It has excellent resistance to cold, resistance to lodging and good rates of shinpaku manifestation and steamed rice absorption, and it's generally agreed that 'thin and sharp, clean sake quality' can be obtained, but it's weak in its resistance to disease.
耐冷性、耐倒伏性、心白発現率、蒸米吸収率にすぐれ、「淡麗で綺麗な酒質」を得られるとの定評があるが、耐病性にやや弱い。