Hamakawa Shoten Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Bijofu |
We are a brewery operating in the easternmost district of Kochi prefecture, which was founded in 1873.
Our representative brand “Bijofu”, which means “a beautiful and respectable man”, reminds us of Sakamoto Ryoma, the great patriot of Tosa. It tastes refined, refreshing, well-focused and acid.
The water used in brewing Bijofu is the subsoil water of the Nahari River, whose source is in the Jinkichi forest in the Yanase district, which is famous for its Yanase cedar, the tree of Kochi Prefecture.
The route leading to the brewery runs through a rich natural environment such as beautiful forests and refreshing valleys where pure water splashes.
It is human beings of the brewery who engage in turning rice into sake, but without the grace of heaven and earth there is no way to start work on sake brewing.
We wish to provide the local people with delicious sake produced by the natural blessings of this land alone.
Wishing for that, we carefully produce not only Ginjo sake, but also sake of any grade, shochu, and even liqueurs of local citrus. Beautiful, rich and smooth sake.
The only goal of Bijofu’s brewery is “the production of good sake”.
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From the left, YumeBakari / Junrei Tama Label / Yuzu Schwa!! |
INFO2150 Tano-Machi, Aki County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-38-2004 / Fax:0887-38-8284 |
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Minami Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Minami |
Our brewery is located in Yasuda-Cho, 50 km east of Kochi City, one hour by car.
It was founded by Kyukichiro Minami, the twelfth owner of Yamagata-ya, in 1869. Fortunately, we are blessed with nature, facing the magnificent Pacific Ocean in the south and surrounded by the Yanase forest in the north, which is known as one of Japan’s three greatest forests.
On the side of the brewery flows the clear stream of the Yasuda River, which provides us with good quality water indispensable for sake brewing.
We have a well from which clean water like crystal springs inexhaustibly, so our first product was named “Tamanoi (Well of Gem)”. In 1998, we launched a new brand “Minami” with the desire to brew sake that prides itself on the name of the family.
All the sake of either kind is brewed carefully with Hako-Koji. They are dry, yet rich in flavor and smooth, and each sip of them delights the connoisseurs. We will keep this taste carefully in the future.
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From the left, Special authentically-brewed Tamanoi / Junmai Ginjo Minami / Junmai Daiginjo Minami |
INFO1875 Yasuda, Yasuda-Cho, Aki County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-38-6811 / Fax:0887-38-6812 |
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Tosatsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Tosatsuru |
More than a thousand years ago, on his way back to Kyoto after finishing his duties as governor of Tosa Province, Ki no Tsurayuki gazed upon a flock of cranes dancing in the blue sea and pine forest, and composed a poem full of affection for Tosa. “Looking around, I can see the cranes living in the pine forest, wondering if they will live for a thousand years.” The name of Tosatsuru sake is named after the auspicious crane in this poem.
The majestic nature of Tosa has continued since time immemorial. The people of Tosa love sake and dreams. The climate of Tosa, Japan, has survived for a thousand years and still lives on today. Tosatsuru, the largest brewery in Shikoku, is located in Yasuda Town, Aki District, in the eastern part of Kochi Prefecture, where you can see Cape Muroto in the distance, and the clear Yasuda River, where sweetfish dance, flows right next to the sake brewery.
The abundant, high-quality water pumped from Tosatsuru’s sake brewing well is soft water, and the well-balanced minerals encourage healthy, strong fermentation. Excellent brewing water, carefully selected rice, in-house bred yeast, traditional dry brewing techniques, and a passion for sake brewing continue to brew the famous sake “Tosatsuru.”
The company motto of “quality first, produce sake of a quality you can be proud of” has been passed down since the company’s founding, and the company has won the most “gold medals” in the country at the National New Sake Tasting Competition (sponsored by the National Research Institute of Brewing), which is held as part of the company’s pursuit of quality.
