Brands

The brand name is based on the auspicious image of a thousand cranes dancing, and it is also popular for celebrations and gifts. It is a brand name that gives an elegant and gorgeous impression, and features a sophisticated taste.

It is a brand aiming to be a shining existence like a star, pursuing high-quality taste. It features a sophisticated sake quality utilizing the technical capabilities of Meijo Sake Brewery.

With the concept of a hidden gem, it is developed as a brand known to those in the know. It is a specialty item sticking to special sake quality and manufacturing methods.

It is a representative brand bearing the name of the brewery, a name symbolizing Himeji Castle. Inheriting the tradition of sake brewing in the Banshu region, it is a standard sake that balances stable quality and reasonable price.

It is a brand name derived from an old poem, and is a representative brand of Yaegaki Sake Brewery with a history of over 350 years. With Yamada Nishiki, the famous water "Senju no Mizu" of the Hayashida River, and the technique of Kanjikomi, it realizes a sake quality with a mellow and deep umami. It features the umami of rice carefully made by the manufacturing method using the traditional Futa Koji method. While inheriting the tradition of sake brewing in the Harima region, they are making well-balanced sake incorporating modern technology.

"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.

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".

Chikufu Manyo is one of the brands of Nakamoto Sake Brewery, and is a brand name imagining the Manyo culture of Nara and the refreshingness of bamboo. Nakamoto Sake Brewery has a history of about 300 years since its founding in 1727, and adhering to the motto of "One White, Two Breweries, Three Toji," they consider sake brewing with high-polished raw rice, good breweries and equipment, and excellent skills to be the best. Since 2005, it has become a brewery that carefully brews only pure rice sake, and more than 99% is brewed according to Ginjo standards. Chikufu Manyo is also brewed as pure rice sake with natural water from the Ikoma mountain range and traditional manufacturing methods, and features a taste that expresses the history and climate of Nara.

Yamatsuru is the representative brand of Nakamoto Sake Brewery, and is pure rice sake brewed by a brewery with a history of about 300 years at the foot of Mt. Ikoma. All sake is brewed according to the standard of Ginjo sake, and they thoroughly use rice of 3rd grade or higher, rice polishing ratio of 60% or less, and low-temperature fermentation. It features a taste that allows you to enjoy the unique umami of sake while being refreshing, and has an elegant aroma and deep taste. Junmai Daiginjo Premium has an exquisite matching with dishes and is ideal for sake during meals. Manufactured with a focus on human manual work, the natural water of the Ikoma mountain range and the clear air that nurtures yeast become one, creating a natural and mellow taste.

Kurabito no Uta is a special pure rice sake from Nakamoto Sake Brewery, and is a brand that expresses the thoughts and skills of the brewers involved in sake brewing like a poem. It features a gentle mouthfeel and a very clean taste, followed by a solid umami after a silky smooth texture. It is carefully brewed using Yamada Nishiki as raw rice with a rice polishing ratio of 60% and Association No. 1001 yeast. Special versions such as unfiltered raw sake Shizukushibori and Arabashiri are also released, and it is a brand that embodies the heart of sake brewing of Nakamoto Sake Brewery, filled with the skills and passion of the brewers.

Saburo is a pure rice sake brewed by Nakamoto Sake Brewery, and is a brand derived from the main building of the brewery, "Sahoro". Sahoro is named after the building built in the residence of Prince Nagayao, the royal prime minister and minister of the left in the Nara period, and has a deep connection with the history of Nara. Nakamoto Sake Brewery is also working on historical sake brewing, such as restoring "Kinki no Koganeshu Nagayao" based on wooden strips excavated from the ruins of the Nagayao residence, and Saburo is also a brand that inherits that tradition. Carefully brewed as pure rice sake in Nara, it features a taste that makes you feel historical romance.

Kicho is the representative brand of Ueda Sake Brewery, filled with the wish that "happy things will continue for a long time," and is brewed by a brewery with a history of over 400 years in Nara, the birthplace of sake. Using underground water said to be the famous water of Ikoma City, high-quality Yamada Nishiki, and Nara Prefecture's original sake rice "Tsuyuhakaze," it is brewed with the motto "Cherishing ancient styles and exploring modern styles." They are thoroughly particular about the rice polishing ratio, polishing Daiginjo to 50% and Ginjo sake to 60% to maximize the Ginjo aroma. It features a slightly dry taste with a gorgeous aroma and deep flavor. They also develop sweet pure rice sake made with the traditional brewing method of 500 years ago called Bodaimoto.

Ikoma Hozan is a representative brand of Ueda Sake Brewery, and is a Junmai Daiginjo brewed by a brewery with a history of over 400 years at the foot of Mt. Ikoma. It features a sake quality with strong umami and rich aroma and flavor that can be enjoyed throughout the mouth, using underground water from Mt. Ikoma pumped from a well inside the brewery. This water subtly affects the taste, resulting in a one-of-a-kind sake. Toji Isao Ikeda, who inherited the skills of "Modern Master Craftsman" Sadao Yamane, harmonizes tradition and modern technology to create sake with a mellow aroma and elegant taste. It is a brand that brings together the best of Ueda Sake Brewery's technology, where the famous water of Ikoma and high-quality rice harmonize beautifully.

