Sake producers are struggling to find a way to keep the party going as whisky continues to gain ground among drinkers in the country.

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can set you back close to $1 million. Yoichiro Nishi, an eighth-generation sake and shochu producer, opened Ontake Distillery ...

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An excited buzz filled the swarming crowd in the shadow of darkness. Silence fell for a split second before the 18-meter main ...

Japan has long ... a lot of old generation innovation, crafts and arts.” Here are the best ways to experience authentic Hokuriku, from skiing to sake. Comprising the prefectures of Toyama ...

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Today, as Japan ... old-school Japanese architectural elements with subtle modern twists—most rooms have a private outdoor hot tub. Housed in a former storehouse of a once-thriving sake brewery ...

Its springtime Japan itineraries have been especially popular, with this year's cherry blossom sailings now sold out. Like Norwegian, Princess Cruises' Diamond Princess is set to expand its Japan ...