During this season, hanging cedar balls were hung at the eaves of the sake brewery.
I see it being replaced with a new one.
It's a tradition that tells young sake's beginning of squeezing.
Its origin is at a shrine in Nara, which celebrates the god of sake during the Edo period.
We gathered at "Sakaei-ko", a sake festival held every winter.
Mrs. Toji and others brought back the cedar of the shrine as a talisman.
It's easy to start hanging on the eaves.
Look for a liquor store that values traditional event
It's fun. The Japanese version of Bojole Nouveau is
How about it?