Looking at what lies beneath my feet,
I place my hopes in a future shaped by the forest.

Why did brewer Ryogo Kitahara establish Mori No Brewery? Born as the second son of Yamanashi Meijo, a sake brewery with a long, multigenerational history in Yamanashi Prefecture, he went on to oversee sake production as head brewer. Yet in his forties, he made a decisive shift, stepping onto an entirely new stage. This is the story of the turning point that reshaped his life.

At the starting line -
toward a future 300 years ahead.

To build a brewery, the forest must inevitably be opened up. But is there a way to do so while placing as little burden on the environment as possible? In his search for answers, Kitahara met Jinnouchi Takeshi - a forestry professional, and together they began exploring approaches to construction that exist in harmony with nature. In this dialogue, they look back on that process and share the thoughts and feelings they each hold toward the forest.

Toward sake that allows the true taste of rice to emerge.

Seeking a form of sake brewing that coexists with the natural environment, Mori No Brewery is advancing initiatives that nurture the surrounding forests while remaining deeply connected to local rice cultivation. The foundation of its "Sparkling Sake" is organically grown "Rankoshi Nanatsuboshi". An encounter with Takashi Saito - one of the earliest farmers in Rankoshi to take on organic cultivation opened the path toward the kind of sake the brewery had long aspired to create.

What the forest offers,
we shape and return to the forest.

Through collaboration with the people who live in this town, Mori No Brewery gradually took shape. While each followed a distinct path of their own, they were connected by a shared philosophy - one that stays close to nature and seeks to honor and make full use of the blessings of this land. One such individual is Yuki Inoue of Yukimushi WØRKS. Why does he remain committed to crafting his work using materials sourced from Rankoshi? Here, we turn our attention to the thoughts and intentions shared by Inoue and Kitahara.