Suparerk Chairat
Department of Eastern Language and Literature, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University
Sake has been part of Japanese society for thousands of years. Sake plays a highly significant role in the Japanese way of life as a popular drink of Japanese people, especially in the Japanese Medieval Age; Kamakura-Muromachi Period (1333-1600). Sake, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, is made from natural raw materials. For Japanese people, sake is beneficial to health and has therapeutic effects (physical therapy). Sake plays an important role in Japanese tradition and culture. It has long been used in various rituals that relate to physical and mental relaxation. Interestingly, sake can have a healing effect on our mind and body in other aspects.
(Presented in the 2017 Chulalongkorn Thai-Tai Heritage Forum: Healing and Herbal Medicine (การรักษาโรคกับการใช้ยาสมุนไพรในวัฒนธรรมไทย-ไท), 22-23 June 2017, Le Meridien Chiang Mai Hotel, Chiang Mai, organized by the Empowering Network for International Thai and ASEAN Studies, Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Lanna Studies Center, Faculty of humanities ,Chiang Mai University and Thai Language Department, School of Liberal Arts Mae Fah Luang University)