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I am a guide in north Japan, certified international sake sommelier, and WMA certified Wilderness First Responder. Most of ...
A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food. At their ...
Women were largely excluded from sake production until after World War II. Sake making has a history of more than a thousand years, with strong roots in Japan’s traditional Shinto religion.
Sake is Japan’s most recognizable and historic drink, with production dating back millennia, and the ancient beverage is taking on new life in the United States. According to the Japan Sake and Shōchū ...
Brewers believe traditional Japanese drink will see a renaissance now it has gained a world heritage listing. Sake, a traditional rice wine known as nihonshu, ranks as one of Japan's most famous ...
Sake 101: Chicago experts help us navigate the mysterious, elegant Japanese rice wine “Sake is simply a Japanese alcoholic beverage, brewed like beer, but similar to white wine,” says Daniel ...
The nation remembers the miseries the Chinese people suffered during the war and the courage they mustered in their fight ...
UNESCO has officially recognised Japan's traditional method of sake brewing as an "intangible cultural heritage," a distinction producers hope will spark global interest in the centuries-old rice ...
Japan's Takehiro Kano, ambassador to UNESCO, reacts the traditional Japanese brewing of sake was named Intangible Cultural Heritage during a UNESCO World Heritage Convention in Asuncion, Paraguay ...
Tokyo (AsiaNews) – Traditional Japanese knowledge and skills used in the making of sake and shochu spirits have become a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
ASUNCION, Paraguay-Unesco on Dec 4 recognised Japan’s ancient process of sake brewing as an “intangible cultural heritage”. Producers hope this will boost global interest in the traditional ...