KYOTO--No fancy machines here, just a lot of hard work. But this brewery still produced sake, and it's believed to be the oldest ever found in Japan. Excavation firm Kokusai Bunkazai Co.

Visitors to Kitsukura Shuzou sake brewing company in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, experience sake-making during a tour in November 2024. (Kyodo) NAGANO (Kyodo) -- Hands-on experiences of brewing ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

a few glasses of Kyoto sake. The good news is that you are in a great spot for exploring Kyoto’s lesser-known marvels.

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...