Things to do in Ishikawa Prefecture, Chubu: The Best Breweries

Dainichi-zakari Sake Museum Our ancestors started brewing sake in 1760. So this year is our 258th anniversary. The present owner is part of 10 generations of sake brewing. Our sake is a traditional part of Japanese culture. Every day we take pride in making sake in the same traditional way that we started 255 years ago since our company’s formation. We are descendants of our ancestor Heike samurai, so that our sake is the same sake recipe that the samurai created. The present tenth generation also has never forgotten the samurai spirit. We will strictly stick to water and rice to make sake. The sake brewed by a skilled brewer, ”Ryouhei Mae” who won’t compromise can be called genuine sake. Therefore, the only sake that encompasses the history of the Hashimoto family is “Junmai Daiginjyo Judaime.”

Sogen sake Brewery was founded in the mid-Edo Period, 1768. Legend says Sogen Chugoro who traced his roots to Yoshiharu Hatakeyama, the lord of Nanao-jo Castle in the Sengoku Period, started business and his descendant was trained in a brewery in Itami and mastered the secrets of fine sake brewing. Since then, we have carried on the tradition and have been brewing sake to please our customers for over 240 years. Our motto is "Our customers keep coming back to us."

Fukumitsuya Sake Brewery since 1625 is the oldest sake brewery in Kanazawa. We offer sake brewery tour (during October to April) and tastings (year-round) by a bilingual guide in English or French. Guests will enjoy a rare experience to discover how Junmai sake is made and how it tastes. Reservations are required in advance. To book the guided tour, please visit our website.

"Oeyama" that Matsunami Shuzo makes is founded in 1868. Matsunami shuzo continued to brew sake by hand with traditional method. Our brewery master(toji)has used "kama"(steamed rice)"fune"(press sake)through in his work for many years. Furit liquers is mainly made from ume,yuzu,persimmon in our farm. We drink sake with sweet dessert, and fresh sea food, taste nice and happy. ・Promotion Movie https://youtu.be/-SbsttKKxLk ・The Smart Local https://youtu.be/wpl9fv87-iM