Juyondai sake konpeito and original bonbonnière

"Juyondai Japanese Sake Konpeito and Original Bonbonnière"

Sales begin Saturday, June 17, 2023

We brought together the connections among the three companies - Takagi Brewery, Ryokujuan Shimizu, and Fukagawa Porcelain - united by the shared principles of "the five senses," "handcraftsmanship," and "the desire to delight others" in their approach to making things.

A bonbonnière made using Japanese craft techniques, and innovative konpeito, originally brought from Portugal in ancient times and developed into part of Japan's traditional culture. Since the Meiji period, the Imperial family and the Imperial Household have used these two items, bonbonnières and konpeito, as celebratory gifts while adopting Western lifestyles and preserving Japanese traditions. This tradition continues today, and Fukagawa Porcelain has a deep connection with Ryokujuan Shimizu, as one of the ceramic producers that supplies porcelain bonbonnières and as a maker of konpeito, respectively.

Takagi Brewery, the producer of the renowned Juyondai sake and a brewery with more than 400 years of history, joined the project, resulting in sake konpeito and bonbonnières filled with skill and passion.

 ◇Juyondai Sake Brewery: Takagi Brewery (Yamagata Prefecture)

A sake brewery founded in 1615, during the early Edo period. Committed to Yamagata's clear, cold winter air and water, it combines more than 400 years of traditional techniques with modern methods to carry on the craft of creating memorable, artistic Japanese sake. Its signature brand, Juyondai, is acclaimed for opening the era of aromatic, richly flavored Japanese sake.

 ◇Ryokujuan Shimizu (Kyoto Prefecture)

A konpeito specialty shop founded in Kyoto in 1847, during the late Edo period. The finished konpeito varies depending on numerous factors, including temperature and weather. Craftspeople make it while discerning its condition by listening to the sound of the konpeito rolling in the kettle. Konpeito made with Japanese sake is the most difficult type to produce because heating causes the sake to evaporate, taking its flavor with it.

◇Fukagawa Porcelain (Saga Prefecture) 

An Arita-yaki ceramics producer founded in 1894 during the Meiji period. After exhibiting a large vase at the 1900 Paris Exposition and receiving a gold medal, it was appointed an official supplier to the Imperial Household Agency in 1910 in recognition of its advanced techniques. After the system was abolished shortly after the war, it has continued to supply tableware to the Imperial Court to the present day.

◆"Ultramarine" ¥27,500 (tax included)　Limited to 5

Contents: 35 g + 120 g of konpeito / 1 porcelain bonbonnière

◆"Gold Decoration" ¥29,700 (tax included)　Limited to 5

Contents: 35 g + 120 g of konpeito / 1 porcelain bonbonnière

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※Also available at Ginza Seishimotsu's directly operated stores.