Sake Brands
in Yamanashi

"Kita no Mori" is a Junmai sake brewed by Tanizakura Shuzo. It was named after the nature of Hokuto City at the southern foot of the magnificent Mt. Yatsugatake. Using high-quality rice from Yamanashi Prefecture and underground water from Mt. Yatsugatake, it is finished with a taste that harmonizes the mellow umami derived from rice and firm acidity. It is a bottle that you can enjoy either cold or warm, and never get tired of drinking.

"Yatsu no Karakaze" is a Junmai sake by Tanizakura Shuzo named after the "Yatsugatake Oroshi" (dry wind blowing down from the mountain). Imagining the dry wind unique to the plateau, it is finished with a taste where you can feel the umami of rice within a refreshing dry taste. Available in an affordable 500ml size, it is a bottle rich in regional color suitable as a souvenir of Yatsugatake sightseeing or for daily evening drinks.

"Hinode Giku" is the representative brand of Yokoyama Shuzoten. Using rice and water nurtured in the beautiful nature of Nanbu-cho, it features careful brewing closely attached to the local area. The name expresses that it is a refreshing and elegant sake, like a chrysanthemum flower shining in the morning sun. The well-balanced taste of flavor, body, and aroma does not tire you out and can be enjoyed with a wide range of dishes.

"Sendan" is a brand brewed by Futabaya Shuzoten, which closed in 2008. Its name is derived from the proverb "Sendan wa Futaba yori Kanbashii" (Sandalwood is fragrant even in the seed leaf), expressing fragrance like fragrant wood and excellent sake quality. It continued to be loved in the local Ichikawadaimon for over 100 years, but production ended with the closure of the brewery, and it has now become a phantom local sake that cannot be tasted.