A sugidama (杉玉), or sakabayashi (酒林), is an object of Japanese origin made by shaping sugi (Cryptomeria) leaves into a ball. Green sugidama are hung from...

Sake brewery in Takayama, with a sugidama globe of cedar leaves indicating new sake...

bacteria. Sokujō sake tends to have a lighter flavor than kimoto or yamahai. Sugidama 杉玉 Ball made from the leaves of Japanese cedar (杉, sugi), traditionally...