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Tosatsuru |
INFO1586 Yasuda, Yasuda-Cho, Aki County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-38-6511 / Fax:0887-38-3787www.tosatsuru.co.jp |
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Kikusui Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Kikusui |
Kikusui has been praised and loved by many people since long ago.
They portrayed this sake as “You cannot find a man who is ignorant of Kikusui, the taste of Tosa.” Kikusui’s brewery, abundant in green and sunshine, is located in Tosa’s Geiyo (Aki-shi), which commands the fine view of Muroto Cape, Katsura Beach and Ashizuri Cape, facing the Pacific Ocean where the Kuroshio Current flows, and with the Shikoku Mountains rising behind.
Tosa is a historical land where many great men have been produced and patriot samurais would get in and out.
Starting from the Shikoku mountain range, the water vein called “sacred water” flows deep underground and supports the brewing of Kikusui.
Chrysanthemums have been said for a long time “to prolong the life span”.
This sake was named Kikusui after a legend that a person drank chrysanthemums’ dew and lived to be over 700 years old.
Since this sake has a pure and rich flavor unique to the sake of Tosa, many people in and outside the prefecture have enjoyed drinking it since the Edo period.
In recent years, in addition to sake and shochu, we have been developing liqueur for women.
We aim to produce unique sake with the sensibility peculiar to female brewers.
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From the left, Shimantogawa / Kikusui / Ryoma |
INFO25-6-4 Hon-cho, Aki City, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-35-3501 / Fax:0887-35-3503 |
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Arimitsu Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Akitora |
Founded in 1903 (Meiji 36), this sake brewery is located in Akano, Aki City, Kochi Prefecture, a village surrounded by sea, mountains, and rivers, surrounded by nature. The brewery was built in the Edo period and is still in use today after repeated repairs. Although it is small, it maintains an appearance that gives a sense of the brewery’s history and dignity.
The brewery uses underground water from the clear Akano River, where sweetfish dance. The soft, full-bodied water is suitable for producing flavorful, gentle sake. In addition, the company owns forests in the upper reaches of the Akano River, and is committed to forest conservation as a way to help cultivate the water source.
The sake is brewed in small quantities using Kochi Prefecture-grown varieties such as “Gin no Yume” and “Tosa Rei,” as well as sake rice from within and outside the prefecture, such as Yamada Nishiki and Omachi, and yeast from Kochi Prefecture. While staying close to the blessings of nature, the brewery is committed to brewing sake that brings out the unique characteristics of each ingredient to the fullest.
The brand name “Akitora” comes from Aki Kunitora, a military commander who ruled this area during the Sengoku period. There is an anecdote that when Kunitora was defeated in a battle with Chosokabe Motochika, who later pacified Shikoku, he sacrificed his own life to protect the lives of his retainers. He is still loved by locals and fans of the Sengoku period all over Japan. The sake was named with the hope that, like Kunitora, it will be a sake that is rooted in the community and loved by the people.
We will continue to aim to create “a sake that has the gentleness to nourish the soul and can be enjoyed with meals,” and will continue to produce sake from Aki City that can accompany you in a variety of situations, such as relaxing moments, time to reflect, or fun gatherings with like-minded friends.
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From the left, Akitora Junmai / Akitora Junmai Ginjo / Akitora CEL-24 Junmai Daiginjo |
INFO1, 38, Akano-Ko, Aki City, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-33-2117 / Fax:0887-33-4477 |
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Sento Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Tosa Shiragiku |
Founded in 1903. We have been engaged in brewing for over 100 years in a village of eastern Kochi prefecture, which is rich in nature and commands the fine view of the Pacific Ocean in the south.
Our brands include “TosaShiragiku”, which has been produced since the beginnning, named after the founder Kikutaro Sento’s “Kiku (chrysanthemum)”, “TosaShinkai”, the world’s first ginjyo sake brewed with Muroto ocean deep layer water, and “Mishio” released in 2014. Besides sake enthusiasts, we are trying to make people who do not drink sake and young people appreciate the taste of sake more.
