fugu sashimi, Wakako asks the waiter what sake to pair it with, and he recommends "Hakurakusei" from Miyagi, which is said to be the ultimate sake to drink with food. After enjoying the natural tiger fugu with lukewarm and hot sake, Wakako regains her energy and overcomes the most difficult part of work.

The feeling of accomplishment makes her tiredness feel good. On days like these, she is drawn to the lights of a bar. When she passes through the familiar noren, she is warmly welcomed by the usual members, including the head chef (Nozoe Yoshihiro)...

Exceptional Fugu Sashimi

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During work hours, Wakako (Takeda Rina) is surprised when an eraser she dropped miraculously stands up again, and tries to tell someone about it, but everyone seems busy and she misses the chance. On her way home, Wakako finds a clam specialty store and enjoys clam shabu-shabu and sake. Watching the clams opening in the pot, Wakako feels like talking to someone, and remembers that the head chef of Oraku (Nozoe Yoshihiro) had contacted her saying he had something to say, so she decides to stop by Oraku right away...

Celebrating the Departure

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is heading home straight after a meeting outside the office and happens to come across a good-looking Chinese restaurant. She orders fried shrimp dumplings and a bottle of beer. She also adds mapo vermicelli. The next day, back at the office, Ito (Hasegawa Shinya) is handing out rice crackers that he received from his parents' home. As they start talking about family, Wakako remembers an email she received from her mother. On her way home, she comes across a restaurant called Shumai Mania and, feeling nostalgic for the shumai her mother used to make for her, decides to go in. When she asks what shumai is available this month...

Local Chinese food and family cuisine

Wakako (Takeda Rina) sees a poster for Hyogo Terroir Travel in front of a store where she went shopping and decides to stop by on her way back to her parents' house. After taking a tour to see the auction at Akashiura Fisheries Cooperative, she goes to Uonotana Shopping Street, where the fish that have been auctioned are lined up. There, she spots a shop curtain hanging next to a liquor store and, thinking it must be a bar, she goes in. Wakako orders Akashi local beer and octopus tempura. She adds some local sake to her sashimi platter and enjoys the fresh seafood. She decides to stop by Himeji the next day...

Cheers to a journey through the Hyogo terroir!

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is wiping the sweat off her brow as she walks home from shopping on her day off. She stops in her tracks at a shop curtain with the words "eel and game" written on it. She happens to catch the eye of the store manager, who has just come out to see off some customers, and is led inside the store. Wakako is in the mood to eat eel, and the manager recommends the eel tempura with seaweed on top, which she orders along with a draft beer. It's a rare dish of eel tempura wrapped in nori seaweed. Wakako finishes it in no time and then moves on to the all-you-can-eat obanzai (traditional side dish). She also adds some sweet potato shochu water. The next day, Wakako brags about it at work...

A treat for hot days

Hasegawa (Sakoi Takayuki) and others are having a good time around Chief Okada's (Shiotsuka Kohei) desk. Wakako (Takeda Rina) is called and when she goes there she says she found a great corner bar. Wakako arrives right away on her next day off and heads for the shopping district, but is lost in the middle of a housing complex. When she asks a woman standing in front of a shuttered bar, she finds out that the bar is on the other side. When she walks around, she sees people drinking in front of the bar and it looks lively. When she enters from the liquor store side, she sees a row of sake...

The appeal of Kakuuchi

Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) is exhausted from the heat at the office. Wakako (Takeda Rina) decides she needs to get some stamina, so she starts by walking for 60 minutes, but within 30 minutes she spots a sign for a Mexican restaurant and decides to go in. She orders a Mexican beer and chicken tacos, but when she sees the man next to her eating a burrito bowl while sweating profusely, she worries that the tacos might be too spicy. Wakako decides to give it a try, since she's already here...

Taking on the world's hottest dishes

In the evening, as Wakako (Takeda Rina) hurriedly gets ready to go home, she asks people around her what she should bring to celebrate the newly reopened restaurant, but Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) tells her that the best way to celebrate is to go to the restaurant, and she agrees. Wakako has come to Komori-tei, a newly reopened restaurant run by Aoyagi (Kamakari Kenta), who left Oraku to help his uncle (Tsuda Kanji), the second generation owner. Aoyagi and the owner welcome Wakako with a warm welcome. At the owner's recommendation, she orders a sashimi platter and draft beer. And then...

A newly opened, long-established store

Today, Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) is off work, and the atmosphere in the office is somewhat relaxed. Wakako (Takeda Rina), who is in the mood to relax after work, is drawn in by the words "beef cutlet" on a lantern that catches her eye and decides to go in. She is shown to a small counter seat. Intrigued by the grilled roast beef cutlet ordered by two women who had been there before her, Wakako orders it along with a highball. The appetizer that was served with the highball was in a container that looked like chawanmushi, but when she opened it...

