Appendix 2　“Chugoku Sake Awards 2015 Table of Entries and Award Status”

“Sakes whose main characteristic is Kaori (flavor)” category
	Tottori Prefecture		Shimane Prefecture		Okayama Prefecture		Hiroshima Prefecture		Yamaguchi Prefecture		Total
	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
No. of entries (breweries)	5	6	8	10	15	18	31	29	12	11	71	74
No. of prize-winners (breweries)	0	2	2	3	6	7	10	10	3	4	21	26
Prize-winning rate (％)	0	33	25	30	40	39	32	34	25	36	30	35

“Sakes whose main characteristic is Aji (taste)” category
	Tottori Prefecture		Shimane Prefecture		Okayama Prefecture		Hiroshima Prefecture		Yamaguchi Prefecture		Total
	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
No. of entries (breweries)	6	5	10	9	18	16	26	25	12	12	72	67
No. of prize-winners (breweries)	2	1	3	2	7	7	12	11	5	5	29	26
Prize-winning rate (％)	33	20	30	22	39	44	46	44	42	42	40	39

“Kan (warmed sake)” category
	Tottori Prefecture		Shimane Prefecture		Okayama Prefecture		Hiroshima Prefecture		Yamaguchi Prefecture		Total
	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
No. of entries (breweries)	6	6	9	9	14	16	20	22	11	12	60	65
No. of prize-winners (breweries)	1	1	5	4	7	7	6	10	4	4	23	26
Prize-winning rate (％)	17	17	56	44	50	44	30	45	36	33	38	40

Overall
	Tottori Prefecture		Shimane Prefecture		Okayama Prefecture		Hiroshima Prefecture		Yamaguchi Prefecture		Total
	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
No. of entries (sakes)	17	17	27	28	47	50	77	76	35	35	203	206
No. of entries (breweries)	7	7	10	10	18	20	28	27	13	12	76	76
No. of prize-winners (sakes)	3	4	10	9	20	21	28	31	12	13	73	78
No. of prize-winners (breweries)	3	2	6	5	12	14	20	19	9	8	50	48
Prize-winning rate (％) (No. of prize-winners/No. of entries)	18	24	37	32	43	42	36	41	34	37	36	38