Japanese Sake in the Western Tokyo
Good 'water and rice' are essential elements in sake making.
Water is also essential in whisky making, but it is essential for sake, as water accounts for about 80% of the ingredients.
Ten sake breweries are in the Tokyo metropolis, and five are concentrated in the Nishitama area.
Why do five sake breweries exist on the western outskirts of Tokyo? It is because the Nishitama area has clean, mellow water available.
Western Tokyo
Tokyo
Brewery Location
What was happening
in the world at that time?
1702
The world's first daily newspaper
"the Daily Currant" was published in London.
1804
Napoleon accedes to the throne as emperor.
1822
Nicéphore Niépce produced the world's first photographic etching.
1863
Football rules were first codified.
1884
U.S. Gold Rush begins.
Trivia about Tokyo
The Bureau of Waterworks of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has managed the water source forest for more than 100 years. The area is equivalent to 10% of the total area of Tokyo. It extends from the western Tama area of Tokyo to Yamanashi Prefecture. Although Tokyo is often associated with skyscrapers, this is the largest area of forest owned by a water utility in Japan.