Takako Fukuyama: Nishinomiya Faces

I moved to Nishinomiya six years ago, and before that, I didn’t really know much about it. It felt like a city that didn’t leave much of an impression on me.
But once I started living in Nishinomiya, I found that the people are kind, there are lots of wonderful shops, and access is convenient. I thought, “I’m glad I moved to such a nice place.”

Nishinomiya Shrine.
When I was looking for a place to live, I wanted somewhere with a station, city office, hospital, and power spot nearby, and that turned out to be the area around Hanshin Nishinomiya Station!
Also, I thought it would be nice to run a business near Ebessan, so I like Nishinomiya Shrine.

There are so many.
But for me, I’d have to say Kakitan.

Kakitan was what made me realize how delicious sake can be.
We also hold events together, Kakitan and 花と寅.

I had always been interested in sake,
but I used to think maybe you had to know a lot about it to really enjoy drinking it.
But without making it complicated, Kakitan helped open that world up for me more and more.

Nishinomiya is known as a sake town, so compared with other areas there are already lots of events,
but I think it could get even more exciting.

I’d love for people to discover how delicious sake is at Kakitan.

It’s such a livable place filled with kind people, and I hope it becomes even more lively, both from within the city and from outside too.

Someone who runs on impulse and momentum!

I started the shop partly because I happened to like cooking, and when people came over to my house, they would compliment my food. It all kind of started from getting carried away with that.
I had no experience in the food and drink business, so what I use to make up for that is thinking, “If I were the customer, what kind of shop would be interesting?” So really, it’s all based on ideas that come to me. (laughs)

That’s why this shop became what it is through impulse and momentum.