Asahi Shuzo (旭酒造株式会社)
Asahi Shuzo is a sake brewery in Meiwa, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, founded in 1875. It makes the Iseasahi and Shinto no Inori brands.
- Makes
- Sake
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
The brewery was founded in 1875 in Yamaoyodo, Meiwa, by the first-generation head, Nishiyama Rihejii. It has kept its traditions for over 130 years, and the current head is the sixth generation. The present brewery building dates from 1923 and has few windows to keep sunlight out. More recently it has worked with Meiwa town, Kogakkan University and local farmers on Shinto no Inori, a sake made with locally grown rice.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- Brewed with subsoil water of the Kushida River and a long, low-temperature fermentation.
- Ingredients
- Uses Yamadanishiki and Mie-grown Kaminoho rice. Grows its own Kitanishiki sake rice in a field beside the brewery.
- Also
- The brewing steps are done by hand by the toji and brewers.
Visiting
- Tours
Tours are for groups only and require a phone booking; the fee is 1,000 yen per person including tax. They are suspended in January and February, and shorter in November, December and March.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: asahisyuzou.jp