Sake from Fukushima Prefecture has swept up gold medals in a nationwide contest for new brews. A researcher who's played a key role in improving the local sake is Suzuki Kenji, known as the "god of sake." He's introduced scientific data to local master brewers, who once relied on experience and intuition. Now, he's developing a new style in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We follow Suzuki as he makes the rounds of local breweries during the frigid Fukushima winter.
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A Toast to the God of Sake Life Lessons From the Homeless Conversations Without Words Behind the Artist's Hand Longing for the Power of Touch Rapping for Fukushima A Small Village with Big Ideas Swordfish Fishing With My Father The Power of Memories Many Vines, One Family Bomb Disposal Quest in Okinawa Rebuilding Lives After the Kumamoto Earthquake When the Sea Turned Red Finding Freedom in the Pool Auntie Baseball The Future of Fukuoka's Food Stalls Nuclear Waste Splits a Town A Blind Teacher's Farewell Building On a Sacred Tradition Saving Lives on an Isolated Island The Drumbeat of a Mother's Heart The Future of an Ancient Ritual Discovering Myself Through Dementia A Burger Hangout in Okinawa Building Bonds With Books Building a Thatched-Roof, Building New Bonds Okinawan Dance Flowers Far From Home Ainu: Engaging the Power of Dialogue Lighting the Way for Tradition A Fresh Start on a Small Island
A Toast to the God of Sake Life Lessons From the Homeless Conversations Without Words Behind the Artist's Hand Longing for the Power of Touch Rapping for Fukushima A Small Village with Big Ideas Swordfish Fishing With My Father The Power of Memories Many Vines, One Family Bomb Disposal Quest in Okinawa Rebuilding Lives After the Kumamoto Earthquake When the Sea Turned Red Finding Freedom in the Pool Auntie Baseball The Future of Fukuoka's Food Stalls Nuclear Waste Splits a Town A Blind Teacher's Farewell Building On a Sacred Tradition Saving Lives on an Isolated Island The Drumbeat of a Mother's Heart The Future of an Ancient Ritual Discovering Myself Through Dementia A Burger Hangout in Okinawa Building Bonds With Books Building a Thatched-Roof, Building New Bonds Okinawan Dance Flowers Far From Home Ainu: Engaging the Power of Dialogue Lighting the Way for Tradition A Fresh Start on a Small Island