Rendering of an “Isshobin” or 1.8 Liter sake bottle.

This literally means a “one ‘sho’ bottle” or a bottle that measures one ‘sho’. A ‘sho‘ is a unit of sake volume measurement equal to 1.8 liters. An “isshobin” is therefore a 1.8L bottle of sake, which is a very common bottle size in Japan for sake.

Also See Related Terms:

• Sho
• To
• Go
• Koku

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