Sake Brands
in Wakayama

"Sekai Itto" is the flagship brand since the company's founding, bearing the company name. Named by Marquis Shigenobu Okuma, a hero of the Meiji Restoration, it is a historic name filled with grand wishes. Centered on honjozo sake with a refreshing taste that you never get tired of drinking, nurtured by the climate of Kishu, it is a standard sake that has been loved locally for a long time.

"Kumagusu" is a brand named after the world-renowned naturalist Kumagusu Minakata. Imbued with respect for Kumagusu's inquiring mind and intellectual heritage, it expresses his diversity and depth. It is a flavorful sake with a good balance of rice umami and acidity, which can be enjoyed with meals.

"Fuun Kenkiden Shinkage Jubei" is one of the series produced by Eizo Musha, editor-in-chief of a sake specialty magazine. The label features a drawing of a swordsman by the uniquely talented artist Toshio Saeki. Combining sharp crispness and deep taste, it is a unique bottle that makes you feel a sense of narrative.

"Kishu Gojuugomangoku" is a brand named after the rice yield (koku) of the Kishu Domain, one of the three branches of the Tokugawa family. With a name that recalls the glory and history of Kishu, it is characterized by a crisp, light, and dry taste. It can be enjoyed in a wide range of temperatures from cold to hot sake, making it an ideal local sake for daily evening drinks.

"Kishu" is a locally rooted brand bearing the old provincial name of Wakayama. Brewed with the rich nature and water of Wakayama, it is characterized by a simple taste that is pleasant to drink. It is a familiar local sake that accompanies the daily dining table.

"Miotsukushi" is a series developing special pure rice sake and others. "Miotsukushi" means a guidepost showing a sea route, and it contains the desire to show a new path for sake. You can enjoy a powerful yet delicate taste that cherishes the original taste of rice.

"Ichikara" is an extra dry pure rice sake with a sake meter value of +10 or higher. While retaining the umami of rice, it is characterized by a sharp aftertaste that cuts cleanly. It is an authentic dry sake with outstanding crispness that will impress even connoisseurs who love dry sake.

"Komenoshizuku" is a special pure rice sake using 100% Yamada Nishiki sake-brewing rice. It was brewed aiming for a pure taste without off-flavors like a drop of rice. It is a luxurious bottle where you can enjoy the plump umami and elegant aroma unique to Yamada Nishiki.

"Ichi" is the pinnacle brand of Sekai Itto, known as "Homon Daiginjo". It is a Daiginjo sake brewed slowly at low temperature after highly polishing sake-brewing rice. The name "Ichi" (One) contains the wish to be the best in both taste and luck. It is a supreme masterpiece where you can enjoy a gorgeous aroma and superb taste.

"Yumejuya" is a sake named after the work of the great writer Soseki Natsume. Pursuing a taste as fleeting and beautiful as a dream, it is characterized by a gentle mouthfeel where the umami of rice spreads softly. It is an emotionally rich bottle that you can enjoy while immersing yourself in literary lingering memories.

"Shichinin no Samurai" (Seven Samurai) is a sake named after the masterpiece film by director Akira Kurosawa. Like the samurai in the movie, it is characterized by a strong and robust taste. It is a satisfying bottle where you can enjoy the original umami and richness of rice.

"Rashomon" is the flagship brand synonymous with Tabata Shuzo. Named after Ryunosuke Akutagawa's masterpiece, it expresses its profound worldview through taste. Its quality recognized by the world is guaranteed, creating a supreme masterpiece with a harmony of gorgeous aroma and mellow taste, winning the Grand Gold Award at "Monde Selection" for 34 consecutive years.

"Satoko no Osake" is a Junmai Ginjo sake personally crafted by Satoko Hasegawa, the 7th generation owner of Tabata Shuzo. Insisting on local rice, water, and yeast, it was brewed with the delicate sensibility unique to a female master brewer. Featuring a refreshing aroma and gentle sweetness, it is an easy-to-drink bottle recommended for sake beginners and women.

