August Event Information

We have updated our event schedule for August!
While we will keep the factory open during Obon and the summer holidays for those returning to Shiga, ANTELOPE will also be popping up in various locations.

Click here to check out the details!

We look forward to seeing you all there!🕊️

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8/10 - Kusatsu Farmer’s Market in Shiga
@farmersmarket.932
If you’re from Shiga, you probably already know this place, right? If not, make sure you remember it. It’s held in the square 5 minutes on foot from Kusatsu Station, and it brings together many wonderful vendors. Since it’s a night market in the summer, it’s also lovely for those who don’t usually drink during the day to drop by, have a quick drink, and head home in style for just this one day🎐
The photo is of Yazawa, who is currently aiming for a "gyaru" makeover.

8/12 - Hasegawaya Summer Festival🍉 in Niigata
@hasegawaya.niigata
Hasegawaya is the liquor store that has supported ANTELOPE more than anyone else in Niigata since we first started. This time, TAREL, ESTRE, and cam from Kyoto will also be joining us at the Niigata store, so it’s going to be a seriously hot summer festival. Check Hasegawaya’s Instagram for more details. I’ll be there the following day too, so I’m really looking forward to chatting with everyone in Niigata!
By the way, I used to go to my grandmother’s house in Niigata with my family every summer. I still remember the time I dropped a large watermelon I was carrying, broke it, and got a huge scolding for trying to cover it up. Hopefully, there will be no mishaps this year🤲

8/18 - Sunday Mead Party 2 in Kyoto
@cave_de_la_foret_campwine
The super popular event is back: Sunday Mead Party 2!! Yay!
At the last event, I met Anna-san and Tetsu-san for the first time, and I’m still close with everyone I greeted that day. Is it unrequited love? No, it’s with everyone.
And on top of that, @ushiochocolatl from Onomichi will be joining us🍫
I remember that my first long-distance drive after buying a manual car was to Onomichi, and I truly felt like it was "The End" when I couldn’t get the car moving on a hill on the way to Ushio Chocolatl.

8/20 - Full Moon Camp in Shiga
@mangetsu_maruche
Summer in Shiga basically means the lakeshore. We’ll be participating in this super happy event where many people gather by the lake again this time🌓
And surprisingly, we’ve even made a special mead for the Full Moon Camp! It’s a surprise for the day, but we crafted a dry, slightly fizzy mead using rice from Shiga. We’ve prepared them in 200ml bottles, so chill it well and drink it up!! The label is also super cute, so be sure to check it out.

8/23 - Four Pairs of Glasses in Hokkaido
@nemotosaketen_susukino
@shokudo_blanco @oyasai.haya_organicfarm
Is it true that kids born in the Reiwa era don’t understand the saying "Hokkaido is huge"?
In that vast northern land, we’ll be hosting a two-part event at Shokudo Blanco in Susukino! The lineup includes Nemoto Saketen (the bearded guy in glasses) who pushes mead hard, Haya Organic Farm (the blonde guy in glasses) for the seasonal veggies, Blanco (the frying pan-wielding guy in glasses) for the food, and myself (just Yazawa in glasses) — the four of us.
The first part requires reservations (please DM Blanco’s Instagram or call), and the second part is going to be a lively, high-energy affair🕶️
What if my glasses break? Yazawa is worrying about that happy possibility, but I’m genuinely excited!🍊

By the way, I’ll be at Nemoto Saketen all day on the following two days to chat with everyone in Hokkaido! Since I’m famous for being a long-winded talker, please come over and have a long chat with me🤲

8/31 - Cooling Festival (Noryosai) at ANTELOPE
This is our fourth annual cooling festival. The highlights this year are nagashi somen (flowing somen noodles) and, of course, the music from the folks at @oyaji_good_vibrations. The bamboo was prepared by @place_bamboo, and the noodle dipping sauce is provided by Ryo-chan, my Myman of the Year. Yes, it’s delicious.
I’m sure the music will leak out and get the whole neighborhood hyped up again this year, but that’s okay too. It’s an event where both kids and adults can have fun.
Just don’t forget your heatstroke prevention and your chopstick skills. Please, check check.