**Japan’s culture lies in Sake production. Blessed with quality water and a climate that is very suitable for rice growing, Japan has been producing Sake from rice for more than a millennium. In this series, we visit sake breweries (Shuzo) around Japan that continues to carry traditional methods and cultivate honest local sake community. Getting to know the stories and thought process of sake creators behind famous sake breweries A rare choice of local specialty appetizer recommended by Toji, a brew master, him/herself. A local’s secret gourmet is revealed in this series.**