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Project Member
Top runners from various fields who share the potential for making world-class rum and the desire to contribute to the local community support the creation of ARCABUZ products.
Kitamura Mori, who has a long history of experience in local marketing, is the project organizer. Okuyama Kiyoyuki, a world-renowned designer who is also committed to the development of local Japanese products, is in charge of the design of ARCABUZ's bottle and logo.
Nakayama Atsushi, who is well-versed in rum around the world, is in charge of everything from ARCABUZ's concept work to flavor creation. Kosho Brewery, which has a solid fan base both in Japan and overseas for its shochu and whiskey, is involved in providing guidance on manufacturing techniques. We are learning the essentials of distilled spirits production from our predecessors, who are also from Kagoshima Prefecture.
Top runners in Japanese manufacturing participate
久米繊維工業株式会社
KUME Co.,Ltd.
日本製 T シャツの原点となる色丸首を開発。デザイン性と着心地のよさから多くの支持を集める。同社の甲斐誠氏が、「ARCABUZ」オリジナルのノベルティ T シャツ制作を担当。
有限会社エニシング
Anything Co.,Ltd.
日本唯一の「前掛け専門店」、西村和弘氏が代表を務める。ニューヨーク日本国総領事館での展示会や大英博物館での物販など、世界的に活躍する。「ARCABUZ」のボトルサック制作を担当。
小正醸造株式会社
KOMASA JYOZO Co.,Ltd.
明治16年創業、焼酎を中心とした鹿児島の酒類醸造会社。焼酎を樽で貯蔵する、樽貯蔵焼酎のパイオニア。 2017年よりウイスキーも製造する。「ARCABUZ」製造の技術指導で参画。
Ken Okuyama Design
KIYOYUKI OKUYAMA
Bottle Designer
Representative of KEN OKUYAMA DESIGN. A world-renowned industrial designer who was the first Japanese to design a Ferrari. He is in charge of the design of the "ARCABUZ" bottle and logo.
Bar Lamp
ATSUSHI NAKAYAMA
Concept Work
Owner and bartender of the rum bar "Bar Lamp" in Ginza, Tokyo. He actively visits distilleries overseas and is well versed in rums from around the world. He is in charge of everything from the concept work to flavor creation for "ARCABUZ."
Cyber University, Professor
MORI KITAMURA
Organizer
Professor at Cyber University's School of IT Studies and visiting professor at Akita University's Institute for Industrial and Academic Collaboration. Former editor-in-chief of Nikkei Trendy. Active as a product journalist, he is the organizer of this project.
DAITO SEITO TANEGAHSIMA Co., Ltd. President
SHIGEKATSU KIMURA
Initiator
He also serves as the CEO of Daito Sugar Co., Ltd., a sugar manufacturer in the Kanto region. While commuting between Kanto and Tanegashima, he became fascinated with the people and culture of Tanegashima. He began producing rum with the desire to pass on the island's richness to the next generation and to promote the sugar cane industry.