Based on the philosophy of “handmade brewing” that does not spare time nor effort, we carefully do most of the work by hand, including “rice washing” and “koji making”.
Under the concept of “fresh & fruity”, we pursue “relaxing sake easy to drink”.
We use a variety of rice including “Gin-no-Yume” developed in Kochi prefecture and other diverse rices including Yamada Nishiki, Hattannishiki, Omachi, Shizukuhime, which make a lineup of sake that you can enjoy every season.
At “SAKE COMPETITION 2017” to judge the best sake in the world, we won the first prize in the junmai ginjyo division.
We have won a number of awards at other competitions, too.
In addition, we manufacture rice shochu, chestnut shochu and liqueur, with the flavor of ingredients skillfully extracted.
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From the left, Junmai Daiginjo Shiragiku / Sento Junmai Ginzyo Shochu / Sento Plum Sake |
INFO1551 Wajiki-Ko, Geisei-Mura, Aki County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-33-2611 / Fax:0887-33-2612 |
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Takagi Brewing Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Toyonoume |
Our two brands are “Toyonoume” and “Tosa Kinzo”. The brewery is located in Akaoka Town, about 20 kilometers east of Kochi City. Although it is a small town, it is a very unique town that is working hard to promote tourism and revitalize the town, with national festivals such as the Dorome Festival and the Ekin Festival. We have been brewing sake here for over 140 years and have grown together with the town.
Our company has two traditional sakes. One is called Sandaime no Sake, a light, dry sake that is poured into a large cup at the local Dorome Festival. The other is called Yondaime no Sake, a cloudy sake brewed in the summer using early rice. We have positioned these sakes, which are a step forward from traditional local sakes, as “Tosa Experience Local Sake”. The fifth generation, and from 2019 the sixth generation, are the head brewers, and they intend to firmly establish roots and create “Tosa Experience Local Sake”, sake that is full of the charm of Kochi, based on the keywords: 1) ingredients from Kochi, 2) meticulous hand-made production, 3) rich individuality, and 4) refined quality.
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INFO443 Akaoka-Cho, Konan City, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-55-1800 / Fax:0887-55-2605 / Mail:takagin@ps.inforyoma.or.jp |
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Arisawa Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Bunkajin |
Established in 1898. Currently the fifth generation owner, who is also a master brewer, brews Ginjo sake.
In order to thoroughly manage the mash, one lot of BunkaJin is manufactured with a small amount of ingredients of 1000 kg or less.
After squeezing the mash in a traditional vessel (sakafune), the sake is heated only once, cooled rapidly and kept at ice temperature in freezer, so you can enjoy the taste of freshly squeezed sake. We aim to brew fresh and refreshing sake that delights you every time you drink it under the motto, “Take time and effort until you squeeze it and add nothing thereafter.”
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From the left, Bunkajin Daiginjo Genshu / Bunkajin Junmai Ginjo Gin no Yume / Bunkajin Risoul Junmai Ginjo |
INFO1-4-1 Nishihonmachi, TosaYamada-Cho, Kami City, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-52-3177 / Fax:0887-52-4415 / Mail:bunkajin@sunny.ocn.ne.jp |
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Matsuo Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):MatsuOkina |
Tosayamada-Cho, our hometown, is located 18 km northeast of Kochi city, at the northern end of Kacho Plain, with the Monobe River flowing in it. This town, adjacent to Kochi Airport, has ruins of the Yayoi period, Ryuga Do Cave, and the Hokigamine Forest Park, etc. with the beautiful skies and tons of green hills.
Tosa Clan’s governor Kenzan Nonaka (1615 ? 1663), who is famous for the important remains in Tosa’s industrial and cultural history, built a weir in the Monobe River, developed new rice fields and had wells dug along the road on the plain of Sakaino to create a new town.
This is called KogiTsurui, out of which clear water was gushing and so many people migrated there, which led to the foundation of today’s Tosayamada-Cho.
