{"id":38290,"date":"2023-10-02T15:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T06:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/?p=38290"},"modified":"2023-10-27T10:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T01:10:08","slug":"%ef%bc%88%e3%81%8a%e7%9f%a5%e3%82%89%e3%81%9b%ef%bc%89%e3%82%b0%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%83%97%e3%83%aa%e5%8f%97%e8%b3%9e%ef%bc%81%e5%8c%97%e6%b5%b7%e9%81%93%e7%b1%b3%e3%81%a7%e3%81%a4%e3%81%8f%e3%82%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/38290\/","title":{"rendered":"(Announcement) Grand Prix Winner! 2023 Hokkaido Sake Awards: Ryujin Tokubetsu Junmai, made with 100% Hokkaido rice from Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Gunma Prefecture) and made with 100% Hokuryu-cho Suisei rice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, October 2, 2023<\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that Ryujin Special Junmai sake, made by Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Gunma Prefecture, Representative: Isao Kezuka), which uses 100% Suisei rice from Hokuryu Town, won the Grand Prix at the Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards 2023.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp\/fs\/9\/1\/9\/2\/9\/8\/0\/_\/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9(%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E9%85%92%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%20%E5%8F%97%E8%B3%9E%E9%85%92%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A).pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hokkaido Prefectural Government Press Release &gt;&gt;<\/a>\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards 2023<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/do-sake.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/dec7d16e01aca483d5f030ba655b8d32.jpg\" alt=\"Ryujin Tokubetsu Junmai, made with Suisei rice from Hokuryu Town, wins the Grand Prix at the Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards 2023!\" width=\"1340\" height=\"1896\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38291\" style=\"border:solid 1px blue\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;Hokkaido Rice Sake Award 2023&quot;<br \/>\nRyujin Tokubetsu Junmai, made with Suisei sake from Hokuryu Town, won the Grand Prix!<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/do-sake.jp\/ryujin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b553ef2a758cd190da60fc4c3a4fce71-1.jpg\" alt=\"[Ryujin Special Junmai] Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Gunma Prefecture, Representative: Isao Kezuka)\" width=\"1340\" height=\"1896\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38291\" style=\"border:solid 1px blue\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Ryujin Special Junmai] Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Gunma Prefecture, Representative: Isao Kezuka)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Aiming to improve the brand power of Hokkaido sake and Hokkaido sake rice<\/h3>\n<p>The Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards 2023 has been held since 2021 with the aim of raising awareness of the brand power of Hokkaido sake and Hokkaido sake rice, and reviving the declining demand for sake. This year marks the third time the awards have been held.<a href=\"https:\/\/do-sake.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source: Award 2023 Secretariat website<\/a>\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The judging was held over two days, on September 12th (for the experts, distributors and restaurants category) and September 18th (for the general public), and a total of 293 Hokkaido residents judged the seven winning sakes, including the Grand Prix winner.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp\/ns\/nsk\/kome\/sakamai_sake.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source: Hokkaido Prefectural Government Agriculture Department, Agriculture Promotion Bureau, Agricultural Products Promotion Division website<\/a>\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<h3>All rice used is from varieties cultivated in Hokkaido<\/h3>\n<p>In addition, the following conditions are imposed on the listing:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp\/fs\/9\/2\/0\/6\/9\/5\/4\/_\/08%20%E8%B3%87%E6%96%995%20%E4%BB%A4%E5%92%8C5%E5%B9%B4%E5%BA%A6%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%81%93%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E9%85%92%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E4%BC%81%E7%94%BB%E6%A1%88.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source: FY2023 Hokkaido Sake Promotion Plan<\/a>\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It must be a &quot;junmai sake&quot; (excluding junmai sake with a rice polishing ratio of 50% or less) made using rice of a variety cultivated in Hokkaido and grown entirely within the prefecture.<\/li>\n<li>The price must be within 2,500 yen (excluding tax) in a 4-cup bottle. However, the secretariat will cover the cost up to 2,000 yen (excluding tax).<\/li>\n<li>The sake must be able to continue to be sold in Hokkaido for a certain period of time after the award ends (this can also be done through the company&#039;s own online shop).<\/li>\n<li>Breweries will endeavor to disseminate information via their websites and social media at the time of notification from the secretariat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n        <div class=\"site-blogcard-premium\">\n            <div class=\"bc-label-custom\">Related articles<\/div>\n            <div class=\"bc-flex-container\">\n                <div class=\"bc-main-text\">\n                    <div class=\"bc-title-link-box\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/38577\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/38577<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"bc-excerpt-box\">Unable to retrieve page information.<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"bc-thumbnail-box\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/38577\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <div class=\"bc-img-zoom-wrap\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20230802DSC06445_1.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/38577\">\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\u3000<\/p>\n<h2>Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. 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