Solar power generation, The oldest sake brewery in Kyoto

Matsui Shuzō (Matsui Sake Brewery) has a shop on the first floor of a condominium which is surrounded by the Higashiyama mountains and Kamo River, with the Imperial Palace and Shimogamo Shrine to the west and a view to Mt. Daimonji to the east. Solar power generation has been adopted by the brewery to cover about 60% of the electricity required for sake brewing.