Among them, Yanagi no sakaya, a sake brewery at Gojo Nishinotoin, was distinguished from fellow traders not only in its large scale but also in the high quality of its sake to become known all over Japan.
なかでも五条西洞院にあった柳酒屋という酒屋は、規模だけでなく扱っている酒質も同業者の群を抜く存在で、その名声は全国に知られた。