Collection: Hyogo Prefecture/Honda Shoten (Tatsuriki)

The Honda family is a sake brewery located in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, which began its sake brewing business in 1921 after having been involved in sake brewing as general directors of Banshu Toji since the Genroku period. Their signature brand is "Tatsuriki."

Yamada Nishiki, the rice perfect for sake brewing that is essential for making ginjo sake, accounts for approximately 70% of the national production, and the highest quality "Tokujo" grade rice is produced almost exclusively in Hyogo Prefecture. The sake brewery is known for its commitment to using Yamada Nishiki rice from the Special A region of Hyogo Prefecture, and for having made a major contribution to the nationwide spread of Yamada Nishiki through the release of "Daiginjo Ryuriki Rice Whisper" in 1979.

Even today, we continue to brew sake based on the basic philosophy that "rice sake tastes like rice."