A sweet vinegar smoked using cherry wood chips. Perfect for flavoring meat, fish, fried foods, and salad – instantly transforms any dish with its smoky aroma.

A sushi rice vinegar produced through the static fermentation of kounotori rice. It has a mellow sweet flavor and rich umami taste from the kelp and dried bonito flakes. Perfect for making vinegared dishes and rice for chirashi-sushi and sushi rolls.

Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork is a special nature reserve. At this reserve the endangered storks, known as kounotori designated as a Special Natural Monument of Japan, are taken care of, helped to multiply, and returned to the wild.
The kounotori are also considered an endangered species by the IUCN. Toyooka City in Tajima cultivates rice with low usage of pesticides and chemical fertilizers to create a safe environment for the kounotori. This eco-friendly rice is called “kounotori-mai”.

A full-bodied drinking vinegar made from brewed Japanese ginger vinegar.
This product is blended with marronnier honey, sourced from the floral nectar
of local horse chestnut trees, and known for its elegant sweetness.

How to drink
We recommend diluting it at a 5 to 1 ratio using cold or hot water, or diluting it with seltzer to enjoy it as ginger ale.
It is also delicious served on top of ice cream or yogurt as a syrup.