Brands

"Tomiyama" is a community-based brand created in cooperation with farmers in the Tomiyama area of Shimanto City. As raw material rice, it uses 100% of specially cultivated "Gin no Yume" carefully raised using compost in the Tomiyama district. Brewed with underground water from the Shimanto River, it is a bottle filled with the passion of the region and the nature of Shimanto, from rice growing to sake brewing.

"Uchuno Yume" is a romantic sake brewed using "Kochi Space Yeast" that traveled to space. It uses yeast that was transported to the space station by a Russian Soyuz rocket in 2005 and returned after orbiting the earth about 160 times. You can enjoy a dreamy taste where science, romance, and reliable brewing techniques fuse.

"Fujimusume" is the flagship brand bearing the company name of Fujimusume Shuzo, and has been the main brand since its founding. Characterized by a light and dry, refreshing taste, it is loved locally as a daily evening drink. Its high quality is guaranteed, having won the Gold Prize many times at the National New Sake Appraising and Deliberating Fair. It is a mellow and sharp sake nurtured by the underground water of the Shimanto River.

"Hana to Koishite" (In Love with Flowers) is a sake named after the plants and flowers loved by Dr. Tomitaro Makino, a botanist. Brewed by Tsukasabotan Shuzo in Sakawa Town, the doctor's birthplace, it features a gorgeous aroma and light taste. It uses yeast from Kochi Prefecture, and the label is designed with botanical illustrations drawn by the doctor, making it a bottle filled with love for plants.

"Hitobito" is a Junmai sake using sake rice grown by Kazuho Yamashita, an organic farming researcher from Kochi Prefecture. The powerful umami of rice grown without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers fuses with Tsukasabotan's light brewing style. It features a taste that gently permeates the body, as if bottling the blessings of nature as they are.

"Sakurada" is a historic brand said to have been named by Dr. Tomitaro Makino. "Sakura" means cherry blossom, and "Da" represents hanging branches, conveying the meaning of gorgeous and beautiful sake like cherry blossoms in full bloom. It is a sake with a fragrant and elegant taste brewed with traditional techniques.

"Yukiyanagi" is a traditional brand of Nishioka Shuzoten that has been brewed since its founding. It is a daily evening drink that you won't get tired of, characterized by a refreshing mouthfeel and gentle aroma. It is the taste of the brewery's history itself, loved by the people of Kure locally for many years.

"Teppen Shimanto" is a sake overflowing with the blessings of nature, brewed with rice and water nurtured in the source area of the Shimanto River. A clear taste reminiscent of the transparency of a clear stream harmonizes with the rich umami of rice. It is a refreshing bottle that you want to enjoy while feeling the great nature of Shimanto.

"Kumonoue no Shizuku" (Drops Above the Clouds) is a brand that evokes the image of a pristine environment in the high-altitude mountains. A pure taste without off-flavors created by clear air and water. It is a sake where you can enjoy a delicate and beautiful finish, just like drops dripping from above the clouds.

"Kure" is a brand bearing the name of Kure, Nakatosa Town, a town of single-hook bonito fishing, and can be said to be the soul of Nishioka Shuzoten. A limited production sake in small quantities, it is a sturdy and sharp dry sake that seems to express the spirit of the passionate men of local Kure. It is the ultimate food sake that demonstrates its true value when matched with fatty Hatsugatsuo (first bonito) or Modorigatsuo (returning bonito) seared sashimi.

"Susaki" is a brand bearing the place name of Susaki City, Kochi Prefecture. A refreshing taste that makes you feel the sea breeze, reflecting the climate of Susaki facing the sea. It is a daily sake rooted in the region, brewed to be enjoyed with local seafood.

The name "Maboroshi" (Phantom) is used as a sake brand in various places, expressing rarity and special value. As a local sake produced within Fukuoka Prefecture, it features a quality that emphasizes harmony with the regional food culture. It is a brand embodying the philosophy of community-rooted brewing, utilizing Fukuoka's rice and water.

"Susukori" is a brand name potentially derived from local history or place names. As a brand expressing Fukuoka's tradition and regionality, it aims for brewing that harmonizes with the local culture.

