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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Thanks @NORIWTS for introducing me to @shojironakaoka’s incredible work. Delighted to add this piece to the collection today!
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Quietus Machine in Marfa blew me away. Loved the storytelling and how you could get hands-on with the digital work. So much more to take in when you actually interact with it. @NORIWTS and the @neort_io team —so happy to be working with you through SAKAZUKI! 🙏❤️
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LIMBO PULSE by Shojiro Nakaoka at "The Adobe Room" curated by @neort_io presented by The Bearded Travelers
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Prepping tacos at 2am w/ @tonyherrera 🌮 Tomorrow is going to be a movie
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Good times with good friends ❤️
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Came with tea. Left with new friends. 🍵❤️ Thank you, Marfa🌵
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So many new faces, so many new friends. Happy to see our SAKAZUKI family growing here in Marfa 🍵🌵
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Thank you to The Bearded Travelers @tonyherrera @aventurine_eth @HarryOtterNFT and @Dannyb0yyy_ for bringing us together, and everyone who stopped by. So glad we made the trip! ❤️
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Highball Charlie retweeted
A little Japan, a morning in Marfa. 🍵🌵 Tea, hidden gems, and new friends around the table. Thank you to The Bearded Travelers for bringing us together at The Adobe Room, and everyone who stopped by!
Shared Tea Time at The Adobe Room with @SakazukiNFT presented by The Bearded Travelers
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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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