Gensui Shuzo (元帥酒造株式会社)
Gensui Shuzo is a sake brewery in Kurayoshi, Tottori, that has been brewing since the Kaei era of the Edo period. It makes the Gensui brand in styles from daiginjo to special honjozo.
What kind of brewery is Gensui Shuzo?
The brewery was founded in the Kaei era of the Edo period and has carried on traditional craftsmanship in Kurayoshi. It brews with good rice and water, and believes good sake comes from the local environment and the passion of its brewers. It has also collaborated with a local craft brewer, Kurayoshi Beer, on a beer made with daiginjo sake lees.
- Ingredients
- Utsubuki no Kura junmai ginjo uses Tottori-grown Gohyakumangoku milled to 55%. The daiginjo namachozo uses Yamada Nishiki milled to 40%.
Can you visit Gensui Shuzo?
- Tours
Brewery tours are free and run daily from 8:00 to 16:30, with advance booking required by phone. Phone reservations are taken 8:00 to 17:30 every day of the year.
- ShopOffered
- Tasting & food
Tasting and a shop are available inside the brewery.
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Tottori
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: gensui.jp
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 5 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 2.
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.