| MIYAGI, Feb. 13 – Two special pure rice sake were produced using environmentally sustainable rice grown by three senior students studying crop production in the Agriculture Course of Miyagi Tome General Industry High School. Their ecologically sustainable rice has acquired three stars for Climate (CO2 reduction) and two stars for Biodiversity in Japan’s green sustainable system label program. According to the Tohoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office, they are the first Japanese sake made from rice with the stars. “Please enjoy them, envisioning us working in a rice field,” the students said.
The labels are called “Mieru Label” in Japan, which means labels to make it visible. They are given by the farm ministry of Japan to the products that are highly recognized based on the guidelines for the effectiveness of reducing environmental impact. There are labels with one to three stars. The students named the sake Sachizawa by combining part of their family names. The young rice growers worked with Iwanoi Shuzo, a sake brewery based in Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, and designed the sake labels. The products, only 400 bottles, are available at a local farmers’ market and restaurants.  Students celebrate success in brewing Sachizawa sake, holding certification labels. (in Toma City, Miyagi Prefecture) |