Kimo to zukuri the traditional method of making moto (sake seed mash)
Requiring much time, energy and patience, this method involves marking moto by mixing “koji”(malted rice) steamed rice and well water in the correct proportion and then carefully kneading the mixture at a low temperature. As a result, vigorous and useful sake yeasts grow in the ripened moto with the help of natural lactic acid bacteria
This time-honored traditional method is use to brew fine dry sake with the rice taste for which “kimoto zukuri” has long been renowned.
Front Yard of “Kasane Gura” (A kind of sake-brewing plant from olden times)
Rice polishing mill with a revolving water wheel, a sweep-well bucket, and “hangiri oke”(wooden tub)and paddles left out to dry. This typical scene of the front yard of “kasane Guru” Provides your first test of the unique atmosphere of a sake brewery that you are about to experience.