Nada Gogo

Japanese: 灘五郷 - なだごごう

Nada is a general term for the coastal areas in the western part of Settsu Province, and is the common name for the area where sake brewing has been thriving since the Edo period. It is also called Nadame (meaning Nada area), and refers to the area from the mouth of the Muko River in the east to the area near the old Ikuta River in the west. From the mid-Edo period onwards, Edo-tsumi sake brewing flourished, replacing advanced areas such as Itami and Ikeda, and in 1772, Kami-Nadame and Shimonadame were counted among the 10 sake houses in Kamigata. In 1784, three villages, including Imazu, joined the Edo-tsumi sake brewing association of 12 villages in Settsu. Kami-Nada's development was particularly remarkable, and at its peak it was divided into three groups (three villages). These three villages and Shimonada were combined to form the 4th Nadame group, and together with Imazu, they were called the 5th Nada village. During the Meiji period, Shimonada withdrew from this association, but when the Settsu Nada Sake Brewers Association was formed again in 1886, Nishinomiya joined, and together with Imazu, Uozaki, Mikage, and Saigo, the Nada Gogo was formed, which continues to this day.

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Japanese:

摂津(せっつ)国西部の沿岸地帯の総称である灘のうち，江戸時代から清酒醸造業が盛んであった地域の通称。灘目(なだめ)（灘辺の意）ともいい，東は武庫(むこ)川口から西は旧生田(いくた)川の近くまでをいう。江戸時代中期以降，伊丹・池田といった先進地に代わって江戸積酒造業が盛んになり，1772年には上方(かみがた)酒家10ヵ所のなかに上灘目・下灘目が数えられている。1784年には今津(いまづ)を含めた３郷が摂泉(せっせん)12郷の江戸積酒造仲間に加わっている。なかでも上灘の発展は著しく，最盛期には３組（３郷）に分かれた。この３郷に下灘を合わせて灘目４組，これに今津を含めて灘五郷と称した。明治期に下灘はこの仲間組合から脱落し，1886年に改めて摂津灘酒造業組合を結成するに当たり，西宮(にしのみや)が参加し，それに今津・魚崎(うおざき)・御影(みかげ)・西郷をもって灘五郷の形成となり，今日に至る。

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