KYOTO--One stone statue of an enlightened ... One figurine even enjoys rice wine, happily sipping from a sake server and cup. The 1,200 or so seemingly whimsical arhat statues that stand ...

KYOTO--No fancy machines here, just a lot of hard work. But this brewery still produced sake, and it's believed to be the oldest ever found in Japan. Excavation firm Kokusai Bunkazai Co.