NAKATSUGAWA, Gifu Prefecture--A sake brewery that has been operating here for nearly 150 years is relocating north to Hokkaido due in part to global warming. Although the Michizakura Shuzo brewery ...

Drive an hour in any direction from Hokkaido’s capital, Sapporo, and you’ll find yourself in the agricultural region of Japan ...

Hokkaido Prefecture is a treasure trove of seafood ... Place in a pot, add equal parts of water and sake. Cover with a drop-lid and simmer for 15 minutes. 2. Add sugar and soy sauce and simmer ...

Toku, meaning ‘virtue’ in Japanese, is brewed at the Takasago Brewery in Asahikawa, Hokkaido – Japan’s coldest city and prefecture, with temperatures plummeting to -20°C in the coldest months.