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 foothills ...
In my previous article, I wrote about how the number of sake breweries and the volume of sake consumption have been declining ...
In 2022, the Japanese sake export reached a record-high of 47.5 billion Japanese yen, an 18% increase from 2021 and a 452% jump from 2013. Despite such a dramatic surge in popularity, sake is only ...
With World Sake Day on 1 October there’s no better time to take a look at one of Japan’s most storied beverages, which continues to make an indelible mark on global markets. The total volume of sake ...
Sake holds a revered place as Japan’s traditional rice wine. Yet, there is a brewing revolution taking place that goes beyond tradition and pushes the boundaries of excellence. Meet Kuheiji, director ...
The "Complete Sake Brewing Experience Tour" is held in Miwa-cho, Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.The second session of the ...
Celebrate World Sake Day on Oct. 1 with seven standout bottles, including Tenbi Junmai Ginjo Hotaten, crowned 2026 IWC ...
Toji ("Toji-san") Yamamoto has dedicated his life to brewing sake by hand. At 68 years young, he's the brewmaster at Yoshida Brewery in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture. It's 144 years old and one of only ...
Sake brewer Mie Takahashi stirs mixture of steamed rice with koji mold and water in a tank at her Koten sake brewery in Okaya, central Japan, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) (ASSOCIATED ...