Sakura Muromachi Shuzo

Founded in 1688, Sakuramuromachi is the oldest brewery in Okayama and situated squarely amongst the rice fields that make this region famous.

From an interview, the brewery owner comments on the spring water:
"It is clean, of course, but it has the same water temperature in winter and summer, and is slightly soft water with a pH of 6.5. The "Omachi Cold Spring," consisting of subsoil water from the Asahigawa River that flows through Okayama City, was used by the feudal lord Lord Ikeda during the Edo period (1603-1868) as his official water supply, and was considered the best water in Bizen Province. There are other places nearby where water springs are located, but the Omachi Cold Spring, selected as one of the 100 best waters, is the only water that springs in this area with pinpoint accuracy."