A cedar ball held up by the brewer in the hope of producing good sake.
Brewing tank for making sake from rice, rice for polishing, water, and yeast
Storage tank for finished sake.
A panoramic view of the brewery surrounded by mountains that nurture pure water.
Company building with a quiet appearance
A warm and welcoming atmosphere
Autumn attire and Nogomi
Autumn attire and Nogomi
Baba Sake Brewery's product line
Panoramic view of the brewery and the clear Kiniwa River flowing by the brewery
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Saga Prefecture's cuisine is characterized by its rich and sweet taste, and our sake is characterized by the strong taste of rice that goes well with it. It took us seven years to develop the brand name "Nogomi" using only local ingredients and Yamadanishiki, a sake rice grown under contract with ten local producers. We hope you will try it.
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Description
Located in the Nogomi district, an area surrounded by mountains and rich with nature, this brewery has been producing sake for more than 200 years since its establishment in 1795, and is recognized as a Saga Prefecture Heritage Site. Storehouse No. 1, which is thought to have been built before 1868, is a two-story wooden structure with an "Irimoya-zukuri" gabled, hipped roof covered with wave-shaped tiles. During the brewing season, the sight of the steam that billows vigorously into the air when steaming the rice has long been enjoyed as a seasonal feature of the landscape. Their main brand is “Nogomi”, which is named after this area. Sake is also available for purchase at the brewery. The current president had studied sake brewing at university, but when he returned to the brewery, the sake industry was in a state of slow decline. Many distributors and retailers have no successors, and even if they continue brewing and selling sake as they do now, there is no bright future in sight. It was at that point that he decided that he wanted to brew sake with locally grown rice, so he asked for the cooperation of JA (Japan Agricultural Co-op) and other producers in growing Yamada Nishiki rice, a type of rice used in sake production, in Kashima district, and the sake was launched in 1993. Despite the great effort that was put into the making of Nogomi, at first it was chosen only as gifts or for special occasions, but after winning first prize two years in a row at a national sake contest sponsored by a magazine, the name recognition of the sake grew greatly. Today the brand is held in high regard by sake enthusiasts.
Cultural property information
【Opening hours】
8:00-17:00
【Closing day】
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, Bon holidays
【Fee】
free
【External link】
Back to cultural properties in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture
