The Onin War (1467) prompted a civil war in Japan, a period of unrest when warriors fought for power nationwide.Products started to circulate actively in castle towns of warring lords and around temples and shrines. Local sake excluding “Soubousyu” (sake produced in Buddhist temples by monks) expand...

Sake brewing technology advanced significantly in the “Manyo Period (629-759)” from the Asuka Period (592~710) into the Nara Period (710-784). The phrase “Purified Sake” was written on a mokkan (narrow, long, thin pieces of wood strung together to write on in ancient times) that emerged from the Nar...