Ikomayama is one of Ueda Sake Brewery's brands, a sake brewed in the blessed climate and environment backed by Mt. Ikoma. Ueda Sake Brewery continues to brew mainly three brands: Ikoma Hozan, Seicho, and Kicho, and Ikomayama is properly brewed using Ikoma's underground water and sake rice such as Yamada Nishiki and Tsuyuhakaze. Using Ikoma's underground water, which has been praised as famous water since ancient times, as brewing water, the sake quality carefully brewed with traditional techniques embodies the climate of Ikoma. Offered at a slightly more accessible price point than Ikoma Hozan, it is a brand that can be enjoyed from daily dining tables to special occasions.

Seicho is one of Ueda Sake Brewery's brands, named from the desire to be "the leader of Ikoma," and contains attachment and pride for the Ikoma region. Ueda Sake Brewery is a brewery that has continued for over 400 years and 18 generations since the first Sohei Ueda, and continues to brew three brands: Ikoma Hozan, Seicho, and Kicho under the blessed climate and environment backed by Mt. Ikoma. Using Ikoma's underground water and sake rice such as Yamada Nishiki and Tsuyuhakaze, it is brewed with an attitude of exploring modern styles while cherishing ancient styles. Developing various types such as Honjozo, it features a refreshing taste and is a brand that embodies sake brewing rooted in the local community.

Manyo Asuka is a brand brewed by Ueda Sake Brewery, a sake themed around Nara's Manyo culture and the historical romance of Asuka. Made from rice, rice koji, and brewing alcohol, it has an alcohol content of 15% and features a soft mouthfeel and light throat feel. With a refreshing and sharp taste, it is popular as a souvenir of Nara sightseeing or as a gift. It is also available as cup sake, and although it is a size that can be easily enjoyed, it is filled with the heart of Ueda Sake Brewery's sake brewing. As a product where you can easily taste the atmosphere of Yamato, the land associated with the Manyoshu, it is a brand that conveys the history and culture of Asuka and Nara through sake.

Kuragarigoe is Kikutsukasa Brewing's representative brand, a pure rice sake named after Kuragari-toge, a pass mentioned in Matsuo Basho's haiku. It features a sharp dryness, and the umami derived from rice can be firmly felt. Unfiltered with a rice polishing ratio of 60%, it has a slightly light and slightly dry taste with a pleasant acidity and aftertaste of umami. Brewed with the natural water of the Mt. Ikoma range, carefully selected sake brewing rice, and clear air coming together, it goes well with food and is recommended to be drunk warm. It is a brand filled with Kikutsukasa Brewing's particularity, cherishing old-fashioned methods such as the brewery owner and master brewer pressing all sake in a traditional wooden press.

Sakaya Tobe is the original trade name of Kikutsukasa Brewing, and is a brand crowned with a tradition that has been passed down for over 300 years since its founding in 1705. Since the first Tobe started the sake brewing business in the Oze district, which prospered as a post station connecting Osaka and Nara, Kikutsukasa Brewing has continued to protect traditional methods. Developed as Junmai Daiginjo, brewery owner and master brewer Masaru Komai personally leads the brewing, sparing no effort in high polishing, hand-making, small batch preparation, bottle warming, and refrigerator storage. Pressing all sake in traditional wooden "Fune" presses, it is a high-class brand that conveys 300 years of tradition to the present.

Ikoma is a unique sake using "Ornithine Yeast" developed by Kikutsukasa Brewing in joint research with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology and the Nara Prefecture Industrial Promotion Center. Containing ornithine equivalent to 400 clams per liter, it is rich in amino acid components expected to improve liver function. Sold as a limited distribution specially designated sake since 1998, it has a reputation for its unique taste becoming addictive. Furthermore, they also develop products using "Yamanokami Yeast" isolated from Sasayuri lilies blooming in the sacred precincts of Omiwa Shrine, and it is a brand symbolizing the innovation of Kikutsukasa Brewing, where Nara's science and technology and tradition fuse.

Kikutsukasa is the flagship brand of Kikutsukasa Brewing, embodying the tradition of the brewery with a history of over 300 years since its founding in 1705. The brewery owner himself becomes the master brewer, brewing with particularity and sparing no effort such as high polishing, hand-making, small batch preparation, bottle warming, refrigerator storage, etc., and everything is pressed in old-fashioned presses. Carefully selected sake brewing rice, natural water from the Mt. Ikoma range, and clear air that nurtures yeast come together to create a natural and mellow taste. Finished with a "dry and satisfying taste," they also develop traditional method products such as Bodaimoto Junmai. Dry with good sharpness, the straightforward taste is the characteristic of Kikutsukasa.