Fun of Good Old Japanese - 江戸・明治に学ぶ　楽しむ生き方

  the big earthquake destroyed it in 1995. It was rebuilt and is used as a sake brewing museum again. I felt the heart of sake workers here. Even though their job was done in the cold winter season, I believe they were still happy, because their products sake made people happy. I like this dry sake and my deceased grandpa also liked this brand. By the way, the name of another sake beverage district is Fushimi in Kyoto, which is famous for Inari Shrine. 日本酒の二大生産地の一つ、神戸市の灘にある業界７位の酒造会社（ 2016 年）の博物館である。元々は創業時（ 1659 年）の酒蔵だったが阪神・淡路大震災（ 1995 年）で全壊し建て替えられた。酒造りの道具の実物が展示してあり、蔵人の息吹を感じられる。酒のある場は常に楽しいが、冬に行われた手作業の酒造りは大変な苦労だ。でも、造る喜びがあったと思う。なお、もう一方の日本酒の生産地は京都市の伏見である。ちなみに辛口の菊正宗は私の、というか、祖父も含めて我家の常用酒。 Inside the gate, there are a well and a pumping machine. The ground water in this area is good for making sake because it contains rich mineral but less iron which changes sake color to yellow. 門を入ると右側には、井戸と水を汲み上げるはね釣瓶がある。宮水と呼ばれるミネラルが多く鉄分が少ない六甲山の伏流水がある灘は、お酒の産地となった。  There are a b...

  This museum is in the ground of Matsunoo Taisha Shrine which is located in the west part of Kyoto, Rakusei. The sign board in front of the shrine states “General guardian deity of Rakusei area and deity of brewing.” The stone pole also states “The first place of brewing deities”. We can know the reason why this shrine is called like this in the museum.   This museum shows us a Shinto ritual concerning sake, the role of sake in our daily life, tableware for sake and manufacturing process of sake, so sake lovers enjoy this place. “Sake = Fun” is an established formula, but some people drink out of desperation sometimes as you know. 京都の西、いわゆる洛西にある松尾（まつのお）大社鳥居前の看板には「洛西総氏神、醸造祖神、交通安全守護神」と書かれた看板があり、「日本第一酒造の神」と書かれた石柱が奉納されている。その境内にお酒の資料館がある。お酒にまつわる神事から、折々の暮らしの中での酒の役割、酒器、酒の造り方が展示されていて、酒好きにとっては楽しい資料館だ。酒を飲む＝楽しむ、という図式は崩れないと思う。ヤケ酒もあるけどね。 Katsura River and a red tori gate of Matsunoo Shrine 桂川越しに松尾大社の社殿と洛西の山を望む Tori gate of Matsunoo Taisha Shrine Roumon gate 、楼門 Sta...