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We, TANAKA Shuzoten Inc., Have inherited over 200 years of traditional brewing methods (yamahai and kimoto brewing), with the use of quality rice and water. Our adherence to handmade sake such as making koji by koji tray method, using a traditional tub (koshiki) to steam rice, and applying cedar warmer for shubo making etc., motivating…

Mission of Yonetsuru Contribute to the richness of food through the development, manufacture and sale of sake, shochu and related products. Focusing on Niijuku, Takahata-cho, Higashiokitama-gun, Yamagata Prefecture, which is the birthplace of rice cranes, we contribute to the happy lives of people involved with rice cranes. Origin of the brand “Yonezuru” The…

"Touji" means a Brewer Master. SUZUKI Touji has learned how to make sake from three generations of brewer master, including the former brewer master Katsuo SASAKI in Yoshikubo brewing since he was 18. He won the gold medal in the "2015 National sake Review Board" at the first year when he became the master brewer.

Hakkaisan’s Philosophy There are three main points that make up Hakkaisan Sake Brewery’s Philosophy. Dignity Brings out the essence of good material with every possible effort One thing you could say to make good Sake is to use high quality materials – Water and Rice. Hakkaisan uses “Spring water from Raiden” for all brands of…

Brewed by the Miyasaka family since 1662 There were mountain highs and valley lows, but honestly some of the valleys were long during our 360 years of brewing. Nevertheless, each generation of the brewing family loved what they did, and so it is today, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3sXod_Loow Connecting people with high-quality, food-friendly sake. Gathering around a…

Hanagaki Sake  It has been over 100 years since it was created in 1901 (Meiji 34). Based on the philosophy of "Dedicating ourselves to hand-brewing and delivering higher quality sake to the world", we continue to take on new challenges while preserving traditions using the blessed local water and rice. [Regional features] Ono City in…

Born Sake We continue to preserve the traditional hand-made sake brewing that has not changed since the brewery was founded. Currently, Sanskrit uses only three ingredients for sake brewing: rice, malted rice, and water. No extra additives are added. Although mass production is not possible, we have inherited the thought of our predecessor, "I want to continue to…

Traditional Kyoto sake with a sense of history Kitagawa Honke is a long-established sake brewery in Fushimi, Kyoto with a history of over 360 years since the early Edo period. In the environment blessed with abundant water in Fushimi, we have continued to walk along with the food culture of Kyoto. The traditional techniques that…

Hakushika In 1877, the Tatsuuma-Honke Brewery adopted the name "Hakushika" as their key sake brand. Written in classic, elegant Japanese script, the characters "白 haku" (white) and "鹿 shika" (deer) were carefully chosen to evoke a feeling of longevity, luxury and mystery. Today, we still use those same beautiful characters in their original script in…

Communicating the Spirit of Japan Daily life in Japan is given colour and beauty by the country's four distinct seasons. The beginning of summer brings with it the rainy season, which leaves the fruit of the ume trees ripe and rich with organic acids. Umeshu and umeboshi, dried ume fruit, are the result of this natural…

Pure rice brewery brewed only with rice, koji and water Since 1998, Moriki Sake Brewery has been making only hand-made junmaishu, which is brewed only with rice, koji, and water without adding brewing alcohol. Junmai sake is an honest sake. As a result of pursuing the sake that we, the sake brewers, really want to drink,…

Kitaya's Background and History Kitaya was founded some 190 years ago during the Bunsei Era (1818 - 1830) in Yame City. Located in the south of Kyushu’s breadbasket on the Tsukushi Plains, the city is rich in nature and scenic beauty. Family records state, “Saikichi, the eldest son and patriarch, passed his patriarchal rights down…