Shokichi Matsuo, the sixth descendant of Shobei, who moved to this place at that time, began brewing in 1873 (Meiji 6), and since then we have been operating at the same place.
The current owner, who is the seventh generation, aims for the production of sake drunk mostly in Tosa, so few of the products are shipped outside the prefecture.
The sake sincerely brewed with severe quality control using pure water from the underwater flow of the Monobe river, known as Tosa Yamada’s “MatsuOkina”, “DoyoMasamune” and “Yamada Taiko”, have received a constant patronage of our sake connoisseurs.
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From the left, MatsuOkina Junmaishu Deep-Sea-Sake DEEP OCEAN / MatsuOkina Junmaiginjo Tosa Space-Sake / MatsuOkina Nigori-Sake |
INFO1-1-5 Nishihonmachi, Tosayamada-Cho, Kami City, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0887-53-2273 / Fax:0887-53-3990 / Mail:okinano1@basil.ocn.ne.jp |
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Tosa Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Keigetsu |
We have been striving for high quality sake brewing in abundant water and fresh air for 148 years since the foundation in 1877 in the Tosa Ryohoku district, northern part of Kochi Prefecture.
Tosa-cho, our hometown, is located in the Shikoku Mountain Range and in the quiet natural surroundings of Sameura Lakeside, a source of the Yoshinogawa River, the aqueduct of Shikoku.
The rice paddies in the mountains, where the temperature difference between day and night is quite large, produce good quality rice. Snow may cover this area during winter, when sake making is under way.
Even though the production amount is small because it is handmade, utilizing nature’s blessings, we will continue to make good sake that will delight people.
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From the left, Sparkling Sake Takumi -John- / Keigetsu Sake Nature / Keigetsu Very dry Tokubetsu Junmai Sake |
INFO418 Tai, Tosa-Cho, Tosa-County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:050-1803-3903 / Fax:0887-82-1984 / Mail:info@keigetsu.co.jp |
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Suigei Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Suigei |
To inherit the Japanese sake culture and create the best KANPAI.
Suigei on the dining tables of the world.
The company started brewing in the Meiji era, and in 1969 reorganized as Suigei Sake Brewery Ltd. and began manufacturing and selling “Suigei”. The name comes from the pen name “Geikai Suikou” given to the 15th lord of the Tosa clan, Yamauchi Toyoshige, who was an avid sake lover. In Kochi Prefecture, Suigei’s home town, it has long been a tradition to enjoy alcohol with fresh food. We are further pursuing the “sake to be enjoyed with meals” characteristic of Kochi Prefecture’s sake, and continue to hone our techniques in brewing rich, dry sake that is “mildly aromatic,” “sharp,” and “full of flavor.” In 2018, we opened a new sake brewery, “Tosagura,” and while we brew high-quality sake with strict quality control, we also started offering tours of the brewery, tastings at the gallery, and sweets made with amazake and sake lees. With the “Suigei” brand at its core, the company is expanding the base of the culture of sake appreciation by undertaking new initiatives such as proposing a lifestyle that includes sake.
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From the left, Junmai Daiginjo Man / Junmai Ginjo Takaiku 54 / Junmai Ginjo Ginrei |
INFOSuigei Brewery Co., Ltd. Nagahama Brewery (Head Office)
566-1 Nagahama, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, 781-0270
TEL: 088-841-4080 / FAX: 088-841-3290
Email: info.suigei@asask.co.jp
Suigei Brewery Co., Ltd. Tosa Brewery
2001-1 Kohara, Tosa City, Kochi Prefecture, 781-1113
TEL: 088-856-8888
Information on brewery tours: https://suigei.co.jp/brewery/tour |
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KAWAZAWA SAKE BREWING Corp. |
Representative Brand(s):Yama ni Kumo ga(Clouds on the Mountain) |
Sake Brewery in the Forest
In July 2024, Kawazawa Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. completed a new sake brewery at the foot of Mount Kanpu, on the border between Kochi and Ehime prefectures, where the region is characterized by harsh winters due to snowfall and cold winds, which are rare even in Kochi prefecture. The brewery creates its own sake from water from the valleys of the Yoshino River system and brews its own unique sake made from selected rice suitable for sake brewing. The Kuwase River in front of the brewery is a beautiful blue river of green schist, a tributary of the dragon-shaped first-class river Yoshino River, and is a very beautiful sight. The brewery also utilizes the former Kuwase Sawmill in Honkawa Village, Haino Town, and the large chimney and dryer that bring back memories of that time still remain on the premises. Part of the old sawmill has been used as a brewery, equipped with facilities for four-season brewing, and is used as a warehouse and office.
