KIHOTSURU
Motoyama Shouten / SAGA Pref.
Farmers and Agriculture
Brewing / Brewer
Motoyama Shouten
Design and Art
Hiroe Takigawa
CONCEPT /
The elegant and graceful taste, reminiscent of the sake on display, is
like swimming leisurely in a moonlit night.
The overall impression is of Motoyama Shoten, a sake brewery that brews sake with a gorgeous aroma and a full, juicy flavor. As a concept worker's selection, we chose to use local rice “Sagabiyori” and combine it with Saga Hagakure yeast “SAWA-1” developed by the prefecture, in order to have people who are not yet familiar with Motomine Tsuru drink it. The fresh mouthfeel, soft and extended sweetness spreading to the palate, and the long and rich lingering image is like a graceful exhibit sake.
Brewery / Motoyama Shouten
Kiyama Shoten is located in Kiyama-cho, the easternmost part of Saga Prefecture, on the border with Fukuoka Prefecture. Ayako Komori, the elder sister, is active in events and sales, while her younger brother, Kenichiro Komori, is in charge of brewing. The brewery is not well-equipped, but the lack of facilities is covered by the human efforts of the brewery's master brewer, Kenichiro Komori, and his team.
Design / Hiroe Takigawa
1983. Born in Hiroshima.
2004. Starts working at a design company in Hiroshima.
2015. Starts working independentely as a freelancer.
Creates with the ideal of not be restrained by the frame, but to express life, and “create paintings that fit the place where they are going to be displayed, and that give the owner a pleasant feeling”
Established in Hiroshima, and making solo exhibitions, custom-made paintings, production of illustrations and printed material for many kinds of markets all around Japan.
Illustrator and graphic designer.
