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[216] The actual location and utilization of sake brewery architecture

For the Aizu region of Fukushima prefecture

○Takumi Sano¹, Atuyuki Okazaki¹ (1. Niigata University)

Keywords:Sake brewery, Tourism, Location, Utilization, Fukushima Aidzu

Annual consumption of sake and the number of production licenses are on the decline. This could cause a loss of regional characteristics of sake breweries (Sakagura). On the other hand, the movement of utilizing sake brewery architectures as tourism destinations can been seen in recent years, leading to the revitalization of the region. Accordingly, it is necessary to conduct a comprehensive survey to clarify the status of remaining breweries in Japan and the actual conditions of utilization of sake brewery architectures. In the previous studies, we conducted surveys of Niigata prefecture. This paper describes the results of a survey of sake brewery architecture in the Aizu region of Fukushima prefecture.