By DAISUKE HIRABAYASHI/ Staff Writer
November 16, 2023 at 16:27 JST
Rebeca Sanchez mixes water, koji and steamed rice for sake in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 11. (Daisuke Hirabayashi)
On a recent morning, when the temperature was near zero, Rebeca Sanchez, a traveler from Spain, donned a white “samue” (work outfit) to enter a sake brewery in Saku, eastern Nagano Prefecture. [Read More]
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