Starting May 16, 2024, Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. will be releasing eight types of merchandise in collaboration with Kobe Pipo* at its directly managed stores, including the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum. These merchandise items were created by local Kobe essay manga artist and illustrator Akiko Miyako. The company's employees' opinions were also taken into account, resulting in original Hakutsuru merchandise that evokes the spirit of a Kobe sake brewery, including sake bags, notebooks, magnets, and key chains.
Be sure to pick one up as a memento of your visit to the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum.
■Sales locations
・Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum (4-5-5 Sumiyoshi Minamicho, Higashinada Ward, Kobe City, TEL: 078-822-8907)
Essay manga artist and illustrator. CEO of MACB Co., Ltd. He writes in a wide range of genres, from lifestyle and health tips and science to business and advertising comics. He is constantly exploring the possibilities of design expression, with the motto of "fun and easy to understand." He has worked on the huge mural "Wakuwaku Walkway" in the underground shopping mall "Metro Kobe" between Kosoku Kobe Station and Shinkaichi Station on the Kobe Kosoku Line, as well as other illustrations, characters, logos, advertising comics, and digital picture books.
It is an abbreviation of "Kobe People" and means "Kobe (head bowed) Japanese people who are humble and respect good manners," and is a local Kobe brand that designs famous places and people of Kobe. Currently, "Kobepipo" has 36 regular members of various ages, genders, and backgrounds, and a brewery-exclusive "Toji" for a total of 37 members.
"Toji" modeled after a master brewer
A master of sake brewing, this grandfather brewer continues to talk about the joys of sake to everyone he meets, wanting to spread awareness about traditional Japanese culture, sake as a Japanese heritage, sake brewing, the Nada Gogo region, and the sake produced by Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
1. Kobepipo collaboration original sake bag
(Price including tax: 2,640 yen)
The bag is based on the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum building (an old sake brewery) and is colored Hakutsuru red, featuring a rare character exclusive to Kobepipo's sake brewery, "Touji," modeled after the master brewer, and a Kobepipo woman in a kimono. It can fit up to a 1.8L bottle, making it convenient for storing items purchased at the museum.
2. Kobepipo Collaboration Original Notebook A5
(Price including tax: 440 yen)
The main visual is an impactful sake barrel, and the vivid colors of Hakutsuru Red make for an eye-catching design.
"Toji" creates a friendly atmosphere. On the back cover, there is a quiz about "The ABCs of Sake" supervised by Hakutsuru Sake Brewery's master brewer, Mitsuhiro Ban.
3. Hakutsuru Original Rubber Magnet
(Price including tax: 786 yen) (60mm x 60mm)
This popular rubber magnet, which has attracted many inquiries from customers from overseas, features a design that is as close to the real thing as possible, depicting a sake barrel from Hakutsuru Sake Brewery in detail.
4. Hakutsuru Original Can Magnet
(Price including tax: 494 yen) (57 mm)
This tin magnet features a sake barrel design from Hakutsuru Sake Brewery. It features a Japanese pop design based on Hakutsuru red.
5. Hakutsuru original badges (2 colors)
(Price including tax: 440 yen) (57 mm)
This tin badge features a sake barrel design from Hakutsuru Sake Brewery. The background color of the design is available in two colors: green and white beige. The 57mm size makes the design stand out and makes it stand out.
6. Hakutsuru Original Tin Keychain (2 colors)
(Price including tax: 440 yen) (32 mm)
These compact keychains feature a sake barrel design from Hakutsuru Sake Brewery. They come in two designs: the classic sake barrel design and a Japanese pop design that makes use of Hakutsuru red. They are popular with people of all ages.
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