The art of sake brewing has a 1,300-year-old history that represents more than just a drink — it’s a symbol of Japanese culture, craftsmanship and community. Earlier this month, UNESCO’s advisory ...

Sake is perhaps even more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It’s brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored ...

Old Japanese Drink to its “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” list. More specifically, UNESCO added the "traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan." ...

Japan's sake, a quintessential rice wine integral to its cultural heritage, has been added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural ...

Japan's Ambassador to UNESCO Takehiro Kano addresses the audience at the 19th World Cultural Heritage Conference, as Japan's ...

Japan's traditional rice wine, sake, has been added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. This recognition comes at ...

J apanese tipples sake and shochu—and the knowledge and skills honed over centuries to make them —have been added to UNESCO's ...