Fermentation town in Japan looking to build culture via healthy foods

KOZAKI, Japan - A small community near Tokyo, one of the traditional homes to myriad brewed products such as sake and soy sauce, is doing its best to ride the recent wave of interest in fermented foods to make its name.The "fermentation town" of Kozaki in Chiba Prefecture, approximately 60 kilometers east of Tokyo, has hosted annual festivals each March since 2009 featuring its sake breweries, and opened a flagship fermentation store in 2015 to spread the word about the health benefits of fermented foods, hopefully boosting tourism along the way.The facility, a roadside rest stop, sells som…READ FULL ARTICLE