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