One of Japan’s oldest breweries carries on the craft as UNESCO registers Japanese sake brewing as Intangible Cultural Heritage this month.
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Kenbishi Shuzo sake brewery commits to production of traditional wooden sake barrels
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Krista Rogers
Dec 11, 2024 - Tweet
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Oona McGee
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Japan petitions to add 40 traditional folk dances to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
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Feb 18, 2021
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