Yesterday two of my students took me to an old Sakae brewery near here. We went to view the Hina Dolls. These are small dolls that every girl is given when she is born. They are displayed every year between now and March 3rd until the girl is married. The Sakae shop has a huge display them from different time periods.
We were also given a tour of the brewery which was huge. It is still working now and uses traditional methods. The brewery and the shop date back to 1759 and held lots of original Japanese housing features-the one we experienced most directly was the cold! But nevertheless it was fascinating.
Rie press-though on a larger scale not so different to the cider press in the Temple of Doom.
Sacks to sieve out the grains of rice.
The starting point-washing and boiling of the rice happens here. The further plank with a hole in it has a big space underneath where they light a fire.
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