EIGASHIMA SHUZO

AKASHI

The nation of Japan is considered an archipelago, or chain of islands, and consists of four major islands and thousands of smaller ones, which are divided into 11 regions. These regions are further divided into 47 prefectures, Hyogo being one of these. Hyogo prefecture is located almost in the centre of the Japanese archipelago on the main island of Honshu and extends from the Japan Sea in the north to the Seto Inland Sea in the south, and further down to the Pacific Ocean through Awaji Island. The prefectural capital of Hyogo is Kobe and its neighbours are the prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto, Tottori and Okayama.

Established in 1888, Eigashima Shuzo is located in the city of Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture, west of Kobe, facing the Seto Inland Sea. The Toji at Eigashima is Yuji Nakamura who joined the brewery in 2016. Previously he had been Toji at Imanishi Shuzo in Nara (Imanishi Shuzo are part of the group affiliated with Shoryakuji - the birthplace of Bodaimoto/Mizumoto). Nakamura-san has a playful approach to utilising the Mizumoto process of brewing and his technical prowess sets him apart from the rest of the field. Making Mizumoto is not the goal for him, simply it is a vehicle to craft a wide range of products (through the Yamato Damashii and Kamitaka ranges) that are completely unique within today’s sake world.