Sakai Shuzo

Sakai Shuzo is located in Nakatsu-cho, Iwakuni City, and produces the flagship sake brand "Gokyo", named after the Kintai Bridge. Adhering to Yamaguchi Prefecture products, such as using rice grown in the prefecture and employing brewers from the prefecture, they are a traditional brewery that also makes wooden barrels using wood felled from the mountain of the Kikkawa feudal lord.
Insisting on Yamaguchi's rice, water, and people, they are characterized by fine-grained and fragrant sake quality unique to soft water brewing, and practice sake brewing that makes the most of the rich flavor nurtured by the land of Iwakuni. They have also contributed to the development of Yamaguchi Prefecture's sake culture, such as cooperating in the development of Yamaguchi Sakura Yeast. While protecting traditional manufacturing methods, they are a brewery that continues to take on innovative challenges, brewing sake rooted in the region.