The person in charge of making sake is called “Toji.” During the Edo period, Murai Gonbei, an Omi merchant, invited this toji from Osaka and started brewing sake in Shiwa-cho. Shiwa-cho is said to be the birthplace of Nanbu toji, along with Echigo toji and Tanba toji, two of Japan’s three major toji. It is.
Iwate’s clean water, high-quality rice, and cold climate make it ideal for sake brewing, and there are 26 sake breweries in Iwate Prefecture, four of which are located in Shiwa Town: Tsuki no Wa, Azuma Mine, Horinoi, and Hiroki.
For souvenirs from Iwate, try Shiwa Town’s sake, which inherits the tradition of local brewers and delights our palates!
“Roadside Station Shiwa” is located along National Route 396, which connects the prefectural capital Morioka City and the “village of folk tales” Tono City.
A popular menu item at Roadside Station Shiwa Restaurant Karin-tei is the Nanbu Hitsumi Set Meal (790 yen), which is made with 100% Nanbu wheat grown locally in Shiwa Town. Please enjoy Iwate’s local dish called “Hittsumi”, which is made by kneading flour with water and putting it in a hot pot (in the dialect of “Hikichigi”).
My recommendations are the “Niku Tofu Set Meal” (840 yen) and the “Hamburger Steak Meal” (830 yen), which are made with Kuroge Wagyu beef “Shiwa Mochi Mochi Beef”, which is made by crushing the glutinous rice “Hime no Mochi” produced in Shiwa Town and adding it to feed. ). We are proud of the sweetness and tenderness of the beef that comes from sticky rice. Inside the building, there is a shop corner selling local sake and wine produced in Shiwa Town, the village of Nanbu chief brewers, and next to it is Shiwa Town’s largest farm, the “fruit village”, with seasonal fresh grapes, apples, and agricultural products. We also have a “Direct from Farm Center Akasawa”!
We think about how our customers can use Roadside Station Shiwa comfortably, and to that end, we always try to maintain an honest attitude.