The Agency for Cultural Affairs has decided to propose Japanese "traditional sake brewing" such as sake, shochu, and awamori to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage.
On the 25th, a subcommittee of the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Agency for Cultural Affairs decided to propose "traditional sake brewing" to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, which refers to the manual work built up by accumulating the experience of the maker.
Among them, "traditional sake brewing", whose prototype was established more than 500 years ago, is said to have been handed down to the present while developing according to the climate of various parts of Japan and being deeply linked to knowledge and experience about nature and climate. ..
After a formal decision by the government, we plan to submit a proposal by the end of next month, but due to the large number of registrations in Japan, UNESCO's examination is done once every two years, and it is actually deliberated. It is expected to be around November next year.
Twenty-two cases have been registered from Japan as UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, and last year, "Fuyu Odori", which dances to musical accompaniment such as Bon Odori, was re-proposed.