We hope you will enjoy “Clouds in the Mountains”.
Brewing Water
We use water from the mountains and valleys near our brewery. The water is thoroughly sterilized and filtered using a custom-made filtration system, making it as pure as the melting snow from Mt. Kanpu.
“Clouds on the Mountain”
The clouds over Mt. Kanpu take on various shapes depending on the season and weather. When I first visited Kuwase in the Honkawa district, I saw a cloud with an unusual shape on the vast blue sky and the majestic Mt. Kanpu. My first reaction when I saw the mysterious cloud was to create the brand. With the spread of smartphones, we often look down every day. However, to see the clouds over the mountain, you will naturally turn your face up. And I hope that drinking this sake will make your mood and thoughts brighter and more joyful. It is filled with the hope that it will become a product that can walk with you, so that you can walk with your head held high.
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From the left, ZaaguZaagu / GouuGouu / ZaaaZaaa / KararaKarara |
INFO370-7 Kuwase, Ino Town, Kochi Prefecture, 781-2615 / Mail:info@kawazawasake.jp |
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Kochi Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Takiarashi / Niyodogawa |
In 1943, the war situation gradually became severe, and due to the corporate development law applied to each industry, half of the breweries had to change their business or were abandoned, and 28 breweries in Kochi City, Nagaoka County, Agawa County and Tosa County were integrated.
In 1944, Kochi Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. was established.
At this time, “Sake Hana-no-Tomo (Friend of flower)” was born as a joint brand.
(Part of it was separated afterwards. Currently, the breweries that used to have such brands as Wakatake / Tosaizumi / OguroMasamune / Takiarashi / Niyodogawa / ChiyoYoshinogawa / Suginoizumi / Kikuwakaba / Tamayanagi / Yachiyomori / Hazakura / Minenotsuru / Iwanoi / Hinode / Aratama / Sennari / Kamogawa / Keisen / Yononaka keep the integration. )
Initially, they were operating in Kutanda, Kochi City. Because it was the center of Kochi city, the brewery was obliged to relocate because the iron and salt content became to be detected in the groundwater as the land was populated.
In the fall of 1974, it moved to Maezato, Kochi City.
However, the modernization rapidly proceeded there too, and the water quality again worsened.
In the winter of 1990, we moved to Kano, Ino-Machi, for good quality water.
We at last met the good water we have been seeking for years here. According to “Tosa Fudoki”, the Niyodo River was once called the Miwa River, a large river with its source in Iyo, and because its water was pure, it was used to make sake dedicated to the Great God.
Miwa also had a meaning of God, so the sake dedicated to God was called Miwa in the ancient language. It is said that Great God refers to Sugimoto Shrine located downstream of the Niyodo River.
Today, the Miwa River is called the Niyodo River, and is still a sacred river where clear water still flows.
That groundwater was just like an angel. Just because the water is good, good sake can be brewed. We, who have relocated so many times, sincerely wish everyone to take care of water.
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INFO2-780 Katsugase, Inomachi, Agakawa-County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:088-897-0314 / Fax:088-897-0315 / Mail:sake@ma.pikara.ne.jp |
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Kameizumi Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Kameizumi |
Our brewery, founded in 1897, is located in Tosa City, an industrial city blessed with sunlight and water, in the central part of Kochi prefecture, with the Pacific Ocean, where the Kuroshio flows, facing in the south, and the Shikoku Mountains rising in the north.
