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Yamagata
Sake features
Ginjo sake, noted for its fruity and refreshing taste, is commonly brewed in Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Prefecture focused on teaching sake brewing from the late 1980s, and acquired a wide range of knowledge of sake beyond brewing itself, but encompassing storage management and shipment management, ahead of the rest of the country.
As a result, it began to focus on the production of ginjo sake, which is a luxury sake, with breweries working together to produce even higher quality products.
Yamagata Prefecture focused on teaching sake brewing from the late 1980s, and acquired a wide range of knowledge of sake beyond brewing itself, but encompassing storage management and shipment management, ahead of the rest of the country.
As a result, it began to focus on the production of ginjo sake, which is a luxury sake, with breweries working together to produce even higher quality products.
Regional characteristic
- Yamagata Prefecture is also a rice producing region. Many original strains of brewing rice are being developed there through collaborations by the public and private sectors.
The most famous is "Dewa Sansan," which was jointly developed by Yamagata Prefecture, the Sake Brewers Association, and JA.
Sake made with Dewa Sansan has a soft and complex taste, and matches well with the fruity aroma of ginjo sake.
There are other strains of brewing rice there, such as "Kamenoo," which is considered the highest quality rice, "Dewa no Sato," "Sake Mirai," "Yukimegami," and more. The large number of varieties of original rice is a major feature that Yamagata Prefecture has to offer.
Prefecture description
Yamagata Prefecture is located on the main island of Japan and is known for its mountains, hot springs, and temples. Zao Ski Resort is famous for the coniferous trees that get covered with snow and resemble so-called "snow monsters." The area also has hot springs, hiking trails, and an okama (crater lake) where the color of the lake surface changes. Yamagata City, which has the same name as the prefecture, is home to Risshaku-ji Temple, commonly known as Yamadera, a Buddhist temple built on a mountainside in the 9th century.
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