Roddy Ropner
Feb 05, 2020
2 minutes
Lining the avenue to Tokyo’s Meiji shrine are 60 Burgundian oak barrels, stacked opposite a similar number of sake casks. Since the shrine was built to commemorate Emperor Meiji (who ruled Japan from 1867-1912) and sake plays a key role in Japan’s Shinto ceremonies, one might conclude that wine also has a prominent position. In the late 19th century, Japan modernised, and an
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