Sake Brands
in Hyogo

"Ozeki" is a representative brand symbolizing strength and high quality, derived from the Ozeki rank in sumo wrestling. With a history of over 310 years, it brought innovation to the sake industry as a pioneer of One Cup Sake. It is popular as a major brand with nationwide recognition, offering a wide lineup from affordable price ranges to high-end sake.

"Rai" is a historical brand derived from a classical word meaning ancient amazake or sweet sake. It is a sake made with a special manufacturing method, showing respect for ancient brewing culture.

"Kinshika" is a brand for which Ozeki inherited the trademark of the defunct Nada Sake Brewing. With an auspicious name meaning "Golden Deer," it continues to protect the historical brands of Nada.

"Ogi Masamune" is an auspicious brand named with the wish that prosperity and happiness would spread like an opening fan. A traditional brand with 273 years of history, it was registered as a trademark in 1910. Brewed using Miyamizu, it is a sake that provides a moment of peace with a light taste and aroma. Mainly sold outside the prefecture, it is known as a precious brand difficult to obtain locally.

"Oimatsu" is the representative brand of Itami Oimatsu Sake Brewing, embodying the tradition of high-class sake continuing from the Genroku era. Characterized by a light and slightly dry taste, it is evaluated as a "drinkable sake that one never tires of drinking," harmonizing a refreshing mouthfeel and elegant aroma. Using brewing techniques drawing from the lineage of Itami Morozumi, it realizes a fine and soft mouthfeel and delicate sake quality that complements cuisine. While protecting tradition, it develops products tailored to modern tastes, such as special Honjozo "Itami-go" and Ginjo sake.

"Otegara" is one of Konishi Sake Brewing's brand lineups, a brand loved mainly locally. Aiming for sake quality that can be enjoyed casually as an evening drink, it features product development with excellent cost performance.

"KONISHI" is a brand bearing the company name of Konishi Sake Brewing, developed as sake that can be enjoyed with a modern sensibility. While based on traditional techniques, it is positioned as a brand proposing new ways to enjoy sake.

"Shirayuki" is the oldest existing sake brand, named by the second generation Konishi Sotaku around 1635, captivated by the noble snowscape of Mt. Fuji. Familiar with the phrase "The mountain is Fuji, the sake is Shirayuki," it has reigned as a brand representing sake culture throughout its history of nearly 500 years. Inheriting the tradition of Itami Morozumi, it is characterized by a taste that is light and slightly dry but has elegant umami, embodying the soft and easy-to-drink sake quality typical of Itami's "woman sake." Developing a wide range of products from Junmai Daiginjo to Honjozo, it is a representative of sake that has gained high praise overseas.

"Hanagoromo" is the representative brand of Kawabe Sake Brewing, characterized by the brand name expressing gorgeousness and elegance like cherry blossoms. Focusing on Junmai sake and Junmai Ginjo, it is evaluated for its gentle taste utilizing the umami of rice. Familiar mainly in the local Inagawa Town, it aims for sake quality that accompanies the local food culture.

"Ina no Tsuyu" is a product line within the Hanagoromo brand, named with the image of the clean water of Inagawa. Developed as special Junmai sake and Junmai sake, it is characterized by a firm taste of rice and a refreshing aftertaste. Using locally grown rice, it is positioned as local sake expressing the climate of Inagawa.

"Yukyu no Sake" is one of Kawabe Sake Brewing's brand lineups, a brand envisioning long history and unchanging quality. Aiming for sake loved over time, it is characterized by a calm taste by traditional manufacturing methods.

"Yoshino" is a traditional brand of Yoka Sake Brewing, brewed using clean water and high-quality sake rice of the Tajima region. Loved for many years mainly in local Tajima, it is characterized by a familiar taste as an evening drink. Reflecting the climate of Tajima, it has a simple but deep sake quality.

"Meoto Sugi" is the flagship product of Yoka Sake Brewing, a Junmai sake using 100% Yamada Nishiki cultivated by Shumei Natural Farming. Characterized by the dense taste of rice grown without pesticides or fertilizers, sake brewing drawing out the power of nature to the maximum is evaluated. Certified as a Yabu City Regional Brand Recommended Product as "Meoto Sugi Natural Rice Sake," it is known as one of the few Organic JAS certified sakes in Japan. It is a brand where the strong taste unique to naturally cultivated rice and the technique of the Toji who overcame the difficulty of fermentation bore fruit.

"Ginkai" is a traditional brand of Ginkai Sake Brewing, expressing the clear water of Mount Hyono and the climate of Tajima. By careful handmade brewing unique to a small brewery, it is characterized by a taste where the refreshing feeling typical of mountain water and the umami of rice harmonize. Loved mainly in local Tajima, sake brewing emphasizing compatibility with Tajima ingredients is carried out.

"Sasazuru" is the representative brand of Izushi Sake Brewing, and its name is derived from the alias of sake "Sasa no Tsuyu" and the villa of the Sengoku family, the Lord of Izushi Domain, "Rakurakuen." "Tsuru" (crane) refers to the stork that inhabited this area, putting the nature and history of Tajima into the brand name. Focusing on Junmai sake, it develops a variety of products such as Josen and Genshu, and Junmai sake brewed with Kimoto method is evaluated for its deep taste by traditional manufacturing methods. Reflecting the historical locality of the castle town of Izushi, it is characterized by sake quality emphasizing compatibility with local cuisine including Izushi Soba. It is a brand loved for many years mainly locally by careful sake brewing utilizing the technique of Tajima Toji.

"Mukoizumi" is the representative brand of Yasui Sake Brewing, named after the Muko River flowing in front of the brewery. Characterized by a sweet, fragrant, and smooth mouthfeel, the sake quality utilizing the clear water of Muko River is evaluated. It is also highly rated as hot sake, designed to bring out the umami of rice more by warming. It is loved as local sake rooted in the region, utilizing the natural environment of Sanda and the water of Muko River.

"Chidori Masamune" is a traditional brand of Okamura Sake Brewing, having a history since its founding in the Meiji era. Sake brewed using Sanda rice and groundwater of Hatsuka River has depth and rich flavor, characterized by a slightly sweet and light taste. Developing a wide range of products from Futsu-shu to Junmai Daiginjo, it has been loved for many years mainly in local Sanda. By careful sake brewing brewed by the owner himself, it maintains the individuality and quality unique to a small brewery.

"Shugetsu" is the representative brand of Karibaichi Sake Brewing, named with the image of a "round moon floating in the clear night sky." Aiming for sake that gently wraps people's hearts like the moon, it is characterized by careful sake brewing using local spring water and sake rice from Tamba-Sasayama. With a light and rich taste (Tanrei Umakuchi), it is evaluated for its gentle aroma and soft mouthfeel. In winter, the freshly squeezed Namazake series such as "Asaichiban Shibori" and "Nigorizake" are popular, and from spring to autumn, the "Hiyaoroshi Series," finished mellow by ice-temperature storage, is loved. As local sake of Tamba-Sasayama, it maintains sake quality that stays close to the local food culture.

"Yume no Tobira" is a music vibration brewed sake released in 1996, a brand symbolizing the innovative efforts of Houmei Sake Brewing. Characterized by tastes utilizing the characteristics of each music, such as "Junmai Ginjo Mozart" brewed by converting Mozart's Symphony No. 40 into vibration, "Honjozo Beethoven" using Beethoven's music, and "Futsushu Dekansho Bushi" using Tamba-Sasayama's folk song "Dekansho Bushi." Due to the influence of music vibration on yeast, it realizes a unique taste and aroma different from ordinary brewing methods.

"Fuun Kenkiden Kenshin Musashi" is a brand with unique naming of Houmei Sake Brewing, characterized by an impactful brand name. In the historical land of Tamba-Sasayama, it is positioned as part of product development with legends and narratives.