ofukushyuzou
Explore the artisans behind Japan's finest sake. From centuries-old establishments to innovative new brewers, discover the master brewers crafting Japan's national beverage.
ofukushyuzou
kintorashyuzou
mizutanishyuzou
morita
naitoujyouzou
nakanoshuzou
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touyoujimanshyuzou
tsurumishyuzou
unibio
yamachyuuhonkeshyuzou
kinshachi
senyonokoshuzo
asouhonten
kikuishi
maruishijyozo
naitojouzou
onikoroshi
shibatabrewery
sonnoh
yamahai
iseya-kouraku.sakura
inoueshyuzou
takanoyume
azakura
kunpeki
fukurokujyushyuzou
aramasa
hiraizumihonpo
hokushika
nabashyouten
takashimizu
kikukawa
komachishyuzou
akitahomareshyuzou
chitosakari
chiyomidori
fukunotomoshyuzou
kodamajyouzou
kuribayashishyuzouten
nishimurajyouzouten
saiyashyuzouten
tenjyushyuzou
yamamoto
amanoto
hinomarujyouzou
kikusuisyuzo
kinmon-akita
maizurushyuzou
ranman
ryouzekishyuzou
suzukishyuzouten
takahashishyuzouten
yaesumeijyou
kayashimashyuzou
bizenshyuzouhonten
satoushyuzouten
matsumidorishyuzou
nishidashyuzouten
ozakishyuzou
rokkashyuzou
shirakamishuzo
takeshuzomise
akaiwashyuzou
hatomasamune
kikukomashyuzou
miurashyuzou
momokawa
moritashyoubei
narumijyouzouten
sekinoishyuzou
iinumahonke
takizawahonten
hirakishyuzou
babahontenshyuzou
hananotomo
inahanashyuzou
kankikumeijyou
miyazakihonke
moriyashyuzou
nabedana
teradahonke
toukunshyuzou
umeichirinshyuzou
chiyogiku
miyozakurajyouzou
watanabeshyuzoujyou
ishigamishyuzou
iwaseshyuzou
kamedashyuzou
kidoizumishyuzou
koizumishyuzou
morishyuzouten
shyuurakushyuzou
tounadajyouzou
toyonotsurushyuzou
wakurashyuzou
yoshinoshyuzou
yoshizakishyuzou
minakuchishyuzou
kikuchishyuzou
kachizurushyuzou
meimonsakai
motomiyasaketen
nishimotoshyuzou
sakurauzumakishyuzou
umebijinshyuzou
yagishyuzoubu
yukimusumeshyuzou
yukisuzumeshyuzou
akikawashyuzou
chiyonokameshyuzou
gotoushyuzou
ishizuchishyuzou
matsudashyuzou
sakarokushyuzou
seiryoushyuzou
shyutoushyuzou
takedashyuzou
umenishikiyamakawa
miyashitashyuzou
jyouzanshyuzou
kikukatsurashyuzou
kokuryuushyuzou
koshinoiso
manatsurushyuzou
mourishyuzou
tajimashyuzou
yasumotoshyuzou
akishikashyuzou
ippongikubohonten
katayamashyuzou
mikawashyuzoujyou
nanbushyuzoujyou
nishiokakawamurashyuzou
rikisenshyuzou
tanabeshyuzou
unoshyuzoujyou
yoshidakinemonshyouten
yoshidashyuzou
amabukishyuzou
babashyuzoujyou
hatakeyamashyuzou
horiguchishyuzou
katoukippeishyouten
nyuushyuzou
sukimusumeshyuzou
torihamashyuzou
wakasafuji
daitanichukichihonmise
sakaekawashuzo
gochyoudashyuzou
hakukomashyuzou
ayasugishuzoba
hamachishuzosugino
hanasekishuzo
ishikurashuzo
kiya
korinshuzohonmise
shiraitoshuzo
itoushyuzou
koshuzo
munemasashyuzou
asaharashyuzou
dairishuzo
kitashuzo
murashuzo
yamakuchishuzoba
yashuzo
