Sake Brands
in Fukushima

Kokushikan is a brand drifting with a dignified style, entrusting the spirit of a "Kokushi" (a person of national importance with unwavering conviction) to sake. Its taste, brewed by facing Yabuki's terroir, lets one feel a strong core within a clear crispness, overflowing with a freshness that straightens the drinker's posture.

Kiyokami is a brand that once represented Iwase District, brewed in pursuit of a beauty as clear as a mirror. It is a drop of memory conveying the stories of brewers who faced water and rice with pure hearts.

Oshu Nihonmatsu is a brand bearing the historical place name that Fukushima is proud of. Melting together the pure power of Raijin Shimizu and the traditional skill of Fune-shibori, it is a cup with a dignified style that allows one to feel the depth of history nurtured by Oshu's terroir.

Motomiya is a flagship brand straightly expressing love for the brewery's hometown, Motomiya City. Committed to local rice and water and staying close to the locals' conversations, it features a peaceful, simple umami that never tires. It is a mothering prestigious sake indispensable to life in Motomiya.

Chieko is a brand dedicated to Chieko (wife of Kotaro Takamura) who loved the sky over Adatara. Known as "Chieko no Hanagasumi," its soft and noble taste produced by Fune-shibori is as if it reflected the beautiful natural scenes that Chieko once dreamed of.

Jotanbo is the supreme brand of Bandai Shuzo, bearing the name of the head monk who once protected Enichi-ji Temple—the sacred land of Aizu's Buddhist culture. Using only selected rice from Bandai Town and gently pressing for two days, it achieves a silky smoothness and noble aftertaste. It is a cup where the weight of history and the purity of Bandai reside.

Aizu Sakura is a mystical prestigious sake with a transparent crimson color produced by lavishly using ancient rice (black rice). Contrary to its brilliant appearance, the gentle sweetness of rice and fresh acidity overlap, leaving a beautiful aftertaste like the cherry blossoms that color Bandai's four seasons.

Bandaisan is the steadfast flagship brand loved since founding. Characterized by an honest umami brewed by the underflow of mothering Mount Bandai, it never tires the palate. It is a gentle local sake that stays close to people's hearts, making them "want to talk about dreams" over daily evening drinks.

Meiji-ichi is a brand conveying the "initial humble intent" inherited since its 1890 founding. Committed to traditional Sase-style tank pressing, it is a powerful cup that pursues a sharp finish while extracting the rice's umami without omission.

Eisen is the traditional main brand most loved by the people of Aizu since its 1869 founding. Carrying the pure power of the "Top 100 Waters of Japan" from the western foot of Mount Bandai, it features a clear and refined transparency. It is a local sake reflecting the history of Eisen itself, staying close to food and never tiring the palate.

Raijinko is a brand pursuing a sharp finish and powerful umami, like a ray of light emitted by the Bandai Thunder God. It features a high-purity clear throat feel produced by the famous water. It is a cup overflowing with life force, encompassing natural energy.

Aizu Nishiki is the flagship brand protected in Takasato since its 1868 founding. Not bound by the common sense of sake, it is brewed with 100% edible rice, carefully drawing out the rice's rich sweetness through traditional 4-stage brewing. While possessing a gentle sweetness that feels nostalgic, the aftertaste is surprisingly light. It is a straight-shooting deliciousness where love for the hometown melts together.

Tenkai Asahitsuru is a brand with a dignified style, bearing the names of the clear "Sea of Heaven" and the auspicious "Crane of the Rising Sun." Its true value lies in the impurity-free clear transparency produced by Takasato's pure soft water and edible rice. It is the height of refined sweetness woven by traditional techniques and straight-shooting brewing.

Aikan is a brand symbolizing the 6th generation's passion, into which "Love and Sweat (effort) for brewing" were poured without stint as its name suggests. The plump aftertaste from edible rice 4-stage brewing lasts long; it is a powerful yet warm cup where the brewer's straight-shooting thoughts are conveyed the more one drinks.

Aizu Sakaegawa is the traditional flagship brand inheriting over 200 years of pride since 1807. Using pure snowmelt water from Mount Iide and self-milled Aizu rice, it is brewed through delicate manual methods by the brewers' five senses. Born from the severe terroir of the Niigata border, it features a sharp, powerful umami, a cup symbolizing Oku-Aizu.

Fukokuron has its name's root in Adam Smith's famous book "The Wealth of Nations." It is a supreme Daiginjo embodying the brewery's historical intelligence, as the 10th generation's third son was involved in its translation. The mellow and noble mouthfeel and the rich aftertaste sleeping in the depths deliver a fulfillment as if playing a "theory of wealth."

Chidoriashi is a traditional Aizu rich-type Honjozo that shows its true value when warmed. The plump umami of rice spreads in the mouth, and its friendly, warm deliciousness—which might make one drink too much and end up with "tottering steps" (Chidoriashi)—has long been loved locally.

Kaze ga Fuku (The Wind Blows) is the flagship symbolizing Shirai Shuzoten's innovation, woven from organic "Gomangoku" rice and traditional "Yamahai-shikomi." The deep resonance brought only by natural lactic acid and a piercing refreshing feel invite a pleasant "wind" into the throat. Backed by technical prowess of 10 consecutive Gold Medals, it is an organic sake wings around the world.

Bange Bonge is a brand bearing the local word used affectionately for the people and temperament of Aizu Bangemachi. It features a gentle and deep taste suitable for staying close to local people and conversing together. It is a heartwarming local sake that feels as if the hometown's warmth was turned into liquid.

Shinjitsu (Truth) is a brand symbolizing the brewery's stance of pursuing "brewing without lies." Faithful to the raw rice's personality, the brewers' sincerity poured into every drop through Fune-shibori conveys an unpretentious, genuine deliciousness.

Sokai is a brand aiming for expansion and depth like the vast ocean. Through thorough maturation management, it completes a calm aroma and multi-layered umami. It is a blissful cup for adults who want to face the sake slowly.

Aizu Masamune is a brand imbued with the vow to protect orthodox brewing in the land of Aizu. The traditional Fune-shibori technique achieves both core strength and a sharp finish, loved as a standard indispensable to Aizu dining tables.

Otawarahiki is a new sake filled with local love, named after the traditional event of Aizu Bangemachi. Expressing the heat of the heroic festival held in the extreme winter cold through a vivid, sparkling mouthfeel of freshly pressed sake, it is a vibrant genuine local sake.

Karosan is a community-based brand bearing the name of the symbol of Shinchi Town in Hamadori, brewed with Akebono Shuzo's technology. A local sake connecting the region, where local rice, water, and Fukushima's passion melt together, achieving a refreshing aftertaste and mellow aroma.

Kiyu is a brand connecting rice from four disaster-affected prefectures (Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Kumamoto), imbued with wishes for recovery. Serving as the predecessor to "Kizunamai," it features a thick and warm umami, harmonizing the regional characters into one through Akebono's technical prowess.