Nada-Gogō

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Brewery of Izumi Yūnosuke Shōten,the only wooden building brewery in Nada-Gogō (Mikage-gō)

Nada-Gogō(灘五郷,nada-gogō, "The Five Villages of Nada") are five area-based groupings of sake breweries in the cities of Kobe and Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest sake producing region in Japan, with breweries in the area accounting for just over one quarter of the sake production in the entire country. [1]

<i>Sake</i> alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin

Sake, also spelled saké, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name, unlike wine, in which alcohol is produced by fermenting sugar that is naturally present in fruit, sake is produced by a brewing process more akin to that of beer, where starch is converted into sugars, which ferment into alcohol.

Kobe Designated city in Kansai, Japan

Kobe is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay and about 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto.

Hyōgo Prefecture Prefecture of Japan

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshu island. The capital of Hyogo is Kobe.

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History

Records show that sake production first started in Nada nearly 700 years ago, in 1330. [2]

However, the beginning of Nada sake's rise to popularity is often said to be when Bunzaemon Zakoya moved to the area from Itami City and started a brewery there during the Kan'ei period. The rise of Nada's sake coincided with the rise of the Tokugawa shogunate, which had barrels of sake shipped to Edo aboard ships. [3]

Itami, Hyōgo City in Kansai, Japan

Itami is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2018, the city had an estimated population of 197,335 and a population density of 7,865/km2 (20,370/sq mi). The total area is 25.09 km2 (9.69 sq mi). Itami sits on the Hankyū Itami Line and the JR Takarazuka Line.

Kanei Japanese era

Kan'ei (寛永) was a Japanese era name after Genna and before Shōhō. This period spanned the years from February 1624 through December 1644. The reigning emperors and empress were Go-Mizunoo-tennō (後水尾天皇), Meishō-tennō (明正天皇) and Go-Kōmyō-tennō (後光明天皇).

Tokugawa shogunate Last feudal Japanese military government which existed between 1600 and 1868

The Tokugawa Shogunate, also known as the Tokugawa Bakufu (徳川幕府) and the Edo Bakufu (江戸幕府), was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1603 and 1867. The head of government was the shōgun, and each was a member of the Tokugawa clan. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle and the years of the shogunate became known as the Edo period. This time is also called the Tokugawa period or pre-modern.

Many breweries in the region were heavily damaged in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, but most have recovered and continue to produce sake. [2]

Great Hanshin earthquake 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995 at 05:46:53 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, when combined with Osaka, known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale. The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The focus of the earthquake was located 17 km beneath its epicenter, on the northern end of Awaji Island, 20 km away from the center of the city of Kobe.

The Five Villages

Nada's sake breweries are divided into five gō(郷,gō, villages). These are:

Nada-ku, Kobe ward of Japan

Nada is one of nine wards of Kobe in Japan. It has an area of 31.4 km², and a population of 129,095 (2008). A leading national university in Japan, Kobe University, is located in this ward, as is the city's Oji Zoo.

Higashinada-ku, Kobe ward of Japan

Higashinada is one of 9 wards of Kobe in Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km², and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage.

Characteristics of Nada sake

Nada's sake has four distinct characteristics that make it unique from sake produced in other regions. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ 日本一の酒処（灘五郷） Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine . "Japan's number one sake region, Nada-Gogō", retrieved March 24, 2008
  2. 1 2 3 The Sake of Nada "The Nada District", retrieved March 24, 2008
  3. ↑ Nadagogo Museum "Nada sake - the secret of this rare taste", retrieved March 24, 2008
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