Since the era of the clansmen government, we have used the spring water that never ran out in any drought, so our sake was named “Kamesen”, the fountain of ten thousand years.
From that time on, with quality first in mind, we have been pleased and encouraged with favorable evaluations and have made efforts.
This sake of 100% home-brewing is light and dry, goes smoothly down your throats. From now on, we will continue to make further efforts in sake brewing which uses only rice of Kochi, water of Kochi, yeast of Kochi, which will be highly appreciated by connoisseurs.
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From the left, Kameizumi Kihin / Kameizumi Kouiku63 / Kameizumi CELL-24 |
INFO1-2123 Izuma, Tosa City, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:088-854-0811 / Fax:088-854-0813 |
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Tsukasabotan Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Tsukasabotan, Senchuhassaku |
In 1603, the chief retainer, Shigeyoshi Fukao, Governor of Izumi, who came into Tosa following Kazutoyo Yamanouchi, was ordered to take charge of Sagawa’s reign.
The “official brewer” that followed Shigeyoshi Fukao at that time was the predecessor of Tsukasabotan Brewery.
In its long history, the brewery is said to have a deep relationship with Sakamoto Ryoma, Tosa’s hero, and is also known as “Ryoma’s most intimate brewer”.
Traditional brewing technology was inherited to Sagawa, and in 1918 the brewers there gathered to set up a corporation.
Earl of Mitsuaki Tanaka (captain of the Rikuen-Tai after Ryoma Sakamoto and Shintaro Nakaoka died), who was a patriot from Sagawa and was a Minister of the Meiji government, drank this sake and sent letters of encouragement saying, “This sake has outstanding richness and will be the king of sake in the future.” and named the sake “Tsukasabotan”.
It means “Peony is the king of a hundred flowers, but you should further become the commander of the peonies.” Since then, this sake has been drunk by the two Prime Ministers from Kochi Prefecture, Yusuke Hamaguchi and Shigeru Yoshida and many other great people, and by Sake fans in Japan and in foreign countries.
However, without worrying about such fame, we have provided local farmers with farming instructions to secure high-quality rice produced in Kochi prefecture or built “Heiseigura (Heisei brewery)” to combine traditional techniques and modern brewery facilities.
We also continue to brush up the quality little by little every year by adding freezing storage facilities that can keep minus 5 ℃ or less.
And we take advantage of the purity of the spring water (soft water) of the Niyodo River System called “the most clear stream in Japan” or “the clear stream of miracle”, while brewing the sake that will boost the taste of the foods from the bottom to enrich the lives of the drinkers.
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From the left, ShuginTsukasabotan (Junmai Daiginjo Genshu) / HoreiTsukasabotan (Junmaishu) / Senchuhassaku (Super Dry / Junmaishu) |
INFO1229 Sagawa-Machi-Ko, Takaoka County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0889-22-1211 / Fax:0889-22-4116
/ Mail:ainet@tsukasabotan.co.jp |
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Nishioka Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Junpei |
In Kure, Tosa-Machi, Kochi Prefecture, known as “the town of single-rod fishing in Tosa”, Nishioka Brewery was founded by Jinsuke Nishioka Izutsuya in the middle of the Edo period, 1781.
Since then, we have handed down the tradition of the oldest brewery in Kochi prefecture to this day.
Sake “Yukiyanagi” (Willow in the snow) is a brand that has continued since the foundation, named after the proverb, “the branches of the willow endure the weight of the snow”, which is made with the old-fashioned method for connoisseurs.
Sake “Junpei” is made from rice and organic rice cultivated specially for us in the adjacent village of Onomi, which has the source of the Shimanto River, and brewed with the pure water sold nationwide under the name of “Shimanto Water Trip”.
We will carefully keep our tradition and will continue to be careful and hearty in brewing from now on.
