Hakkai Jozo (八海醸造株式会社)
Hakkai Jozo is a brewery in Niigata Prefecture, founded in 1922, known for Hakkaisan. A famed brewery renowned for its crisp, clean sake crafted with soft spring water and handmade koji. KIKI lists 7 of its bottles.
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Key facts
| Name | Hakkai Jozo (八海醸造株式会社) |
|---|---|
| Location | Niigata Prefecture |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Makes | Sake and Shochu |
| Website | www.hakkaisan.co.jp |
What kind of brewery is it?
History
Founded in 1922 by Koichi Nagumo. In the 1950s, the brewery established its signature crisp profile alongside master brewer Haruo Takahama. In 2013, they built the Hakkaisan Yukimuro snow-aging room within the Uonuma no Sato tourism campus.
What makes it distinct
| Water | Uses ultra-soft underground spring water from Mt. Hakkai called Raiden-sama no Shimizu, piped 4.2 km to the brewery. |
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| Ingredients | Mainly uses sake rice like Gohyakumangoku, polishing even regular entry-level sake down to 60%. |
| Master brewer | Follows Echigo Toji traditions, adhering to handmade koji across all grades and low-temperature fermentation. |
| Style | Matures sake in the Hakkaisan Yukimuro, an insulated room holding 1,000 tons of natural snow kept at around 4°C. |
Visiting
Visitors can enjoy snow cellar tours, shops, tasting counters, and restaurants at the Uonuma no Sato complex.
- Tours
- Shop
- Tasting / food
Bottles from this brewery
The KIKI app knows 21 bottles from this maker (7 on this site).
| Bottle | Type | Per 720 ml |
|---|---|---|
| Hakkaisan Regular Sake八海山 普通酒 | Futsushu | ¥792 |
| Hakkaisan Yoroshiku Senman Arubeshi Authentic Rice Shochu Yellow Koji 3-Stage Fermentation八海山 本格米焼酎 黄麹三段仕込 よろしく千萬あるべし | Rice shochu | ¥1,000 |
| Hakkaisan Junmai Daiginjo八海山 純米大吟醸 | Junmai Daiginjo | ¥1,743 |
| Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo八海山 特別本醸造 | Tokubetsu Honjozo | ¥960 |
| Hakkaisan Junmai Daiginjo 3-Year Snow-Aged八海山 純米大吟醸 雪室貯蔵三年 | Junmai Daiginjo | ¥6,050 |
| Hakkaisan Yoroshiku Senmanban Authentic Lees Shochu 40%八海山 本格粕取り焼酎 宜有千萬 40度 | Sake lees shochu | ¥5,500 |
| Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo 55八海山 純米吟醸 55 | Junmai Ginjo | ¥1,199 |
Awards
| Year | Competition | Result | Entry | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewing year 2025 | Japan Sake Awards (Zenkoku Shinshu Kanpyokai) | Gold prize | 八海山 |