Power up with meat

Wakako (Takeda Rina) has taken paid leave, but has no particular destination in mind. While walking around aimlessly, she sees a group of people having fun drinking outside, and decides to join in. After purchasing some yakitori and croquettes in the shopping district, Wakako also gets a cute cup of sake and sits down on a convenient bench. It's a weekday afternoon. A slight sense of guilt can be considered an appetizer. While sipping her cup of sake, she bites into the still-warm croquette. Next comes the negima. It's fragrant and juicy. And then...

Drinking on a walk on paid leave

Wakako (Takeda Rina) comes to Tateyama with her mother (Shimazaki Wakako). She brings her mother, who lives in Hiroshima, on a trip, and has never seen the Pacific Ocean properly. The two immediately gaze at the horizon at Susaki Lighthouse. Next, they head to a roadside station with a wide selection of seafood. They decide to take out some fried horse mackerel and namero to eat outside. They also buy some lemon and summer mandarin craft chuhai, which they share. They visit Takaya Shrine, which enshrines the god of cooking, and finally head to their accommodation for the night...

Traveling to Minamiboso with my mother

Wakako (Takeda Rina) has a sour look on her face as she drinks vegetable juice at the office. She says her skin hasn't been in good condition lately. Unable to bear watching her, Abe-chan (Watanabe Mizuki) tells her about a restaurant where she can eat lots of vegetables. Wakako goes there on her day off right away. On the recommendation of the waiter, she orders the teppanyaki bagna cauda main course. There is alcohol on the menu, so she decides to have a glass of white wine. The first dish is burrata cheese. It is covered in green and red sauces and looks very vibrant...

Marriage of happy loop

The company is looking for event planners to launch a new business. On her way home, Wakako (Takeda Rina) wants to motivate herself, so she comes across a restaurant that specializes in spare ribs and decides to go in. She eats the meat on the bone with her fingers and goes crazy. Perhaps it's the effect of the spare ribs, but she submits the plan without any problems and heads to Oraku in a good mood. She's still not used to Oraku now that Aoyagi (Kamakari Kenta) is gone, but the head chef (Nozoe Yoshihiro) welcomes her as usual. As she enjoys some horse mackerel nanbanzuke and pure rice wine, one day...

The joy of drinking outside

Murazaki Wakako (Takeda Rina) and Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo) have their fortunes read by a colleague at work, and are confused when they are told, "You might have to fight!" On her way home from work, Wakako is drawn to a "Miyazaki Chicken Nanban" restaurant. She is confused by the wide variety of options, including breast and thigh meat, with or without tartar sauce, but what will she choose? Sitting next to Wakako is a male customer (Hide (Penalty)) who catches her eye... On another day, when Wakako goes to her favorite restaurant, "Oraku," she finds Aoyagi (Kamakari Kenta), who was supposed to have quit.

The Best Chicken Nanban

When Wakako (Takeda Rina) asks the depressed Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) why, he says that his daughter called him old-fashioned for a certain reason. From there, the conversation turns to "Showaism"... Obsessed with the Showa era, Wakako finds a retro izakaya on her way home from work and stops in. She enjoys simple dishes like pickled vegetables and ham cutlets with draft beer, but is captivated by something a nearby customer is eating with relish. Completely engrossed in Showa retro, Wakako goes on a special Showa-era hopping spree in Oimachi, which Okada had told her about, on another day.

A toast to Showa retro

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is inspired to cook after eating Mii-san's (Yamada Kinuo) homemade dish, pork trotters, for lunch, and heads to a Chinese food store in Ikebukuro. There she discovers an authentic Chinese food court next door, and decides to go in. ▼She is unsure what to do as there are a variety of Chinese restaurants lined up, including those from Shanghai, Sichuan, and Taiwan, but she starts by ordering some cold Sichuan skewers and a Chinese beer, and continues to enjoy new flavors. ▼On another day, she visits a local Chinese restaurant and enjoys a delicious dish along with a bottle of Japanese beer - what is this sure-fire dish?!

Authentic Chinese and local Chinese

After trying the souvenir sweets from Fukui that Ito (Hasegawa Shinya) brought back, Wakako (Takeda Rina) heads to Kagurazaka, where there is a shop selling Fukui specialties. ▼She finds a shop that has been converted from an old house and is about to enter, but is attracted by a sign for "soy sauce katsudon" on the second floor and decides to eat there first. ▼After that, she returns to the standing bar on the first floor and enjoys the rich flavors of Fukui's "heshiko" and "sake kasu cheese" along with some Japanese sake. ▼Having liked the flavors of the Hokuriku region, Wakako visits a restaurant serving Toyama cuisine on another day. While enjoying a rare "assortment of kombu-jime fish delivered directly from Himi" with some delicious Toyama sake, she hears the voices of a brother and sister (Raicho) speaking in a pleasant dialect...

Taste of Hokuriku in Tokyo

When Murasaki Wakako (Takeda Rina) is drawn to the smell of smoke in Mizonokuchi for the first time on business, she finds herself in a restaurant district reminiscent of a Showa era amusement park! ▼ Smoke rises from the charcoal grills outside the restaurant, and Wakako makes her way through the restaurant, which is so hazy it's hard to see what's ahead. She's amazed by the great value menu! ▼ With a large draft beer in hand, Wakako grills pork belly and innards. The meat gradually transforms...!? ▼ Fascinated by the smoke, Wakako visits a shop that smokes various items on another day, but the entrance is difficult to find, like a "secret base."

