Oh! Well that would mean I intend to do laundry for that entire period, those four hours between 7:00 to 11:00. Yes, I think a lot of us aspire to splitting our time between the city and the ...

SAKU, Nagano Prefecture--In a sake lover's dream come true, part of a century-old brewery of the beverage here was renovated into a hotel to host wannabe brewers. The Kurabito Stay hotel ...

On a recent morning, when the temperature was near zero, Rebeca Sanchez, a traveler from Spain, donned a white “samue” (work outfit) to enter a sake brewery in Saku, eastern Nagano Prefecture.

The number of foreigners entering Japan rose to a new record high of 36.78 million in 2024, receiving boosts from a weak yen ...

One such experience organized by a travel firm in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, offers visitors the chance to become a "kurabito," or sake brewer. Participants stay in a traditional-style home where ...