日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture

A Sake Vending Machine Inside a Traditional Brewery — Only in Saijo, Japan

A Scene You Would Never ExpectAt first glance, this looks like a sake brewery frozen in time.Large earthenware jars line...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture

A Historic Sake Town Shaped by Brewing

This town is not simply a place where sake is made.It is a town formed by sake.For centuries, brewing has shaped its str...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture

**Sake and the Japanese New Year:

How Japan Welcomes Time with Ritual and Drink**日本酒とお正月―― 日本が「新しい年」を迎える方法At the entrance, kadomatsu quietly announce the ...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture

**Drinkable Art:

How Munakata Shiko’s Woodblock Spirit Lives on Sake Labels**飲める芸術―― 棟方志功の魂が宿る、日本酒のラベルThe bold, rhythmic lines of 棟方志功 fe...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture

**When the Cedar Ball Turns Brown:

How Sake Breweries Speak Without Words**杉玉が語るもの―― 酒蔵が無言で伝える、日本酒の完成At first glance, this is a quiet sake brewery.But look...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture

Fermentation|Where Water Shapes the Flavor

In sake brewing, fermentation begins when steamed rice, koji, yeast, and water come together.Among these, water plays a ...