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Japanese breweries growing popular among foreign tourists

OSAKA, Japan - Visitors on a guided tour at Japanese sake brewer Kinshi-Masamune Co.'s Shintokiwagura plant in Kyoto, western Japan, watch the sake fermentation process as "koji" malted rice and yeast are mixed on Feb. 28, 2014. Amid the rising global popularity of Japanese cuisine, overseas tourists are showing an increasing interest in guided tours of Japanese breweries and distilleries.

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Japanese beverage makers let tourists see what's brewing

OSAKA, Japan - Visitors on a guided tour at Japanese sake brewer Kinshi-Masamune Co.'s Shintokiwagura plant in Kyoto try sake tasting on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Cherry blossoms in bloom

TOKYO, Japan - Cherry blossoms are seen in bloom in Kinshi Park in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on April 6, 2011, against the backdrop of the Tokyo Sky Tree communications tower. Cherry blossoms were in full bloom in metropolitan Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said that day.

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Cherry blossoms in bloom

TOKYO, Japan - Cherry blossoms are seen in bloom in Kinshi Park in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on April 6, 2011, against the backdrop of the Tokyo Sky Tree communications tower. Cherry blossoms were in full bloom in metropolitan Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said that day. (Kyodo)