Imanishi Sake Brewery

今西清兵衛商店 Imanishi Sake Brewery
Imanishi Sake Brewery sake brewery — watercolor illustration
都道府県 Nara Kinki (近畿)
設立年 1884
水源 Sources water from underground wells in Nara's Miwa district, considered the birthplace of sake brewing in Japan, where the Oomiwa Shrine has blessed sake for over 1,500 years.

概要

Imanishi Sake Brewery in Nara city produces the Harushika (Spring Deer) brand, named after the sacred deer of Nara Park. Located in the historic Naramachi district near the Todai-ji temple, the brewery uses subterranean water from the Kasuga primeval forest aquifer. Their dry, crisp style has earned repeated gold medals at the Annual Japan Sake Awards.