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Learn About the History and Culture of Kokushu
Learn About the History and Culture of Kokushu
Registration as Intangible Cultural Property
‘Saketsukuri Uta’ (sake brewing songs) are songs that sake brewers used to sing while conducting tasks during brewing.
This digital exhibition aims to showcase how kokushu was advertised throughout history in Japan, starting from the Edo period.
In 1922, Japan enacted its first age restriction on alcohol, ‘Minor Drinking Prohibition Act’. This explanation will briefly explain the background of the introduction of the act.
Original Provider: Kenbishi Shuzo
Original Provider: Kenbishi Shuzo
Original Provider: Kenbishi Shuzo
Original Provider: Kenbishi Shuzo
Original Provider: Kenbishi Shuzo
Original Provider: Kenbishi Shuzo
Original Provider: JSS
Original Provider: Kenbishi Shuzo
Original Provider: Kenbishi Shuzo
Den-en Shuzo Co., Ltd
Tsunematsu Shuzou Honten
Tsujimoto Brewery
Obata Shuzou Co. Ltd
Obata Shuzou Co. Ltd
Tatenokawa, Inc
Tenju Shuzo Co., Ltd
Tenju Shuzo Co., Ltd
Through Ukiyo-e, this exhibition aims to portray the culture of sake in Japan from the Edo period to the early Meiji period.
Sake features time and again throughout the milestones of the lives of Japanese people and has influenced Japanese culture since the Edo Period.
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Ansei 2 (1855)
Artist: Torii Kiyonaga
Published: Tenmei 3-4 (1783-1784)
Artist: Unknown
Published: Late Edo (First Half of 1800s)
Artist: Unknown
Published: End of Edo (Middle of the 1800s)
Artist: Morikawa Chikashige
Published: Meiji 16 (1883)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Keio 1 (1865)
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni
Published: Unknown
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni
Published: End of Edo (Middle of the 1800s)
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: Tenpo 11 (1840)
Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Published: Meiwa 5-6 (1768-1769)
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: Ansei 5 (1858)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Published: Approx. Koka 4 – Kaei 1 (1847-1848)
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: Koka 2-3 (1845-1846)
Artist: Unknown
Published: Keio 4 (1868)
Artist: Utagawa Hirokage
Published: Unknown
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Kaei 5 (1852)
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: End of Edo (Middle of the 1800s)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Published: Tenpo 1-3 (1830-1832)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Published: Tenpo 13 (1842)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Published: Tenpo 3 (1832)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Published: Ansei 4 (1857)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Unknown