daikiyokichihonmise
shirajo
honmise
jozo
daishuzo
joshuzo
bukoushyuzou
kunishuzo
ikeshuzo
miinokotobuki
moriyamashuzo
murasakinoyoshuzo
notashuzo
senmatsushuzo
takeyashuzoba
ieshuzomise
kishuzomise
taheisakurashuzo
tsurushuzo
suzukishyuzou
hayashiryuuheishyuzoujyou
kataokashyuzoujyou
kikubijinshyuzou
menoshyuzou
muhoumatsushyuzou
saki
takahashishyouten
daishichishyuzou
kinsuishyoushyuzouten
shuzohonmise
uchikishyuzou
genhahonmise
hanaizumishuzo
kaishuzo
kaiyamashuzo
kiyoshimizushuzo
kokkenshyuzou
niidahonke
ninkishyuzou
okunomatsushyuzou
sasanokawashyuzou
shuzogen-harushuzo
wakazekishyuzou
nihonizumishyuzou
shinshuzo
emishikishyuzou
hanaharushyuzou
hirokishyuzouhonten
homareshyuzou
kinokashuzoba
koharashuzo
kyuizumijo
minenosetsushuzoba
nagurayamashyuzou
shirashuzomise
suehiroshyuzou
yamakuchigokaisha
yamatogawashyuzouten
kohashisakushuzomise
mishuzo
sekiharashuzo
matsuseshyuzou
hakusenshyuzou
haradashyuzoujyou
hayashihonten
hiraseshyuzouten
iwamurajyouzou
michisakari
michizakurashyuzou
nikishyuzou
oitashyuzouten
okuhidashyuzou
tenryoushyuzou
machidashyuzouten
mihoushyurui
takai
hashishuzo
yasuishyuzoujyou
bunbukushyuzou
kimusumeshyuzou
matsuyashyuzou
nagaihonke
ootoneshyuzou
ryuujinshyuzou
shimizuyashyuzou
tsuchidashyuzou
yamazakishyuzou
kinkoshuzo
ichinomiyashyuzou
kohashishuzo
makinoshyuzou
morimotoshyuzou
imaishyuzouten
kondoushyuzou
shimaokashyuzou
yamakawashyuzou
yanagisawashyuzou
sakemochidahonten
aoshimashyuzou
bandaijyouzou
chyuugokujyouzou
etajimameijyou
hakubotanshyuzou
houkenshyuzou
kireishyuzou
koizumihonten
konoshuzo
yahatagawashyuzou
midorikawashuzo
doishyuzoujyou
eikunshyuzou
hanashuzo
nakanokohonmise
shinyamanehonmise
shirashuzo
tashuzohonmise
miyoshinojyouzou
kichishuzoba
yamashuzo
nakamotoshyuzouten
fujimasashyuzou
kitanohomareshyuzou
kobayashishyuzou
kunimareshyuzou
nipponseishyu
nisekoshyuzou
otokoyama
takasagoshyuzou
tanakashyuzou
konishishyuzou
kawatsurushyuzou
takashimashyuzou
iinumameijyou
nishiborishyuzou
kasumitsuru
kinpaishyuzou
kitayamashuzo
murashuzoba
oozeki
sawanotsuru
daihonieshuzo
fukushomise
hakutaka
hamafukutsurujo
honieshuzo
izumishuzo
izumiyushomise
kitanishuzo
nihonsakari
shomune
morikunishyuzou
torayahonten
kamitoshushinkan
kamiyuishuzo
kawashuzo
konishishuzo
meiishishuruijozo
nishiumishuzo
tanmatsushuzo
tominishiki
gouretsutominagashyuzouten
hiyamashyuzou
okabe
kyushuzo
honie
seigyokushyuzou
gemurashuzomise
ginumishuzo
kingujozo
ta
tahonie
yagakishuzo
hakureishuzo
higashiwashuzo
iketashuzo
matsushuzo
shirasugishuzo
takenoshuzo
ishikawashyuzou
bashuzoba
kichimurashuzo
tomijinshuzo
isokurashyuzou
kakuchyouhonten
kiuchishyuzou
meirishyurui
sasamesoubeeshyouten
tsukinoishyuzouten
yoshikuboshyuzou
aiyuushyuzou
fuchyuuhomare
