Sparkling sake helping boost popularity of traditional beverage in Japan

Nihonshu Joshikai group leader Aimee Ujiie (right) raises a glass of sparkling sake with attendees of a sake-themed event in Tokyo.
Nihonshu Joshikai group leader Aimee Ujiie (right) raises a glass of sparkling sake with attendees of a sake-themed event in Tokyo.PHOTO: YOMIURI SHIMBUN
A sake-based cocktail with pickled cherry blossom (left) and a sparkling sake cocktail with peach juice at the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo in Nishishinjuku, Tokyo.
A sake-based cocktail with pickled cherry blossom (left) and a sparkling sake cocktail with peach juice at the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo in Nishishinjuku, Tokyo.PHOTO: YOMIURI SHIMBUN
Hideyuki Takizawa of Takizawa Brewing Co checks on sparkling sake in its secondary fermentation at his brewery in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.
Hideyuki Takizawa of Takizawa Brewing Co checks on sparkling sake in its secondary fermentation at his brewery in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.PHOTO: YOMIURI SHIMBUN
Hojicha brewed with hot sake.
Hojicha brewed with hot sake.PHOTO: YOMIURI SHIMBUN
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