Discover how sake breweries in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima overcame the challenges brought on by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
Sake is enjoyed all year round in Japan, in casual settings or at ceremonial events such as weddings, funerals, or other special occasions. It is produced with natural ingredients, including water and regionally cultivated rice, and many people are engaged in the production process.
As part of the series of events TŌHOKU 3.11 Forward to the Future, exploring the recovery of the Tōhoku region of north-eastern Japan, this second seminar at Japan House London looks at how sake breweries in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima have overcome the challenges brought on by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 and successfully got themselves back on track, focusing on selected producers in these prefectures and tracing the path of their recovery.
Some breweries were almost destroyed and have turned themselves around, while others are embracing brewery tours as part of a general urban revitalization, so that visitors can experience what makes the sake industry so special for the region. Reconstruction initiatives have helped to revitalize the industry and allowed it to make great strides forward.
The second half of the seminar takes a more detailed look at the featured producers, with an opportunity for guests onsite to taste their sake and toast the recovery of the region 11 years after the disaster.
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