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...
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日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture 
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 ...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture Koji Making｜The Invisible Craft
After steaming, part of the rice is taken to a warm, controlled room where koji mold is carefully cultivated.Koji is the...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture Steaming the Rice｜The Heart of Sake Brewing
日本酒造りは酒米を蒸すところから始まるIn the sake-brewing town of Saijo, the process of making sake begins long before fermentation.One of ...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture Introduction｜The Sake Town of Saijo, Hiroshima
日本の三大酒どころ 広島県西条町Nestled in eastern Hiroshima, Saijo is known throughout Japan as one of the country’s most important sak...
日本神話・日本文化 / Japanese Mythology and Culture Footwear of the Maiko:Why Their Geta Are Unlike Any Others in Japan
舞妓の歩みを支える、伝統と美の履物Traditional Footwear of a MaikoThese photographs show traditional footwear worn by maiko, apprentice ge...