“With the help of machines, more tasks are accessible for women.” Sake, or nihonshu, is made by fermenting steamed rice with koji mold, which converts starch into sugar. The ancient brewing ...

Tours of the brewery facilities start at $21, with guests taken through the process of sake production. The rice is washed, steamed, and inoculated with a type of mold called koji before being ...

“With the help of machines, more tasks are accessible for women.” Sake, or nihonshu, is made by fermenting steamed rice with koji mold, which converts starch into sugar. The ancient brewing ...