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The wood panelled room is warm and welcoming, as is the bar’s owner, Yusuku Shimoki. He smiles broadly as our group settles ...

Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. After exploring the countryside, we’re ready for a drink. The streets are blanketed with snow; the ...

Breweries were forced to rise from the ashes of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in a devastated area that once boasted of the largest sake ... Japan to learn from breweries of local beer and ...

As Misawa put it: “Everyone knows that China is making wine, but no-one knows that Japan is making wine; they always think of rice wine, sake, but not wine from grapes.” Nonetheless, recognition is ...

There is a Japanese garden in Dusseldorf’s Nordpark, with a pond full of koi carp. Ornamental trees and shrubs adorn the grounds of the Eko House of Japanese Culture in the Niederkassel district of ...