Hyogo Prefecture, that became the center of sake brewing centering around Nada gogo (five districts in Nada) after Miyamizu (water welling up in Nishinomiya City, which is said to be suitable for sake brewing) was discovered in the later stage of the Edo period, has since the Meiji period aggressively carried out the development of sakamai.
江戸時代後期に宮水が発見されてから、灘五郷を中心として酒作りの中心地となった同県は、明治時代から酒米の開発を盛んに行なっている。