The deliciousness of smoke

Wakako (Takeda Rina) can't get the delicious-looking bread that Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo) had for lunch out of her head. However, at night she is drawn to a shop with a red lantern. ▼While ordering yakitori and other dishes, for some reason she sees the words "curry bread" written on it! Attracted, she orders it, and it is piping hot...! ▼On another day, she goes to an Italian restaurant. She orders a dish called flaming camembert along with stir-fried cabbage with garlic and anchovies, and it is literally fire...!

Flaming Camembert

On her way home from an errand for work, Wakako (Takeda Rina) happens to drop into a store that catches her eye and sees many bottles of sake lined up. ▼It's an unusual system where you can choose between all-you-can-drink or one glass at a time, and the gourmet food is left to the discretion of the chef. Wakako finds a sake from Oku-Noto and tries it. ▼It's sake from a brewery in the disaster-stricken area, and Wakako is deeply moved by the sake, which she says was delivered after a series of efforts. ▼On another day, when she goes to Komori-tei, where Aoyagi (Kamakari Kenta) works, the head chef (Tsuda Kanji) greets her with a smile. Just then, someone comes in...!

The chef and his taste

When Wakako (Takeda Rina) hears that Hasegawa (Sakoi Takayuki) wakes up early in the morning and gets more done at work, she decides to give it a try herself. ▼One day on a holiday morning, while taking a walk around Sugamo, she discovers a bar that's open from the morning. When she goes in, it's already bustling with regulars. Wakako enjoys a dish called "Aho Kitsune" along with beer and alcohol. ▼On another day, Wakako visits a restaurant that Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo) calls the "Queen of Breakfast." To have an elegant breakfast, she plans to order eggs Benedict with sparkling wine, but everything looks so delicious that she can't decide which type to get...

Morning activities!

Wakako (Takeda Rina) wanders from Kiyosumi Shirakawa to Morishita, a fashionable town with a downtown atmosphere. ▼ She suddenly finds a sushi restaurant... She musters up her courage and decides to try drinking alone at a sushi restaurant for the first time. ▼ While wondering what to order, she follows the example of the other customers and orders ark shell sashimi and winter delicacy "monkfish liver ponzu". ▼ On another day, Wakako, who was wandering from Kanamecho to Senkawa as usual, is drawn to a soba restaurant standing alone in a residential area. ▼ The inside of the store is bustling with various local people, including single customers, couples, and families... ▼ When she orders cold sake, it comes with "wasabi"! She also orders "yuba sashimi" and "duck tataki and soba crepe", which she had a flash of inspiration for.

My first town sushi

Wakako (Takeda Rina) goes sightseeing in Tokyo with her mother (Shimazaki Wakako), who has come to the city for the first time in a long time. After riding a rickshaw in Asakusa and watching a comedy show, they go to a long-established Western restaurant. ▼Along with wine, they share beef stew, beef tenderloin steak, and crab salad. They are blown away by the rich demi-glace of the Western food. ▼The next day, the two decide to stroll around Ginza until it's time to catch their Shinkansen train, but...their meal from the previous day was so delicious that they end up going back to the long-established Western restaurant. ▼This time they order the traditional flavors of the restaurant: shrimp macaroni gratin, omelet rice, and pork chops. The macaroni is surprisingly long...!

A long-established Western restaurant and motherly love

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is tired from a string of simple tasks at the office. On her way home from work, she is attracted by a sign that says "Prairie Cuisine" and an illustration of a sheep at the entrance, and so she goes into a Mongolian restaurant. She is about to order beer and Mongolian dumplings, but is unsure whether to order pan-fried dumplings or boiled dumplings, but decides to go for pan-fried dumplings. However, there are three types of fillings: "pickled Chinese cabbage," "coriander," and "celery," and she is unsure again. She is liberated by the fresh taste of the appetizer and dumplings... After liberating herself from the Mongolian cuisine, Wakako goes to a restaurant that serves cuisine from various countries on another day. Encouraged by the Laotian beer and fermented sausage, Wakako orders some Nepalese street food, which is cute and round...

Asian food and alcohol

On a Friday night after finishing a part of her work, Wakako (Takeda Rina) made a reservation at an eel restaurant, which she had been looking forward to, as a reward to herself. ▼ Along with cold Hokkaido sake, she ate "Shirayaki eel" and other dishes. It was surprisingly plump and soft, so tender that it almost broke when she picked it up with chopsticks...! ▼ On another day, Wakako stopped by her favorite restaurant, "Oraku." She was greeted by newcomer Yamamoto (Kadouma Wataru) and when she went inside, she found that Tetsuya (Tsujimoto Tatsunori), the son of the head chef (Nozoe Yoshihiro), had come from Takayama in Gifu to help out, worried about his father who was running the restaurant alone. ▼ As she ate "shrimp and avocado salad" and "Chikuzen stew," Wakako was immersed in the happy world of connections made by drinking outside.

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