“Hiroshima Sake” features a flavorful taste, with a warm and crisp, rich aroma. At the First National Alcoholic Beverage Competition held at a brewing research institute in Tokyo in 1907, “Hiroshima Sake” won hands down, being awarded first and second prize among the five awards for excellence, which instantly raised Hiroshima’s reputation as an established sake brewing center.

Due to the limited space of the exhibition, we introduce only seven of the 49 brewers in Hiroshima Prefecture.

■“Yamada Nishiki Junmai-Ginjo”… A sharp sake that draws out the umami of the rice.
Manufacturer: Tempoichi Co., Ltd. (Kannabe-cho, Fukuyama City)

■“Horaitsuru Junmai-Ginjo Harmony”… A refreshing sake with a larger-than-life aroma.
Manufacturer: Hara Honten Co., Ltd. (Hakushimakuken-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City)

■“Shima No Kaori”… A delicious, sharp, full-bodied sake. Unparalleled.
Manufacturer: Tsuda Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Noumicho Nakamachi, Etajima City)

■“Hakubotan Josen Kinmon”… A sake that bestselling novelist Natsume Soseki loved and famous printmaker Shiko Munakata adored.
Manufacturer: Hakubotan Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Saijohonmachi, Higashihiroshima City)

■“Ichidai Sakuramisen Junmai-Ginjo”… A refined sake with a mild flavor and full-bodied aroma.
Manufacturer: Chugoku Jozo Co., Ltd. (Sakurao, Hatsukaichi City)

■“Kyokuho Junmai-Ginjo Hattan-Nishiki”… A sharp junmai-ginjo sake with a flamboyant flavor, made with Hattan-Nishiki rice.
Manufacturer: Kyokuho Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Kabe, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima City)

■“Junmai-Ginjo Maboroshi”… A down-to-earth sake with a complex flavor, made with Hattan-Nishiki rice.
Manufacturer: Nakao Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Chuo, Takehara City)