fujitashyuzouten
inabashyuzoujyou
ishiokashyuzou
kouwashyoukou
morishimashyuzou
muraijyouzou
nemotoshyuzou
nishiokahonten
raifukushyuzou
suifumeijyou
urasatoshyuzouten
shikanoshyuzou
nakamurashyuzoujyou
chiyozurushyuzou
aokishyuzou
hagiwarashyuzou
nomurajyouzou
sudouhonke
takemurashyuzouten
yamanakashyuzouten
yuukishyuzou
kikuhime
koborishyuzouten
matsuurashyuzou
sanshyourakushyuzou
fukumitsuya
kaetsu
kanayashyuzouten
kuzeshyuzouten
miyamotoshyuzouten
nishideshyuzou
yachiyashyuzou
yoshidashyuzouten
wakatsurushyuzou
hakutoushyuzouten
kazumashyuzou
matsunamishyuzou
mioyashyuzou
misagoshyuzou
nakajimashyuzouten
shimizushyuzouten
toriyashyuzou
tsurunoshyuzouten
ayakikushyuzou
tanyamashuzo
hatsumitsushyuzou
noguchishyuzou
sougenshyuzou
akabu
asabiraki
azumamine
kikunotsukasa
sakuragao
tsukinowa
washinoo
nishinokinryou
yuushinshyuzou
koganeishyuzou
kumazawashyuzou
ooyatakashishyuzou
arimitsushyuzoujyou
kameizumishyuzou
kikusuishyuzou
sentoushyuzoujyou
suigeishyuzou
tosashyuzou
tosatsurushyuzou
yamahonhonie
shyukuhoushyuzou
hamakawashyouten
kouchishyuzou
mutemuka
nishiokashyuzouten
takagishyuzou
tsukasabotanshyuzou
bishyounen
tsuujyunshyuzou
zuiyou
kigeshuzo
kuroshuzo
cho
daiishishuzo
hananokashyuzou
kamemanshyuzou
kawazushyuzou
kikunoshirohonpo
yamamurashyuzou
tamakoshuzo
tatokuheishomise
kinshishomune
kisakurashuzo
kitakawahonie
matsuhonshuzo
takarashuzo
totsurushuzo
tsuki
abushyou
adachihonkeshyuzou
gotoushyuzoujyou
hayakawashyuzou
hosokawashyuzou
kagurashyuzou
kankoubaishyuzou
maruhikoshyuzou
morimotosenemonshyouten
ogawahonke
takahashishyuzou
asahikawa-shuzo
hayakawashyuzoubu
iseman
kawatakejyouzou
morikishyuzoujyou
motosakashyuzou
nakayamashyuzou
sawasashyuzou
takijimanshyuzou
wakaebisushyuzou
tachibanashuzo
chiyokotobuki-toraya
shimizuseizaburoushyouten
abekanshyuzouten
ichinokura
moritamishyuzouhonke
niizawajyouzouten
sasakishyuzouten
saura
sendaiizawakekatsuyamashyuzou
uchigasakishyuzouten
yamawashyuzouten
nohanashuzo
haginoshyuzou
hasamayashuzomise
hirakoushyuzou
ishikoshijyouzou
kakuboshi
kanbaishyuzou
kawakeishyouten
miyagifurusatoshyuzou
nakayuushyuzouten
oonumashyuzouten
otokoyamahonten
zaoushyuzou
noshuzo
shuzomise
tanakayashuzomise
sentokushyuzou
buhonieshuzo
higashitashuzomise
kijozo
koyashuzomise
matsuhaya
matsuhayahonmise
nishitashuzomise
senkyokunishikishuzo
shimurashuzoba
shusenkurano
toshuzomise
tsuchiyashuzomise
yoshinoya
chonojo
higashishuzo
hodaiyahonieshuzo
konoshuzomise
kotenshuzo
kyujozo
kyushimashumise
maishuzo
reijinshuzo
rinjozo
sakishuzo
shimaya
shinjo
shununoyahonkinshuzo
shuzochoseisha
tojozo
wataryushuzo
tayashuzomise
daisetsushuzo
daishinshuzo
ehshuzo
iwanamishuzo
kawashuzomise
kitajozo
mikotobukishuzo
nakashuzomise
seshuzomise
shinoyashomise
