28 years at Suntory. Father of the Highball. Founder of SAKAZUKI. Still searching for Japan’s Hidden Gems—and the people behind them. 🥃

Tokyo
Joined April 2022
Hi(ball)! 🥃 I get asked this a lot: “So what exactly is SAKAZUKI?” So here’s SAKAZUKI in 3 pages. 😁 For people who already love Japan — and want to go deeper. 🇯🇵 This is SAKAZUKI. ↓
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Morning matcha with us? 🍵🌵 See you tomorrow at 9 at The Adobe Room! Come say hi 😁
Shared Tea Time at The Adobe Room with @SakazukiNFT presented by The Bearded Travelers Tomorrow 9AM Meet artists @JimenaBuenaVida and @mae_1031_ , connect with the people behind SAKAZUKI, and discover some of Japans Hidden Gems. Open Luma sign up below ⬇️
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Highball Charlie retweeted
Shared Tea Time at The Adobe Room with @SakazukiNFT presented by The Bearded Travelers Tomorrow 9AM Meet artists @JimenaBuenaVida and @mae_1031_ , connect with the people behind SAKAZUKI, and discover some of Japans Hidden Gems. Open Luma sign up below ⬇️
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Made it to Marfa with @mae_1031_ ! 🌵
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Hi(ball) Made it to Texas. First stop: tacos 🌮 Marfa tomorrow! 🌵
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Next stop: Marfa 🌵 Yosca Maeda and I are on our way! 🥃
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Highball Charlie retweeted
So excited to be part of this! 🤠💙 Huge thanks to @aventurine_eth for bringing us together in Marfa! We’re hosting a Shared Tea Time at The Adobe Room on Oct 23 — Japanese tea, handcrafted knives, and a few Hidden Gems from Japan. Open to everyone. Come say Hi(ball)! 🍵🥃
The Bearded Travelers website is live! beardedtravelers.art Six main exhibits and seventy-four independent artists from around the globe light up The Adobe Room at the Lumberyard in Marfa, TX for @artblocks_io Marfa Weekend Oct 23-24th 2026.
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SAKAZUKI family, who’s up for the challenge? 😁💙 Big thanks to Makoto for making this happen! Check our Telegram group or your email for how to join💪 Let’s have some fun together! 🥃
Something new for the SAKAZUKI family! 💙 Together with @Makoto_kizen, one of our Hidden Gems collaborators, we’re launching the SAKAZUKI × KIZEN 10-Day Challenge — exclusively for SAKAZUKI members! Experience it. Share your story. Pass it forward. That’s what SAKAZUKI is all about. 🥃
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Hi(ball)! What a BYOS session today! 🥃 Four amazing collaborators. Four different worlds. Aoki Hamono, Kenichi Natural Farm, KIZEN & Kume T-shirt. And we’re just getting started. 😁 Thank you, everyone! ❤️
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Highball Charlie retweeted
The Bearded Travelers website is live! beardedtravelers.art Six main exhibits and seventy-four independent artists from around the globe light up The Adobe Room at the Lumberyard in Marfa, TX for @artblocks_io Marfa Weekend Oct 23-24th 2026.
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SAKAZUKI is joining Tokyo Jazz Club🥃! Big thanks to @NORIWTS for making this happen 🙌 Who’s coming?
Tokyo Jazz Club is almost there✈ Great lineup and happy to have @tomokihara @ENN @kevinabosch & Ryota Kuwakubo in the lineup @SakazukiNFT joining as a partner which is supported by @glimmerdao For more info: tokyojazzclub.jp/exhibitors-…
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