Okinawa Breweries Okinawa is Japan’s southernmost prefecture, consisting of a few dozen, small islands in the southern half of the Nansei Shoto, the island chain which stretches…
Oita Breweries Ōita Prefecture is on the north-eastern section of the island of Kyūshū. Mountain ranges include Mount Yufu, Mount Tsurumi, Mount Sobo, Mount Katamuki, and…
Fukuoka Breweries Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering Saga, Ōita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits. Blessed with high-quality…
Akita Breweries The Akita Prefecture is a snowy region, which is suitable to brew sake. Akita’s sake is brewed by the artisans utilizing the water and…
Aomori Breweries Aomori literally means blue forest, although it could possibly be translated as “green forest”. The name is generally considered to refer to a small…
In 2018, Japanese sake from Fukushima Prefecture won the most gold prizes at the Japan Sake Awards for a record-breaking 6th year in a row.
But why is that so?
For seeking the answer, this video takes you around Fukushima in the harvest season of rice.
A well-crafted sake is surely indescribable. Brooklyn Kura is a brewery and tap room at Industry City, serving sake on tap! Quite special right? In this…
Come along with Hidetoshi Nakata on his journey to bring Japanese sake to the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8WtZx1_70o Hidetoshi Nakata first made his name on the soccer pitch,…
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, is home to highly regarded sake producers. With a simple list of ingredients—nothing but quality water, rice, and kōji mold—the artisanal brewers create…
Before there was craft beer, hand-crafted cocktails and aged bourbon– there was sake. Sake originated from Japan and has been around for 2,000 years, but it took a…