shomise
shuzoba
tenyoshuzo
yamakiyoshishuzo
yashuzoba
kojimasouhonten
kuchishuzomise
kumoyamajo
meikashuzo
shiizumishuzo
tamamurahonmise
kinokawa
umegaeshyuzou
urakawashyuzou
yamazakihontenshyuzoujyou
yoshidaya
fujimurashyuzou
yachiyoshyuzou
youroushyuzou
kawachishyuzou
morishyuzoujyou
imanishiseibeeshyouten
inadashyuzou
kikutsukasajyouzou
kitashyuzou
masudashyuzou
nakatanishyuzou
naratoyosawashyuzou
uedashyuzou
yagishyuzou
chyouryoushyuzou
gojyoushyuzou
katsuragishyuzou
kitamurashyuzou
kitaokahonten
nishidashyuzou
nishiuchishyuzoujyou
okamotohonke
ookurahonke
sawadashyuzou
yamamotohonke
yoshimurashyuzou
yuchyoushyuzou
fukui-syuzo
koshinohanashyuzou
shiratakishyuzou
hokusetsushyuzou
imayotsukasashyuzou
ishimotoshyuzou
takanoishyuzou
yoshinogawa
ikujii
murayuushyuzou
echigodenemon
echigoshyuzoujyou
etsujo
ofukushuzo
oguroshyuzou
sasaiwaishyuzou
shiokawashyuzou
takanoshyuzou
takarayamashyuzou
kuheiji
ondashyuzou
hakuroshyuzou
harashyuzou
kawachyuushyuzou
kinshihaishyuzou
kirinzanshyuzou
setsutsubakishuzo
tochikurashyuzou
hakurou
houraisen
kosenyoshuzo
bushuzo
harashuzo
ishishuzo
joetsushuzo
koyamashuzomise
kunnoshuzo
myokoshuzo
numashuzo
taketashuzomise
tamakawashuzo
yamashuzoba
yokikujozo
yoshikawanogo
kamisugi
naebashuzo
taharashuzo
kunchyoushyuzou
watanabeshyuzouhonten
kikumizushuzo
aokishuzo
daiyoshuzo
hatakeshuzo
kenshuzo
kikunamishuzo
kohashishuzogen-shuzo
tanakashuzo
tenshuzo
bungomeijyou
daichishyuzou
fujiishyuzou
hamashimashyuzou
kotegawashyuzou
kugehonten
nakanoshyuzou
tanseishyurui
komatsushyuzoujyou
kuboshyuzou
minchyoushyuho
nishinohomaremeijyou
oimatsushyuzou
ooitameijyou
sanwashyurui
yatsushikashyuzou
jyuuhachizakarishyuzou
moritashyuzou
takasoshyuzou
houretsushyuzou
isochidorishyuzou
kamikokoroshyuzou
marumotoshyuzou
miyakeshyuzou
oouchishyuzoujyou
shinroshyuzou
takimotoshyuzou
yamanarishyuzou
yoikigen
makinoshyuzouhonten
nanbashyuzou
ochishyuzoujyou
oomishyuzou
sankoumasamune
suihoushyuzou
tagohonkeshyuzoujyou
tanakashyuzoujyou
tsujihonten
naniwashyuzou
banzaishyuzou
gyokusenshyuzou
itanoshyuzouhonten
itanoshyuzoujyou
kongoushyuzou
kosakashyuzou
muromachishyuzou
toshimorishyuzou
taikokushyuzou
kitashyoujishyuzouten
daimonshyuzou
fujimotoshyuzoujyou
ganchyou
kiyotsurushyuzou
kotobukishyuzou
nakaoshyuzou
saijyou
yamanoshyuzou
madonoumeshyuzou
tenzanshyuzou
yamatoshyuzou
azumatsurushyuzou
fukuchiyoshyuzou
ideshyuzou
kiyamashyouten
komatsushyuzou
minematsushyuzoujyou
mitsutakeshyuzoujyou
narutakishyuzou
komanrishuzo
matsushuzoba
matsuuraichishyuzou
sachihimeshyuzou
yanoshyuzou
shinkameshyuzou
igarashishyuzou
kitanishishyuzou
koedokagamiyamashyuzou
koyamahonkeshyuzou
matsuokajyouzou
musashitsurushyuzou
nagasawashyuzou
ootakishyuzou
seiunshyuzou
