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Three popular brands of sake dominated the market during the Edo period (1603-1868): Otokoyama, Kenbishi, and Nanatsu Ume. Their popularity is highlighted by the works of the renowned ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro, who immortalized them in the series natorizake rokkasen (Aristocrats of Sake Compared to Courtesans of Six Selected Houses). As the title suggests, these prints depict famous courtesans of the time alongside popular brands of sake. This led to the saying, "Sake m

Few sake breweries are as iconic as Nada’s Sakura-Masamune. This is for good reason. Since their establishment in 1625, they have...

Nada has been Japan's largest sake brewing region since the Edo Period (1600-1868). Nestled between the Rokko Mountains and the Bay of Osaka, Nada’s contemporary boundaries stretch from Kobe City in the west to Nishinomiya City in the east. It is divided into five brewing districts, collectively known as the Nada Go Go. In Japanese, go can be read as ‘five’ or ‘village’, depending on the character. Therefore, Nada Go Go means ‘The Five Villages of Nada’. From east to west, th