<a href="https://yamatozakura.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://yamatozakura.com/</a>　<a href="https://www.thespiritofjapan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thespiritofjapan.com/</a>&nbsp;Our guests are Stephen Lyman and Joseph Overbey who have produced the documentary&nbsp;The Spirit of Japan.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is the story of the Wakamatsu family, who have been making the traditional Japanese distilled spirit, shochu, at their Yamatozakura Distillery in Kagoshima Prefecture since the 1850s.&nbsp;The duo follows the life of Yamatozakura’s 5th&nbsp;generation toji/master distiller Tekkan Wakamatsu and how the distillery’s tradition is being passed down from the 4th&nbsp;generation toji and Tekkan’s father Kazunari Wakamatsu.&nbsp;&nbsp;The film is beautifully shot and captures many aspects of Tekkan’s career, life with his family and the shochu industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;In this episode, we will discuss how Joseph and Stephen got involved in Yamatozakura Distillery, what they want to communicate to the audience through the film, gifts and challenges of succeeding a traditional family business, what is happening with the Japanese shochu industry right now and much, much more!!!See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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