Sake Brands
in Hyogo
Ebira
"Ebira" is a tool for carrying arrows on the back, and is a rare brand name derived from samurai equipment. It is developed as one of the products of Yaegaki Sake Brewery and is brewed with traditional sake brewing techniques. Using Yamada Nishiki and Senju no Mizu, it features a mellow taste typical of Yaegaki Sake Brewery.
Kogajo
It is a brand derived from another name for Takeda Castle, "Kogajo" (because it looks like a tiger lying down). Takeda Castle is known as the "Castle in the Sky" and is famous for its fantastic scenery floating in a sea of clouds. It was a brand sold by Kimura Sake Brewery and was a sake that embodied the history and culture of the region. Currently, the building of Kimura Sake Brewery has been converted into a tourist facility as "Takeda Castle Castle Town Hotel EN".