And the specificity of the tools and the thoughtful way that each part of the old style sake-making process worked reflects a sophisticated understanding of what was needed to make good sake. As I wandered through the museum I realized that this kind of evaluation could not be conducted without having a point of view. As a musician, I like the idea of having moto songs, and losing them means losing an entire human art form. A modern sake drinker might be happier to know that stainless steel means better sake sanitation. On the other hand, some feel that replacing the Sakafune with modern machines produces an inferior sake.
Many breweries still use the sake boat to press their finest products.
Look at what we ve lost the poetry of first sailings, the utility and grace of handmade tools, the vigor and satisfaction of physical labor, the beauty of the dehusking dance. I had an Asian-Pacific friend once tell me in Hawaii that when you sleep on your tatami mat you can tell if the mat maker was arguing with his wife when he made it.