The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol of a shrine for the god of sake-making. In Japan, sake is used to purify ...
Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant iron tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the ...