Ena Jozo (恵那醸造株式会社)
Ena Jozo is a brewery, founded in 1818. A sake brewery in Fukuoka, Nakatsugawa, Gifu, set in the mountains at about 600 m, making the Kujiranami brand. The brewery owner works as the toji himself.
- Makes
- Sake
- Japan Sake Awards
- 1 gold
What kind of brewery is it?
In 1818, Kozaemon, the fifth head of the farming Nagase family, noticed the good rice from the terraced fields and the abundant spring water and began brewing sake. The current head is the 11th generation of the family and the 7th since brewing began. Toji from Echigo and then Nanbu led the brewing, and now the owner serves as toji. Being in the mountains, transporting rice and sake was hard before cars.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- Uses soft water of hardness 4 springing from the back mountain, Mt. Futatsumori.
- Master brewer
- The owner currently serves as toji.
Visiting
- Shop
The brewery has a shop on site and sometimes holds events such as kakuuchi and live piano. Access is basically by car, about 40 minutes from Nakatsugawa IC.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: kujiranami.jp
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 2 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 1.
Source: the prize lists of the Japan Sake Awards (National Research Institute of Brewing and Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association). Brewing year 2019 had no final judging, so no gold prizes.