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From the left, Yukiyanagi / Dry Otokozake Junpei / Junmai Ginjo Kure |
INFO54-6 Tosa-Mach, Takaoka County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0889-52-2018 / Fax:0889-52-4526 |
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Fumimoto Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Shimanto |
We, Fuminomoto Sake Brewery, are a small sake brewery located on the banks of the Shimanto River, Japan’s last pure river.
We were forced to suspend production due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but after a three-year hiatus, we renewed our management team and made a new start in July 2022.
With the restart, we are brewing with a focus on ingredients, using Niida rice, a regional brand of rice grown by the Shimanto River, and the pure water of the Shimanto River, and as a brewery that coexists and prospers with the local culture and industry of Shimanto Town, we aim to brand ourselves as one that “delivers the terroir of Shimanto to many customers.”
The brewery facility includes a shop where all products can be purchased, as well as a corner bar where the appearance and furnishings of the brewery’s main building, which was built in 1903, give it a warm and relaxing atmosphere.
In the drinking area, the brewery’s sake is served in a variety of ways, and you can also enjoy meal menus, sweets, and soft drinks that combine local products of Kochi Prefecture and Shimanto Town with the brewery’s own ingredients, such as sake lees.
We also offer a “brewery tour (fee required, advance reservation required)” that combines a tour of the brewery with a tasting of the brewery’s main brands and the creation of your own original label.
Please stop by Kubokawa to experience the atmosphere of a town with a sake brewery.
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Kubokawa(Limited edition Our Brewery) |
INFO23-4 Hon-Cho, Shimanto-Machi, Takaoka County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0880-22-0039 / Fax:0880-22-2670 / Mail:info@fumimoto.jp |
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Mutemuka Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Mutemuka |
“Do not be proud of the title, do not decorate, care about honesty and brew local sake making the most of nature”
In Meiji 26, over one hundred years had passed since the brewery was founded in the green mountains of the Shimanto River Basin.
Our company name Mutemuka (renamed from “Chiyonobori” in 1986) derived from our attitude of sake making since the establishment and has firmly kept native and non-additive brewing which has made use of local resources.
The brewing of local sake peculiar to the Shimanto River basin has been realized by the clean water that springs out of the mountains of Shimanto and carefully selected local ingredients such as high-quality rice and pesticide-free rice harvested at the fertile ground of Shimanto.
We have a rich lineup of unheated and heated sake including our junmai genshu “Mutemuka” made from 100% pesticide-free rice and our traditional brand “Chiyonobori”, which has over 100 years of history. In addition, the amber-colored sweet ripe sake “Koremasanikoshunari” which was aged long-term (stored in 1990) in the natural beauty of the Shimanto watershed is highly appreciated because of its rare flavor, and is enjoying popularity as an aperitif or a medicinal sake from young women as well as from sake lovers.
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INFO452 Taisho, Shimanto-Machi, Takaoka County, Kochi Prefecture / Tel:0880-27-0316 / Fax:0880-27-0380 / Mail:info@mutemuka.com |
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Fujimusume Brewery Co., Ltd. |
Representative Brand(s):Fujimusume |
Nakamura, Shimanto City, is located in the western part of Kochi Prefecture. The Shimanto River, which is about 196 km long, flows into the Pacific Ocean from Nakamura. In 1468, former regent Ichijo Norifusa, who fled the Onin War and arrived here, modeled the town after Kyoto with a grid-like road and place names.
Fujimusume Sake Brewery was established in 1943 when eight sake breweries in the Hata area merged, and is now the only sake manufacturer in Shimanto City. They continue to make sake with the goal of creating sake with a moderate aroma and deep flavor that can be enjoyed with meals, regardless of market trends or topics.
Using underground water from the Shimanto River for brewing, and brewing with rice from Kochi Prefecture, the skills of the master brewer, and the desire to “make delicious sake with a subdued aroma,” they have created a soft taste and aroma that is unique to this region and never gets old.
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From the left, Junmai Ginjo Omachi / Daiginjo Fujimusume / Fujimusume Junmai Ginjo |
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