16 Cool Things You Can Only Buy in Japan

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4. Japanese Liquor

Of course, we’ve all heard of sake, traditional Japanese liquor made by brewing rice. Another famous type of liquor in Japan is shōchū, made with various ingredients including, believe it or not, potato. It is very similar to whiskey and can be drunk with tea and various sour fruits. There are also doburoku, awamori, amazake (for those who are not that good with alcohol this is a very sweet type), umeshu (plum wine) and many others.

Cool Things You Can Only Buy in Japan

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