When strolling down the street during winter in a Japanese town, you’ll notice green, fuzzy globes suspended outside doors. Made of cedar branch tips, these beachball-sized decorations are called ...

Sake is delicious yet deadly. On first taste it’s subtle and sophisticated. It tiptoes about the palate. It arrives politely and even bows. Then, before too long, it kicks you off your feet. For while ...

Sake Central’s hardcover book, SAKE: The History, Stories and Craft of Japan’s Artisanal Breweries, is a collectible for those outside of Japan with an interest in learning the behind-the-scenes and ...

Have you always wanted to learn to make sushi? Have you bought all the ingredients necessary, only to make a mess halfway through and end up eating the crab by itself? Yeah, we’ve been there. Things ...

The United States is now sake’s largest export market by volume. Long a staple in Japanese restaurants, sake also garners increasing interest in the mixology community. For an overview of America’s ...

Dassai Blue Sake Brewery, located at the former Stop & Shop in Hyde Park, is the region's only sake brewery. Open since Sept. 23, 2023, the sake brewery has tours, tastings and locally made sake ...