Today is the “DAIKAN 大寒” (literal meaning “big cold”) on the Japanese calendar, the coldest day of the year. It is also known as the “AMA-ZAKE Day”, as “AMA (sweet) ZAKE (liquor) being regarded as a comfort drink on cold winter days.
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