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...

Souboushu were brewed in many temples. The Souboushu highly rated for their flavors are Bodaisen by Shoryakuji Temple (Nara prefecture) and Amano sake by Amanosan-Kongouji (Osaka city). Bosaiden was highly acclaimed as a “well-renowned sake nationwide” by the eighth shogun Yoshikazu Ashikaga during ...

Souboushu (sake brewed in large temples) saved temples from financial difficulties, and was gradually consumed among the ruling class. The production of souboushu started during the Heian Period (794-1185), when temples with shoen (manors with land managed by the temple) started producing sake from ...