Brands

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.

Toyokuni is the flagship reaching the height of Toyokuni Shuzo's technical excellence, also shining with an IWC Gold Medal. The dignified aroma and refined umami produced by traditional Fune-shibori and precise warehouse management are truly artworks symbolizing the fertility of a "rich country."

Tenmei is the flagship brand concentrating Akebono Shuzo's passion. It features transparency like the light announcing the dawn (Akebono) and juicy fruit aromas reminiscent of melon and banana. Pursuing a golden balance of umami, sweetness, and acidity using Aizu Yamada Nishiki and Gomangoku. From fresh new sake with a refreshing slight effervescence to deep raw sake, it is a vibrant cup that always makes the "present" shine.

Kizunamai is a symbol of disaster support and bonds, brewed with rice gathered from all 47 prefectures of Japan. Masterfully achieving harmony among rice from various regions—an extremely difficult task—to realize a rich and crystal-clear sweetness. It is a brand of hope connecting Japan as one, having established the record of winning an award at the National New Sake Awards.

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.

Issho Seishun (Always Youth) is a brand entrusting the brewery's decision to brew by their own hands to the desire of "continuing new challenges no matter how old one is." The brilliant aroma and dignified mouthfeel bestow young vitality to the drinker's heart. It is the starting point of Akebono Shuzo, which never rests on tradition and always pursues the highest quality.

Hiroki is a modern treasure that has continued to enthuse sake fans across Japan since its 1999 birth. Sweetness, acidity, umami, and crispness resonate in perfect balance, giving fresh surprise and emotion every time one drinks. The representative "Muroka Nama Genshu" is a revolutionary bottle sealing the juicy energy of rice. It is an ongoing legend embodying the "King of the Road" of sake.

Izumikawa is a brand of history and affection that Hiroki Shuzo Honten has continued to brew for the local people of Aizu. If Hiroki is the brilliant protagonist, Izumikawa is the best partner that melts into Aizu's daily life and enhances the cuisine. With a calm aroma, smooth umami, and exquisite crispness. It is an unwavering "Aizu standard" loved locally for a long time.

Matsu no Tomo is a brand symbolizing prosperity and bonds, long loved in Iwaki City. Through reliable technology to overcome the warm climate, the quality of Abukuma water and the plumpness of rice harmonize. It is a cup staying close to the region, mellow and sharp, enhancing Iwaki's seafood.

Hanazono is a brand aiming for a brilliant aroma and rich taste as its name suggests. Featuring a rich aftertaste nurtured by Iwaki's warm terroir, it is a local sake that continues to be loved by local customers, brightly coloring the evening drink time.

Midaregami is a brand born from Misora Hibari's famous song about Iwaki's landmark, Shioyazaki Lighthouse. Entrusting regional cultural pride to the liquid, its charm lies in a refreshing mouthfeel that lets one feel the ocean's sentiment. It is a local sake brewing the scenes of Iwaki, familiar to both tourists and locals.

Michinoku, derived from the old name for the Tohoku region, was the flagship brand of Joban Shurui that supported the evening drinks of Iwaki's coal miners. Its taste, carefully brewed in a warm climate, was filled with respect for the hometown's nature and vitality for tomorrow. While it is no longer available due to closure, it is remembered as a proud local sake name that walked alongside Iwaki's history.

Yukan is a brand symbolizing the spirit of Miyoshi Shuzoten. The name, imbued with the will to "be courageous and crown-like," expresses the brewery's aspiration in challenging brewing under difficult warm climates. It is a local sake indispensable to the dining tables of Iwaki, the city of the sea, where a dignified core strength and enveloping kindness coexist.