The beginning is Funakoya The history of Yoshika (Yatsushika) Sake Brewery began in 1864, at the end of the Edo period, with the first Touko Aso. The name at the time was “Funakoya,” and the storehouse with this name and trowel pictures still tells of its history. At that time, water availability was poor in…

200 Years of HATSUMOMIDI Over 200 years have passed since HATSUMOMIDI’s founding in 1819. With the support of many in the community, it has survived even through war, and begun to thrive in the Tokuyama area of Shunan. As a national drink of Japan, sake has been called the "chief of 100 medicines," as a…

Founded 1902 The head Kuji family lived at Ichinohe, in Ninohe city, Iwate, Japan and engaged in a soy sauce brewery business. Mr. Sueta Kuji, the first brewery was established in Ninohe city and he made Japanese Sake, based on technologies of soy sauce brewery. The first production volume of sake was estimated about 7.5kg.…

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…

The Story Behind the Name “Yaegaki” The name “Yaegaki” (八重垣) can be broken down into three characters: 八=eight, 重=layered or overlapping, 垣=fence or wall. This word was taken from the very first poem of the ancient Kojiki (古事記, literally “Records of Ancient Matters”), the oldest extant chronicle of Japanese history. This famous poem records the…

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…