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The ancient Japanese art of brewing a fragrant alcoholic drink ... “Make sure you keep it cold or it’ll spoil,” the woman at the window advised as she swiped my credit card for $51.15.

Ohno is an ama diver, or a “sea woman” as they are known ... have come to this region to visit Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine. Ise Jingu is the ancient epicenter of Shinto spirituality.

Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time.

Temari balls are displayed in Kawaramachi, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill) KAWARAMACHI, Kagawa (AP) -- Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle ...

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The Japanese traditional craft ... But a group of women in the southwestern island of Shikoku are determined to preserve the intricate art form, one stitch at a time.