土佐酒造The Tosa Brewery has been producing high quality sake for 141 years. Based in a tranquil location near the origin of the Yoshino River, it is blessed with beautiful soft water, producing small scale, carefully handcrafted sake to please its followers.
朝日酒造The rice used to brew sake has an enormous influence on its fragrance and taste. For this reason, the Asahi-Shuzo brewery, founded in 1830, works closely with local farmers to develop rice with the perfect qualities for sake brewing.
浦霞Established in 1724, the Urakasumi Sake Brewery is the designated brewer of sacred sake for the thousand-year old Shiogama Shrine. The Urakasumi name is taken from the poetry of Minamoto no Sanetomo, a 12th century Shogun who wrote of the beauty of the region.
男山Fed by the melt water from the snowfall in the Daisetsuzan National Park, and blessed with a cold climate that’s perfect for brewing, Otokoyama carefully selects the best rice and mills it perfectly to create crisp, dry, pure sake.
ほまれ酒造Founded in 1918 at Aizu, one of Japan’s leading sake areas, Homare carefully brews sake using the water of Mt. Iide, which is super soft and contains a well-balanced mineral content, in cold conditions suitable for sake brewing.
辰馬本家酒造Founded in 1662, this brewery is located in the Nada district, Japan’s foremost sake brewing area, and uses the famed Miyamizu water to brew the Hakushika brand of sake that is known and celebrated all across Japan.
大関The history of Ozeki dates back to 1711, when it began to brew sake in the Imazu area of Nada in Hyogo, making the most of the mineral-rich local spring water. Over three centuries later, the brewery continues to pursue innovation while upholding tradition.
白壁蔵This brewery is located in Nada, one of Japan’s foremost sake making regions.
Their unique approach combines modern facilities with traditional methods. Here, a passionate team uses artisan techniques to brew stunning sake, almost entirely by hand.
菊水酒造This brewery, founded in 1881, is located in Niigata, one of Japan’s most renowned sake brewing areas thanks to its ideal environment for growing rice and brewing sake. From its home in an old castle town, Kikusui respects tradition without being held back by it.
濱川商店Bijofu is brewed from subterranean water from the Nahari River, which flows through the forest of Mt. Jinkichigamori before making its way to the brewery as clean, splashing streams. This crystal clear water is essential for Bijofu’s fragrant sake.
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Aichi Institute of Technology is located in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mizuno Lab. is in Faculty of Information Science. The fields of our researches are CG, VR, image processing, interaction, etc., and we have created many digital contents by using our original technologies, such as a 3DCG creating tool, an interactive projection mapping, media arts, education tools.
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Since 1980, we, HOKULIN Co.,Ltd. have been established as a metalworking company at Takaoka (Toyama prefecture), a city known for Monodzukuri–a Japanese phrase for craftsmanship. We make 100% pure tin (錫 Suzu) materials and products. Our delicately thin tin materials can be easily bent, cut, and transformed into any shapes you want, letting users test their ideas that may have been unthinkable with other tin materials. We are here to show a different side of Japanese culture; our products may not necessarily be characterized as Kawaii, but our products most definitely reflect Japan’s traditional culture of craftsmanship. You can feel it here with our tin products!
