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Nishikai Sake Brewery | Hyogo Prefecture
Nishikai Sake Brewery
A small brewery [Nishikai Sake Brewery] located in the western part of Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, facing the Harima Sea.
A small brewery located in the western part of Akashi City facing the Harima Sea. In contrast to Nadagogo's Higashinada, the area of Akashi is called Nishinada, and although it is less flashy, it has a history of producing high-quality sake since ancient times.
Nishikai Sake Brewery, which brews ``Sora no Tsuru,'' which is said to have been named after having a dream of riding a beautiful crane flying through the sky, is notable for its sake brewing process, from the cultivation of rice to the brewing of sake. To be there.
Moreover, the head of the family himself is involved in preparing the soil for his own rice paddies, and uses organic fertilizers mainly consisting of green manure from astragalus, rice bran, and oil cake to produce sake-brewing rice called Yamada Nishiki and Hyogo Kita Nishiki, which was developed in Hyogo Prefecture. It's nurturing.
The water for preparation is high-quality underground water from Nishinada called ``Terasui,'' which is pumped up from a well on the premises. You can see the process from rice cultivation to sake brewing every year on the company's website, which is unique to ``handmade sake'' that takes time and effort.
Because it is made in small quantities and sold directly, you rarely see it in stores, but you should definitely get your hands on it and enjoy the seafood from the Setouchi Inland Sea with your drinks.
Nishikai Sake Brewery | Hyogo Prefecture
Nishikai Sake Brewery | Hyogo Prefecture
Nishikai Sake Brewery | Hyogo Prefecture
Nishikai Sake Brewery | Hyogo Prefecture
Nishikai Sake Brewery | Hyogo Prefecture
Nishikai Sake Brewery | Hyogo Prefecture