“I hope that this will also be an opportunity for Japanese people to take another look at sake, shochu and awamori, which are the essence of their culture. I would like them to try it even once ...

Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female toji, or master Japanese sake brewers OKAYA, Japan -- Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture ...

OKAYA, Japan (AP) — Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in the ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sake brewer Mie Takahashi stirs mixture of steamed rice with koji mold and water in a tank at her Koten sake ...

many people are unaware that koji mold is used not only in Japanese sake but also in honkaku shochu and awamori production. Communicating that these beverages, closely tied to Japanese life and ...

When traveling in Japan, many people look forward to enjoying traditional Japanese drinks like sake, shochu, and awamori. On December 5, 2024, the art of "traditional sake brewing" was officially ...

LUQUE, Paraguay — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during ...

“I hope that this will also be an opportunity for Japanese people to take another look at sake, shochu and awamori, which are the essence of their culture. I would like them to try it even once ...