Appendix 2　“Chugoku Sake Awards 2016 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
	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016
No. of entries (breweries)	6	5	10	9	18	16	29	26	11	10	74	66
No. of prize-winners (breweries)	2	0	3	3	7	4	10	14	4	5	26	26
Prize-winning rate (％)	33	0	30	33	39	25	34	54	36	50	35	39

“Sakes whose main characteristic is Aji (taste)” category
	Tottori Prefecture		Shimane Prefecture		Okayama Prefecture		Hiroshima Prefecture		Yamaguchi Prefecture		Total
	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016
No. of entries (breweries)	5	4	9	11	16	16	25	22	12	10	67	63
No. of prize-winners (breweries)	1	2	2	3	7	6	11	11	5	3	26	25
Prize-winning rate (％)	20	50	22	27	44	33	44	50	42	30	39	40

“Kan (warmed sake)” category
	Tottori Prefecture		Shimane Prefecture		Okayama Prefecture		Hiroshima Prefecture		Yamaguchi Prefecture		Total
	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016
No. of entries (breweries)	6	5	9	9	16	15	22	21	12	7	65	57
No. of prize-winners (breweries)	1	1	4	5	7	9	10	6	4	1	26	22
Prize-winning rate (％)	17	20	44	56	44	60	45	29	33	14	40	39

Overall
	Tottori Prefecture		Shimane Prefecture		Okayama Prefecture		Hiroshima Prefecture		Yamaguchi Prefecture		Total
	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016
No. of entries (sakes)	17	14	28	29	50	47	76	69	35	27	206	186
No. of entries (breweries)	7	6	10	11	20	18	27	23	12	10	76	68
No. of prize-winners (sakes)	4	3	9	11	21	19	31	31	13	9	78	73
No. of prize-winners (breweries)	2	2	5	6	14	11	19	17	8	6	48	42
Prize-winning rate (％) (No. of prize-winners/No. of entries)	24	21	32	38	42	40	41	45	37	33	38	39