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Organic sake with the theme of space is on sale from the astronomical town

2022.01.22

Marumoto Sake Brewery, which continues to make sake using rice grown in-house, has released “Takebayashi Black Hole” and “Takebayashi White Hall” as sake sent from the astronomical town.

Organic sake using rice made with great care in the astronomical town

Marumoto Sake Brewery’s representative brand “Takebayashi”, which is a sake series that uses 100% Yamada Nishiki grown by brewers, is Yamada Nishiki grown in a rice field of about 16 hectares (about 4 Tokyo Domes) through thorough soil analysis. It is a brand using.
The name of the brand “Takebayashi” comes from Takebayashijiyama, which rises behind the warehouse.

At the top of the mountain is the largest national observatory in Japan, and Asakuchi City, Okayama Prefecture, where the observatory, warehouse, and rice fields are located, is working to revitalize the region as an “astronomical town.”
With the motif of two pairs of celestial bodies, “black hole” and “white hole”, this sake has the same but different taste. Black has a refreshing acidity, and white has a gentle sweetness and moderate sharpness.

Name: Takebayashi Black Hole / White Hole
Price: 2750 yen (tax included) Limited quantity sake
Capacity: 720ml
Storage temperature: Room temperature

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"City of Astronomy" Asakuchi City, Okayama

According to the Asakuchi City Ordinance
“Ordinance to protect the best astronomical observation site in Asakuchi City”
It is an activity to protect this city, which has become a suitable place for astronomical observation, from light pollution due to its high sunny weather rate and stable atmosphere. The weather is so blessed that the stars are beautiful.

Marumoto Sake Brewery's efforts

Marumoto Sake Brewery, which started cultivating rice (Yamada Nishiki) in-house more than 30 years ago, is still making rice. We aim to make sake that is convincing with rice from sake breweries that make sake, not rice from farmers who do not make sake.

>Marumoto Sake Brewery Official Homepage

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