Kyokusui-no-Utage Today: Experience Japan’s Elegant Sake and Poetry Ritual in Kyoto and Beyond
Kyokusui no Utage, or the “Winding Stream Banquet,” is a poetic and sake-filled tradition from Japan’s Heian period that continues to enchant audiences today. This ceremony, where participants compose waka…

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