Stars and Stripes

Sample out of-this-world-sake near a Marine Corps air station in Japan

The Dassai brewery in Japan offers tours of its sake facility, which is about 40 minutes’ drive from Marine Corps Air Station ...
Wine Industry Advisor

One Year Since the Registration of “Traditional Knowledge and Skills of Sake-making with Koji Mold in Japan” as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Its Techniques and People Recognized Worldwide January 7, 2026 (Japan) -- On December 6, 2025, one year had passed ...
Nature

Rice Grains and Sake Brewing

Rice represents the essential raw material in sake brewing, with its intrinsic qualities and processing methods critically influencing the beverage’s final flavour profile and aroma. The traditional ...
The Village Voice

Brew Doc ‘The Birth of Saké’ Is Too Studiously Devoted to Process

Cameraman-turned-filmmaker Erik Shirai doesn’t answer a major question that viewers of his impressionistic slice of work-life doc The Birth of Saké are bound to wonder: Why does the Tedorigawa Brewery ...