chichibukikusuishyuzoushyo
fujisakisoubeeshyouten
gondashyuzou
takizawashyuzou
yaohonten
hiraishyouten
naminootoshyuzou
fujishyuzou
fujimotoshyuzou
kitajimashyuzou
mifukushyuzou
mochizukishyuzou
oumishyuzou
sekoshyuzou
shigashyuzou
takeuchishyuzou
aichishuzo
fukuheishomise
honshuzoba
ikehonshuzo
joharashuzo
kabushikikaisha
kawashimashuzo
kishuzo
murahonie
yamajishuzo
yaoshyuzou
hikamiseishyu
rihakushyuzou
tahonmise
yonedashyuzou
akanashyuzou
aotoshyuzou
kinpoushyuzou
kisukishyuzou
kokkishyuzou
okuizumoshyuzou
ourokushyuzou
takeshitahonten
hihonumishuzo
iketsukishuzo
itakurashyuzou
kimurashyuzou
tamashuzo
tonishikishuzo
wakabayashishyuzou
gemorishuzoba
kichitashuzo
tayahonmise
fujinishikishyuzou
kanzawagawashyuzoujyou
sanwashyuzou
souhomareshyuzou
fujitakasagoshyuzou
isojimanshyuzou
negamishyuzouten
senjyushyuzou
shidaizumishyuzou
sugiishyuzou
yamanakashyuzou
kurodashyuzou
hamamatsushyuzou
inoueseikichishyouten
senkin
tonoikeshyuzouten
tonoikesougoroushyouten
tsujizenbeeshyouten
watanabesaheishyouten
yamashiroyashyuzou
sugitashyuzou
hananoharushyuzou
honkematsuurashyuzoujyou
miyoshikikushyuzou
nisshinshyurui
saitoushyuzoujyou
tsukasagikushyuzou
tsunomineshyuzou
yoshimotojyouzou
housuishyuzou
nakawashyouten
koyamashyuzou
noguchishyuzouten
nozakishyuzou
ozawashyuzou
ozawashyuzoujyou
tamurashyuzoujyou
toshimayashyuzou
inadahonten
nakagawashyuzou
ootashyuzoujyou
yamaneshyuzoujyou
fumigikushyuzou
masudashyuzouten
tateyamashyuzou
fukutsurushyuzou
ginbanshyuzou
hayashishyuzoujyou
mikunihareshyuzou
narimasashyuzou
seitoshyuzoujyou
takazawashyuzoujyou
tamaasahishyuzou
yoshinotomoshyuzou
hatsuzakurashyuzou
kokonoesaika
nateshyuzouten
sekaiittou
tabatashyuzou
tenchyoushimamurashyuzou
yoshimurahideoshyouten
dewazakurashyuzou
furusawa-shuzo
katoukahachiroushyuzou
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okazakishyuzoujyou
oomineshyuzou
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igeta
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jo
kimizushuzo
fukudashyuzou
umenoyadoshyuzou
asazumashyuzou
chotanikawashuzo
echigotsurukame
hakkaijyouzou
shuzo
Each brewery is led by a Toji (master brewer) who oversees every aspect of production. These master craftsmen often come from specific guilds with centuries of tradition.
Traditional sake breweries (kura) are architectural marvels designed for optimal brewing conditions. Thick walls, high ceilings, and strategic ventilation create perfect fermentation environments.
Many breweries partner with local rice farmers to ensure the highest quality sake rice. These relationships often span generations.
While honoring tradition, today's breweries embrace technology to enhance quality and consistency in their sake production.