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Enjoy trying different kinds of sake from local breweries.
Akita, known as a rice country, it is also famous for its variety of locally brewed sakes. Find your favorite kind from sakes made with clean air and good water. Among those are popular daiginjo, the highest class of sake, and traditional junmaishu which is made of nothing but rice and rice yeast.
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Takashimizu, a sake brewery
Blessing Sake made of good water and high-quality rice with good teamwork.
Established by twelve breweries in Akita City and its surrounding area in 1944 (Showa 19). They built cellers built in this area have been famous since the time of the Akita clan for their good quality spring water. Since then, they have been making high-quality Sake with Akita style brewing. You can enjoy various superior brands of good-quality Sake, from the rather sweet pure Sake to the gorgeous 'daikinjo'. |
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Aramasa, a sake brewery
Top-quality Sake made with the traditional hand-made method
This Sake brewery was established in 1852 (Kaei 5) and is well known among Sake lovers as the place you can find famous superior brands. Since 1852, they have worked hard to get top-quality rice, polish it, and use traditional skills to make 'Ginjoshu'.
After being awarded an honor prize at the 9th National Sake Exhibition in 1924 (Taisho 13), it has become well known nationally as sake you'll never grow tired of.
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Aqula, a brewery
The first locally brewed beer in Akita City. The owner of Aqura went Germany to study how to brew good beer, and then set up the beer restaurant with a brewery. Nowadays he makes four types of beer which all are quite popular. Taste them at the restaurants in Aqura Four Square.
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Kawabata,an amusement center
A lively amusement area along the Asahi River in Central Akita City. There are many 'ryotei', Japanese traditional restaurants where you can enjoy local cuisine in a traditional Japanese style room. Also there are lots of pubs and bars. The area is the busiest when the neon lights are lit in the early evening.
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