Brands
Okutanba
奥丹波 EC"Okutanba" is the representative brand of Yamana Sake Brewery, a brand name expressing the deep climate of Tamba. Using 100% sake rice grown in Hyogo Prefecture, it is characterized by a gentle aroma and rich taste nurtured by aging. Through traditional techniques by a genuine Tamba Toji and sake brewing utilizing the local climate, it achieves a deep taste with a clean finish. Developing a wide range of products from Junmai Daiginjo to Junmai sake, it is designed as sake to be enjoyed with meals.
Tajima
但馬"Tajima" is the representative brand of Konotomo Sake Brewery, loved for many years as sake representing the Tajima region. It is characterized by high quality backed by solid technology, such as the Daiginjo winning the Gold Prize at the National New Sake Awards for six consecutive years. Inheriting the tradition of Tamba Toji, it practices orthodox sake brewing using high-quality sake rice centered on Yamada Nishiki and pure water of Tajima. Developing a wide range of products from Daiginjo to Junmai sake and Honjozo, it is also highly evaluated as warmed sake.
KAKOYA
KAKOYA"KAKOYA" is a Junmai Daiginjo using 100% Yamada Nishiki, positioned as the highest peak of Konotomo Sake Brewery. With modern naming and label design, it expresses traditional techniques with a new sense. Characterized by a glamorous aroma and delicate taste, it is positioned as a luxury sake that colors the dining table on special days.
Ikuno Ginzan
生野銀山"Ikuno Ginzan" is a region-limited sake named after the Ikuno Silver Mine, a historical landmark in Asago City. It is popular among tourists as a product expressing the history of the silver mine and the regional characteristics of Asago City. It is a community-based brand that puts local pride into sake.
Tenku no Shiro Takeda-jo
天空の城 竹田城"Tenku no Shiro Takeda-jo" is sake named after the Takeda Castle Ruins (famous as the Castle in the Sky), a tourist attraction in Asago City. Expressing the fantastic image of Takeda Castle floating in the sea of clouds, it is a popular brand for tourists and as gifts. It also plays a role as a regional brand expressing the natural beauty and history of Asago City in sake.
Tajime
田治米"Tajime" is a brand bearing the name of the brewery, expressing the tradition and prestige of Tajima. As a brewery with a history from the Genroku era, it has passed down traditional brewing techniques to the present day while protecting them. It is a brand that has been loved for many years, mainly in the local Tajima area.
Takeda-jo
竹田城"Takeda-jo" is a region-limited sake named after the Takeda Castle Ruins, a famous castle in Asago City. Expressing the image of Takeda Castle, which became famous nationwide as the Castle in the Sky, it is a popular brand for tourists. It is positioned as a regional brand expressing local pride in sake.
Chikusen
竹泉"Chikusen" is the representative brand of Tajime, named with underground water of Takeno River and respect for ancestors of Senshu. It is highly evaluated as pure local sake using 100% sake rice from Asago City and Toyooka City and only No. 7 yeast. Developing a wide range of products from Junmai Daiginjo to ordinary sake, it is characterized by sake quality that nestles close to the local food culture.
Kounotori
幸の鳥"Kounotori" is a Junmai Daiginjo named after the Oriental White Stork (Kounotori), the symbol of the Tajima region. It uses Yamada Nishiki cultivated by existing environmentally friendly farming method called "Stork Nurturing Farming Method" and is brewed by traditional Kimoto preparation. It is a brand evaluated internationally, such as winning the Gold Prize in the Kura Master Junmai Daiginjo Category in France. Expressing the natural environment of Tajima coexisting with storks, it has a special meaning as a brand symbolizing the harmony between environmental conservation and sake brewing.
Kanabe
かなべ"Kanabe" is the representative brand of Tomoda Sake Brewery, named after Kannabe Highlands, a scenic spot in Toyooka City. Kannabe Highlands is a tourist attraction in the Tajima region known as a ski resort in winter and a highland resort in summer. It is a rare local sake sold mainly in Toyooka City and Kannabe Highlands, and is also popular among tourists.
Chobitto
ちょびっと"Chobitto" is a brand with a unique naming from Tomoda Sake Brewery, and is a product that emphasizes familiarity. It is developed as a product that can be enjoyed casually or in small quantities.
Yukinoume
雪乃梅"Yukinoume" is one of the brands of Tomoda Sake Brewery, named after the snowy climate of Tajima and plum blossoms. It is loved as a tasteful brand typical of Tajima, expressing the severe natural environment of winter and the arrival of spring.
Kasumitsuru
香住鶴 EC"Kasumitsuru" is the representative brand of Kasumitsuru Co., Ltd., named by combining the place name Kasumi and crane (stork). Characterized by a unique taste where deep umami and complex acidity harmonize due to the thorough obsession with brewing the entire amount by Yamahai or Kimoto production. The sake quality designed with the highest priority on compatibility with seafood enhances Tajima seafood such as Matsuba crab and white squid. Leading with Yamahai Ginjo Junmai, it develops a wide range of products from Daiginjo to Junmai sake, and is highly evaluated as warmed sake. Fusing the traditional techniques of Tamba Toji and modern quality control, it is known nationwide as a leader in Yamahai and Kimoto brewing.
Suisha Monogatari
水車物語"Suisha Monogatari" is the representative brand of Yoshimura Sake Brewery, named after the water wheel rice polishing business run by the second generation. It is characterized by a brand name that evokes nostalgia, superimposing the scenery of a water wheel grinding rice and the rural scenery of Tajima.
Fuzuru
風鶴"Fuzuru" is a brand launched when a new brewery was built in Hamasaka-cho (currently Shinonsen-cho) in 2000 (Heisei 12). It is a brand name that expresses "Crane" inspired by the storks of the Tajima region and the wind blowing from the Sea of Japan.
Hyakumandoru
百萬弗"Hyakumandoru" is a unique brand name meaning "Million Dollars", expressing luxury and high value. It was also popular as a gift due to its auspicious brand name.
Shiki no Homare
四季の誉"Shiki no Homare" is a brand that implies the beauty of the four seasons and sake that can be enjoyed throughout the year. It expressed the transition of the four seasons in Tajima and was characterized by sake brewing that emphasized compatibility with seasonal ingredients.
Youki
誉輝"Youki" is an auspicious brand name meaning brilliant honor. It is a brand that was loved for celebrations and gifts.
Yumechiyo Nikki
夢千代日記"Yumechiyo Nikki" is a brand named after the NHK drama "Yumechiyo Nikki" set in Yumura Onsen in Shinonsen-cho (formerly Hamasaka-cho). As a brand linked to local tourism resources, it was also popular as a souvenir of the hot spring resort.
Taihaku
太白"Taihaku" is a traditional brand of Yoshimura Sake Brewery that has been sold since 1985 (Showa 60). The name "Taihaku" expresses pure whiteness and cleanliness, and was developed as a brand aiming for a clean taste.