JENESYS21 Exchange program of Philippines students and Hiroshima University Students

April 16th, 2012

Saijo Environmental Association for Preserving Mountains and Water

Asami Ogura, Ph.D

What is Sake made from?

Where is the well water come from?

Rain Rain Rain Rain

Rice, water and rice malt

paddy field river

water

water

Sake breweries pond river

groundwater Zouga aria (rural area)

groundwater Ryuou mountain

well Saijo city

The water from Ryuou mountain is using for

- making rice in North aria - brewing Sake in South aria

Saijo aria from Ryuou mountain

Spring water of Ryuou

Source water

Zouga aria (rural areas), famous for brewer's rice

Paddy field of brewer's rice

If it rains in the mountain,

rain transpiration evaporation
Ryuou mountain

Spring water of Ryuou =Soft water(20mg/)

Sake breweries aria =middle hardness water 70-100mg/

Sake breweries

quickly infiltration Surface current storage of water Intermediate flow Underground stagnant water
groundwater vein

Reservoir Paddy field

well <Saijo lacustrine sediment> High Calcium and Magnesium

slowly

<mixed sediment of rhyolite(), granite() > Moderately Calcium and Magnesium

Age of ground water watershed areas of Kurose river

19 years

26 years

1952 years old

52years

Saijo Environmental Association for Preserving Mountains and Water/

Aims: Conserve biodiversity and satoyama managed woodlands or grasslands near human settlements, due to protect the mother water of Sake.
Ground work of mountain

The foundation of Saijo/Preserving Mountains and Water

From sales profit of 9 Sake breweries, 1.8L of sake for 1 yen

On this basis, we conduct various project!!

Recurrence relation of maintenance for mountain and making Sake

Mountain maintenance for mountain Wood chip Wood pellet charcoal well-conditioned forest rural area Making brewer's rice rice Making Sake Sake

compost

Fuel Food livestock Purification for river Well soil-percolation capability of forests

River water, ground water

The foundation of Saijo/Preserving Mountains and Water

Spring water of Ryuou: soft water(20 mg/) Mother water of Sake : Middle hard water (70-100 mg/) Tap water : soft water(20-30 mg/) Water from France: Hard water1468 mg/

Water tasting

Thank you for listening!!

50 1015

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