OKAYA, Japan -- Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at ...
Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female master sake brewers, made possible by changing gender norms and increased ...
Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in ...
J apanese tipples sake and shochu—and the knowledge and skills honed over centuries to make them —have been added to UNESCO's ...
At a Tokyo brewery dating back to the days of the samurai, Koichi Maesako drops a 3-metre-long wooden paddle into a giant, ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sake brewer Mie Takahashi prepares steamed rice with koji mold ...
And these observations are giving us hints about what's going on? A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has ...
The art of sake brewing has a 1,300-year-old history that represents more than just a drink — it’s a symbol of Japanese culture, craftsmanship and community. Earlier this month, UNESCO’s advisory ...