"Muhomatsu" features a mellow, rich, and deep flavor that allows you to enjoy the umami of rice, using famous water from the Fukuchi Mountain Range. The Tokubetsu Junmai Sake has a Sake Meter Value of +1 and a polishing ratio of 60%, realizing a mellow, rich, and deep flavor. The Ginjo Sake uses carefully selected rice polished to 60% or less and is slowly fermented at low temperatures for a long time with famous water from the Fukuchi Mountain Range, creating a fruity Ginjo aroma, a refreshing taste, a gentle mouthfeel, and a smooth throat finish. It is a brand that harmonizes with the food culture of Kitakyushu and has been loved in the region for a long time.

"Sarakura" is a brand named after Mt. Sarakura, expressing the local nature and climate. Using clear spring water from the Sarakura mountain range, it is an iconic brand of brewing rooted in the land of Yahata. Brewed with water and rice blessed by Mt. Sarakura, the pride of the region, it features a flavor that harmonizes with the food culture of Kitakyushu.

"Hananoseki" is a brand name derived from a haiku line "Iroka tsunagu hana no seki" (The flower barrier connecting color and scent), expressing brewing that values the harmony of aroma and flavor. Brewed with traditional techniques using the clear water of Dazaifu. It features a fruity aroma and elegant taste, pursuing a sake quality that nestles close to Fukuoka's food culture.

"Kanze" is a brand derived from the relocation to the Kanzeonji district. It is a brand with the history and culture of Dazaifu as its background, embodying the philosophy of brewing in harmony with local traditions.

"Kono Mi" is the brand from the time of founding, a historic brand representing the origin of Hananoseki Shuzo. It is a name related to the founder's surname, transmitting the brewery's tradition to the present. Inheriting the founding spirit brewed in the red brick warehouse, it continues to be produced today as a brand that makes you feel the history of sake brewing in Fukuoka.

"Okiya Gishichi" is a Daiginjo sake paying respect to the founder, Gishichi Konomi. It is a special brand carefully brewed with highly polished selected sake rice and the clear water of Dazaifu. It is a masterpiece where the skills of brewers who have mastered traditional techniques shine, loved for special occasions and as gifts. By crowning the founder's name, it expresses the history and pride of Hananoseki Shuzo.

"Nishinokura" is the flagship brand of Hikari Shuzo. Using water from Kasuya District and sake rice from Fukuoka Prefecture, it expresses brewing rooted in the community. "Nishi" (West) expresses the geographical location of Kyushu/Fukuoka, and "Kura" (Brewery/Storehouse) expresses traditional brewing; the brand name embodies the pride and tradition as a local sake of Kyushu.

The brand name "Inada Shigezo" is a play on words meaning "Shige"hito (the president's name) is "Zo" (making/building) "Ina" (rice plants) and "Da" (rice fields). This brand is made with insistence on everything: water, rice, and the manufacturing process, featuring thorough quality control done together with local farmers from rice planting to harvesting. Brewed as a Junmai Daiginjo sake, it has a quality that maximizes the characteristics of the rice involved in in-house cultivation. Using carefully selected rice from Fukuoka Prefecture and local water, it is brewed by traditional methods with careful manual work.

Junmai aromapots "Taikan" has received high evaluations, such as the Fukuoka Regional Taxation Bureau Appraisal Superior Award and prizes at the National New Sake Appraisal. Achieving a balanced flavor through traditional techniques and carefully selected ingredients, it is a sake rich in regionality, utilizing rice from Fukuoka Prefecture and local water.

"Sui Tennyo" (Drunken Celestial Maiden) is one of the brands produced by Okina Shuzo, with a name that evokes an elegant and gorgeous sake quality. Using rice from Fukuoka Prefecture and local water, brewed with traditional techniques, it is a sake that combines feminine softness and gorgeousness.

"Toyosakari" is the flagship brand of Toyomura Shuzo, a historic sake that has been brewed in Tsuyazaki for 150 years. Starting with Daiginjo sake, it is available in various sizes of 720ml and 1800ml. Inheriting the climate and tradition of Tsuyazaki, the sake quality considers compatibility with local food culture, especially seafood from the Genkai Sea. Brewed in a historic storehouse designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan, it is one of the famous sakes boasting of Fukuoka Prefecture.