"Daitoichi" is a traditional brand of Tabata Shuzo that has been loved since its founding. It contains the founder's wish to "brew the best sake in Japan (Daito)." It continues to be loved as a local evening drink sake with its refreshing taste that you never get tired of drinking, such as honjozo sake.

"Tsuremoteikora" is a locally rooted brand meaning "Let's go together" in Wakayama dialect. As the name suggests, it is characterized by an unpretentious taste suitable for drinking with close friends. Enjoyable both cold and hot, it is a local sake blended into the daily life of Wakayama.

"Kishu Sakigake" is a brand with the wish to be a pioneer of sake brewing in Wakayama (Kishu). The Daiginjo is characterized by a gorgeous and fruity aroma like melon and gentle sweetness, while the Junmai sake offers the umami and aged feeling of rice. With a wide lineup, it is a series that can be enjoyed in various dining scenes.

"Shukuhou" is a representative brand inheriting the tradition since the founding of the brewery. As the name suggests, it has been popular as a sake to decorate celebratory seats and anniversaries. Ranging from specially selected sake with gold flakes to daily sake, it boasts a taste that you never get tired of drinking, having walked together with the food culture of Wakayama.

"Kikumiyo" is a traditional brand of Nate Shuzoten that has been popular since the Taisho era. Once loved as the brewery's highest quality product, products bearing the name are still characterized by a solid taste that emphasizes the umami and richness of rice. Enjoyable widely from cold to hot sake, it is a sake that has been loved for a long time locally, snuggling up to daily evening drinks.

"Kayo" is a Junmai Ginjo sake for women, developed by a team of female employees at Nakano BC. With an alcohol content suppressed slightly lower to 13 degrees, it is characterized by a gorgeous and gentle aroma and the fluffy sweetness of rice. It is a soothing bottle recommended for sake beginners and those who want to enjoy it lightly.

"Chokyu" is a traditional brand since the founding, containing the wish to "prosper for a long, long time." Because of its auspicious name, it has been popular for celebrations and daily evening drinks. Characterized by a mellow taste that you never get tired of and a refreshing throat feel, it is a staple sake indispensable for the dining table of Wakayama.

"Chokyu" (Super Long Lasting) is a series born with the aim of a taste surpassing the traditional brand "Chokyu." Filled with the spirit of "going beyond Chokyu," it is a discerning brand developed exclusively for restaurants. Quality control is thorough, such as aging in an ice room at minus 5 degrees, and you can enjoy a calm aroma and mature umami due to aging.

"Chokyu" (Trillion Long Lasting) is a brand aiming for further heights, following the genealogy of "Chokyu" (Long Lasting) and "Chokyu" (Super Long Lasting). As the character "Cho" (Trillion) suggests, it was named hoping for infinite possibilities and eternal prosperity. Sophisticated sharpness and profound taste harmonize, possessing dignity suitable for special days.

"Chochokyu" is a premium brand pursuing the ultimate taste, with the meaning of going even beyond "Chokyu" (Super Long Lasting). Brewed using strictly selected sake rice luxuriously and exhausting the master brewer's skills. The overwhelming presence and the deep umami overlapping in many layers invite the drinker to a time of bliss.

"Miyo Masamune" is a sake that has been loved locally as the flagship brand of Shimamoto Shuzojo. It features a gentle mouthfeel, clean rice umami spreading, and then a distinct acidity tightening the whole, creating a sharp taste. Being light and having few peculiarities, it is optimal as a table sake, and the compatibility with dishes using soy sauce such as sashimi is outstanding.

"Sogi Homare" is a sake named after Sogi Hoshi, a Renga master of the Muromachi period. According to the legend that Sogi was from this area (Shimotsuno), it was named in honor of the local great figure. Featuring an elegant and profound taste like Renga and an aroma that makes you feel the romance of history, it is a brand loved as a local pride.