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Takenari

竹斉

Yamanashi, Japan Est. 2024

"Sacred Rice Blessed by Mt. Fuji, Japan's Most Sacred Peak"

The Story

Isehikari, known as "the rice of the gods," miraculously survived a typhoon at Ise Jingu Shrine in 1989 from just two remaining stalks. Cultivation of this sacred rice began in 2022 in rice paddies overlooking Mount Fuji near Lake Kawaguchi. Every step—from salt-water selection of seed rice to harvesting and traditional rack drying (hazakake)—is carried out by hand. After three years of dedicated cultivation, this rice was transformed into sake in 2024 with the collaboration of Mai Morita, the first Miss SAKE. While mass production is impossible, this bottle was born from rice grown with painstaking care and devotion.

Brand Highlights

Sacred Rice Variety: Isehikari: A miraculous mutation born at Ise Jingu Shrine after a  typhoon, gifted by the gods with both rarity and mythological  significance.
Sacred Rice Variety: Isehikari:
Blessed by Mt. Fuji: Cultivated in Kawaguchiko paddies overlooked by Mt. Fuji, where the  mountain's divine energy and pure waters nurture the rice.
Blessed by Mt. Fuji:
Traditional Cultivation Methods: Traditional methods including salt-water selection, hot-water  sterilization, and rack-drying, refined over three years without  chemical fertilizers.
Traditional Cultivation Methods:
Handcrafted Production Method: Rice paddies are personally arranged and leased, with every step of the process carried out by hand.
Handcrafted Production Method:

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