Sake Guides
Articles on choosing, tasting, serving, and how sake is made. Currently available in Japanese.
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14Traditional Sake Brewing and Japanese Culture: Shinto Rituals, the Seasons, Gift-Giving, and Sake Day
Sake is a drink, but in Japan it has always been more than that, a constant companion to daily life. It is poured out as an offering to the gods, raised in celebration at New Year and weddings, enjoyed as a marker of the changing seasons, and wrapped up as a gift. Behind all of this lie the geogr...
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22Toji and Kurabito: The Artisans Behind Japanese Sake
Browse a sake label or a brewery's website and you will often come across the word "toji" (杜氏, master brewer). Usually pronounced "toh-jee" with a long first vowel, the same characters can also be read with a short one ("to-jee"); either way, the term refers to the person in charge of the entire ...
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