A limited sake delivering the region's blessings and stories from a hotel overlooking Mikawa Bay: Launch of Junmai Ginjo 'X (Kakeru)' connecting Nishio's agriculture, brewing, education, and tourism.

Mikawawan Resort Linx (Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture), an all-ocean-view resort hotel, will release Junmai Ginjo "X (Kakeru)," a Japanese sake combining Nishio-grown sake rice and the skills of a local sake brewery, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, as part of the "Link Project," an SDGs initiative nurturing the future together with the region. What Mikawawan Resort Linx proposes is not simply selling local sake. It is about encountering a cup brewed with the blessings of this land while touching upon its scenery and stories. Experiencing its charm while traveling, enjoying it slowly during your stay, or sometimes back at home—this product is a sake that shapes a new tourism experience where you can take home the story of the region and savor the lingering memories of your trip. This product is a limited Japanese sake created through regional collaboration, using 100% "Yamada Nishiki"—a rice suited for sake brewing grown with environmentally friendly special cultivation by Sakou Farm, a contract farmer in Nishio City—and brewed at Sonno Kuramoto, a sake brewery in Nishio City. The lineup includes two types: Nigori Sparkling and Unfiltered Raw Sake (Muroka Nama Genshu). A total of 600 bottles will be sold in limited quantities. ---
"Scenery and a cup unique to this land" deepen the impression of a trip. Encounter it at Mikawa Bay, and embark on a resort experience where you can enjoy the lingering memory of your journey. Encountering the unique "taste" of a region at a tourist destination is one of the great charms of travel. The "X (Kakeru)" being released this time is heavily characterized by offering sake born from the hands of Nishio's rice, Nishio's brewery, and Nishio's people at a hotel overlooking Mikawa Bay. Rather than simply lining up local products on a store shelf, we deliver the time spent at the resort, the scenery of Mikawa Bay, the blessings of this land, and even the connection with the creators, creating a stay value that can only be encountered here. At Mikawawan Resort Linx, taking advantage of the all-ocean-view location, we propose a moment to touch the unique charm of this land while looking at the evening view or the morning sea. Furthermore, the appeal of this product is that the impression does not end just at the travel destination; you can take the cup you met at the hotel back home and enjoy it slowly later. "Taste the cup you encountered in this scenery while feeling the continuation of the journey." We aim to make that experience itself one of the reasons to visit Mikawa Bay.
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Connecting agriculture, sake brewing, education, and tourism. The "Link Project" born from the practice of SDGs.
The "Link Project" promoted by Mikawawan Resort Linx is an SDGs initiative that connects people, industries, learning, and tourism while utilizing regional resources. Local farmers, sake breweries, educational institutions, and the hotel collaborate to advance product development and educational activities. In this sake brewing, we are carrying out the following initiatives. Environmentally conscious sake rice production through the use of specially cultivated rice, promotion of resource circulation through the use of rice bran and sake lees generated in the brewing process, creation of dietary education opportunities through elementary school students' rice planting experiences, and understanding of local industries and fostering the next generation through cooking development with high school students. These initiatives are in line with the SDGs concepts of sustainable production and consumption, effective use of regional resources, creation of educational opportunities, and town development through regional collaboration.