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How Handcrafted Sake is Made in Japan

Aug 27 (Paolo fromTOKYO) - Japanese Sake Brewery Hakutsuru. This is how handcrafted sake is made in a Japanese sake factory. If you are interested in how to make sake, especially handcrafted sake, this video details the full sake production in Japan.

Today, there are 1550 sake breweries in Nadagogo Kobe Japan accounting for more than one quarter of Japan’s total sake production. And the Hakutsuru brewery, founded in 1743, is the top sake producer in the area with 100 hard working brewers crafting sake loved not only in Japan but all throughout the world. ...continue reading

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