Mukai-Haguroyama Castle (向羽黒山城 Mukaihaguroyamajō) was a mountain castle (山城 yamashiro) in Aizumisato Town, Onuma District, Fukushima.
In 2001, the castle was designated a National Historic Site (国指定史跡 Kuni shitei shiseki), and on 6 April 2017, it was ranked as one of Japan's Finest 100 castles...
Eisen Junmai Ginjō Namachozō (榮川純米吟醸生貯蔵酒) is made of Yue no Kaori rice produced in Fukushima Prefecture and milled to 55%. This is a limited summer edition with a gorgeous fragrance and a slightly lower alcohol volume of around 14%.
Eisen Junmai Ginjō (榮川 純米吟醸) uses 100% contract-grown rice from Aizu, Toyonishiki, and Utsukushima Kira yeast (うつくしま煌酵母). It is made with underground water from Japan's Top 100 Famous Waters, the "Aizu Bandai Nishisanroku Spring" (会津磐梯西山麓湧水群).
Light to medium-bodied, it has a mellow umami...
Hanaharu Seishu Namachozōshu Genteihin (花春 清酒 生貯蔵酒 限定品) is a summer sake released in a limited edition. It is a namachozō, which means it is stored unpasteurised and will be pasteurised only once before shipping. It has a low alcohol volume of 14% and has to be stored and consumed chilled.
Eisen Junmai Ginjō +15 (榮川 純米吟醸原酒+15) is made of Fukushima-grown Yume no Kaori rice milled to 55%. It is a limited-quantity product that has a crisp, ultra-dry taste with a gorgeous ginjō aroma and a delicious rice flavour that sets it apart from conventional Eisen sake. The crisp and refreshing...
Suehiro Junmai Ginjō Kōto Fukunoka 60 Ikaihiire (鴻圖 福乃香60~T1との遭遇~一回火入れ) is made of Aizu-grown Fukunoka rice milled to 60% and Suehiro's proprietary T-1 yeast. Ikaihiire (一回火入れ) means that it was pasteurised only once.
The sweet aroma, reminiscent of apples, melons and strawberries, is superb...
Homare Junmai Daiginjō Black Label (ほまれ酒造 純米大吟醸 極 黒ラベル) is part of the brewery's Kiwami series. Unlike the White Label, the Black Label uses general brewing rice and Kyokai No. 1401 yeast creating a powerful scent of bananas and melons. It has an elegant flavour and a spicy aroma.
Suehiro Yamahai Junmai Ginjō (末広 山廃純米吟醸) was served at the dinner reception held at the Osaka State Guest House for the G20 Summit in June 2019. The Suehiro Brewery in Aizu-Wakamatsu started experimenting with the Yamahai method in the early Taisho period and perfected it ever since. This...
Bandai Junmai Daiginjō Jōtanbō Muroka Namashizuku (磐梯酒造 乗丹坊 純米大吟醸 無ろか生しずく) is brewed in Bandai, Fukushima Prefecture. It is made with locally grown Fukunoka rice milled to 45% and uses groundwater from Mount Bandai. The sake is filtered employing the "bukuro-tsuri" (袋つり) method, in which each...
Aizu Homare Junmai Daiginjō Kiwami (会津ほまれ 純米大吟醸 極) is made of Gohyakumangoku rice milled to 50% and Association 1801 yeast. The brewery states that this inexpensive daiginjō was made to be enjoyed at home. The Kiwami has an elegant aroma and a crisp, robust flavour crafted by master brewer...
Matsudaira Katamori (松平容保, 1836-1893) was the ninth and last daimyō of Aizu Domain. In the Bakumatsu, the final days of the Edo period, he served as Kyōto Shugoshoku (京都守護職, military commissioner) in the capital. Although he fought the imperial forces in the Boshin War, his life was spared...
Aizuwakamatsu (会津若松市) is a city in western Fukushima Prefecture, northern Honshū, and the most important city in the Aizu basin, with a population of about 125,000 residents.
Established as a castle town of the Aizu Domain (会津藩 Aizu-han) in 1592, much of the city burned in the Boshin Civil War...
The history of sake-brewing in Aizu goes back to the sixteenth century when Gamō Ujisato (蒲生氏郷, 1556-1595) came into Aizu by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉) and invited sake brewers into the domain. Since the climate as well as the primary local ingredients, water and rice, are perfectly...
Oyakuen (御薬園) is also known as " Aizuwakamatsu's Royal Garden ". The second Chinese character 薬 (kusuri or yaku) means "medicine" and refers to the fact that medicinal plants and herbs were grown there.
The garden was initially built from 1429 to 1441 as a villa for Ashina Morihisa, the tenth...
The Aizu Buke-yashiki (会津武家屋敷) are the reconstructed samurai mansions of the chief retainers of the Aizu-Matsudaira, the Saigō family. The Saigō had served the Matsudaira since the middle of the seventeenth century. The reconstructed manor is based on plans dating back to end of the eighteenth...
Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (会津若松城), also known as Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城 Tsuru-ga-jo) is a concrete replica of a traditional Japanese castle in northern Japan, at the center of the city of Aizuwakamatsu, in western Fukushima Prefecture.
Aizu Bukeyashiki (会津武家屋敷) samurai residences: the former residence of the Matsudaira clan and their retainers in Aizuwakamatsu. Here, a Shinto shrine within the matsudaira compound.
Aizu Bukeyashiki (会津武家屋敷) samurai residences: the former residence of the Matsudaira clan and their retainers in Aizuwakamatsu. Displayed here is a statue of Ganjin, a Chinese monk, who helped spread Buddhism in Japan in the eighth century. The statue commemorated Chinese-Japanese normalisation.
Aizu Bukeyashiki (会津武家屋敷) samurai residences: the former residence of the Matsudaira clan and their retainers in Aizuwakamatsu. Shown here, the tea rooms of the mansion called chashitsu and its nijiriguchi, or 'crawling-in entrance'.
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