Hamachidori (株式会社浜千鳥)
Hamachidori is a brewery, founded in 1923. A sake brewery in Kamaishi, Iwate, brewing local sake in the setting between the Sanriku coast and the Kitakami mountains. It also makes rice shochu and plum liqueur.
- Makes
- Sake
- Japan Sake Awards
- 6 golds
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
The brewery was founded in 1923 and has grown together with Kamaishi. It carries on the Nanbu toji tradition while adopting new yeasts to improve quality. The brewing team is led by the toji, Okumura Kotaro's team of staff and local seasonal workers. The toji decided to become a brewer as a student, toured Iwate breweries, found this one, moved to Kamaishi and learned from the advisory toji.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- Brewing water is subsoil water from Mt. Senban in the Kitakami range, a soft water that gives a gentle mouthfeel.
- Ingredients
- Uses mainly Iwate-grown rice such as Yui no Ka and Ginginga, along with Yamadanishiki and Miyamanishiki.
- Style
- The sake is light on the palate with a crisp sweetness.
- Master brewer
- The toji is a Nanbu toji who leads the brewing team.
Visiting
- Tours
Brewery tours are by advance reservation, by phone or email. There is no shop at the brewery.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: hamachidori.net
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 8 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 6.
- Gold prize浜千鳥PDF
- Gold prize浜千鳥PDF
- Gold prize浜千鳥PDF
- Gold prize浜千鳥PDF
- Prize (nyusho)浜千鳥PDF
- Prize (nyusho)浜千鳥PDF
- Gold prize浜千鳥PDF
- Gold prize浜千鳥PDF
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.