Sake Brands
in Fukuoka

"Komagura" is a brand handled by Morinokura, expressing the passion for sake brewing that keeps spinning round and round like a spinning top (koma). Aiming for sake brewing that continues to evolve like a spinning top keeps spinning, it embodies the brewery's stance of continuing new challenges while protecting tradition. It features a fruity and gorgeous aroma and a light mouthfeel. With a modern flavor design, it is a sake quality that can be enjoyed widely from sake beginners to enthusiasts. When enjoyed cold, the refreshing aroma and light taste stand out, functioning as an excellent supporting actor that enhances meals. It is popular as a unique brand showing various expressions like a spinning top.

"Asahi Tsurukame" is a brand combining three auspicious symbols: the morning sun (Asahi), the crane (Tsuru), and the turtle (Kame). The morning sun symbolizes new beginnings and hope, the crane symbolizes longevity and elegance, and the turtle symbolizes 10,000 years of prosperity, making it a brand suitable for celebratory occasions. It features a rich flavor that cherishes the umami of rice, with a substantial body and richness. Designed to be suitable for enjoying as warmed sake, the sweetness and umami of the rice expand fully when heated. With its auspicious name and rich flavor, it is popular for celebrations and as a gift. It is loved locally as a brand that brings good fortune, capped with three auspicious objects.

"Morinokura" is the flagship brand holding the brewery's name, expressing "Mori" (grove/shrine forest) enshrining the god of sake brewing and "Kura" (brewery) protecting tradition. It is a brand embodying the brewery's respect for the god of sake brewing and their stance of cherishing traditional methods. It features a rich flavor that cherishes the umami of rice, with a substantial body and richness. As sake brewed in a brewery protected by the god of the grove, they continue to protect careful handmade techniques. Designed to be suitable for enjoying as warmed sake, the sweetness and umami of the rice expand fully when heated. Pursuing a sake quality that harmonizes with the food culture of the Chikugo region, it is a brand loved locally for a long time.

"Toji no Uta" is a brand beautifully expressing the passion and skill of the Toji (master brewer) for sake brewing like a poem. It embodies the thought that sake brewed with devotion by the Toji is a work of art, putting heart into each process just like composing a poem. It features a fruity and elegant aroma and a sophisticated flavor. With a delicate and elegant sake quality woven by the Toji's skill and sensibility, the balance of rice umami and aroma is exquisite. When enjoyed cold, the refreshing aroma and light taste stand out, functioning as an excellent supporting actor that enhances meals. It is a poetic brand filled with respect for the art of sake brewing.

"Uchida" is one of Morinokura's brand lineups, expressing the deep connection between rice paddies and sake brewing. "Uchi" means "inside" or "house/family," and "da" represents rice cultivation, pursuing the ideal way of local sake: brewing sake with rice grown in their own paddies. It features a flavor that honestly expresses the umami of rice, making you feel the origin of sake born from the rice paddy. Cherishing the close relationship between local rice paddies and sake brewing, it is a sake quality that utilizes the original taste of rice. It is popular as a brand where you can feel the rich natural environment of the Chikugo Plain and the blessings of rice farming.

"Kurodajo Otemon" is a brand named after the Otemon (main gate) of Fukuoka Castle (Kuroda Castle), which was the residence of the Kuroda family of the Fukuoka Domain, expressing the history and tradition of Fukuoka. The Otemon is the main gate of the castle, symbolizing the dignity and formality of the castle. This brand infuses the history of the Kuroda family and the tradition of Fukuoka into the sake quality, pursuing a dignified and majestic flavor. It features a sturdy and satisfying sake quality. Designed to be suitable for enjoying as warmed sake, when heated, the sweetness and umami of the rice expand fully, making you feel a majestic presence like the castle's Otemon. It is a dignified brand incorporating the history and tradition of Fukuoka into sake brewing.

"Daichi" is a brand expressing the rich earth of the Chikugo Plain and the blessings of the rice grown there. The Chikugo Plain is one of Japan's leading grain belts, with fertile land where high-quality rice grows. This brand infuses the blessings of the earth and the vitality of rice into the sake quality, pursuing a powerful and rustic flavor. It features a rich sake quality that fully draws out the umami of the rice. With a powerful and solid, stable taste like the earth, it has a substantial body and richness. Designed to be suitable for enjoying as warmed sake, the sweetness and umami of the rice expand fully when heated. It is a brand embodying the power of the earth, where you can feel the rich natural environment of the Chikugo Plain and the blessings of rice farming.

"Ayaka" is a brand expressing elegant sake like beautiful twill patterns and flowers, characterized by feminine gorgeousness and delicacy. "Aya" refers to the beautiful patterns of textiles, and "Hana" represents elegant and gorgeous beauty. This brand pursues a delicate and elegant flavor, featuring a fruity and gorgeous aroma and a soft mouthfeel. It expresses feminine elegance and delicacy in the sake quality, with an exquisite balance of rice umami and aroma. When enjoyed cold, the refreshing aroma and light taste stand out, functioning as an excellent supporting actor that enhances meals. It is popular as an elegant and gorgeous brand, like beautiful twill patterns and flowers.

"Asahikiku" is the flagship brand holding the brewery's name, expressing sake that is pure and noble like a chrysanthemum flower shining in the morning sun. Chrysanthemum flowers have been familiar in Japanese culture since ancient times and loved as noble and elegant flowers. Like a chrysanthemum flower bathed in the morning sun, it features a neat and elegant aroma and a sharp finish. Based on a Tanrei Karakuchi (light and dry) mouthfeel, you can firmly feel the umami of rice despite the refreshing taste. Characterized by a neat and elegant aroma like a chrysanthemum flower and a sharp finish, it functions as an excellent supporting actor that enhances meals. It has a depth that can be enjoyed both cold and warm, making it ideal as a food sake that accompanies the daily dining table. Pursuing a sake quality that harmonizes with the food culture of the Chikugo region, it is a brand loved locally for a long time.

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This brewery is closed