NIIGATA—Young brewers are trying to breathe fresh air into the struggling local sake industry here that once made waves across the nation. Sake sales are on a downward trend across the nation ...

NIIGATA--A “miraculous” sake fermented with yeast isolated from a flower from a 150-year-old wisteria tree at a museum here has received favorable reviews for its floral aroma that fills the ...

One theory is that women were considered impure because of menstruation and were therefore excluded from sacred spaces, said ...

At Niigata Station we sample sake from the dizzying array on offer. We visit an old brewery that has converted one building into a tourist attraction. One sightseeing train—so popular it's ...

A sake brewery in Niigata City, central Japan, has become a popular tourist destination amid a growing boom overseas for Japanese sake consumption. A UNESCO committee decided on Wednesday to ...

Combat overtourism in other parts of Japan by visiting this central region. Here’s everything you should know before your ...

Tsunan Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture; Representative Director: Kengo Suzuki; hereinafter referred to as “Tsunan Brewery ...

vice director of the Sakeology Center at Niigata University. “Another theory is that as sake became mass produced, a lot of heavy labor and dangerous tasks were involved," he said. "So the job ...

vice director of the Sakeology Center at Niigata University. “Another theory is that as sake became mass produced, a lot of heavy labor and dangerous tasks were involved,” he said.