Hatsumomidji (はつもみぢ)
Hatsumomidji is a brewery in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, making sake under brands such as Harada. It focuses on seasonal sake. KIKI lists 2 of its bottles.
Yamaguchi PrefectureFounded 1819
- Bottles listed
- 2
- Makes
- Sake
- Japan Sake Awards
- 3 prizes
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
What makes it distinct
- Ingredients
- Uses Yamada Nishiki rice grown in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
- Style
- A dry special junmai nigorizake that lets the rice flavour and aroma come through.
- Also
- Because it is bottled straight after pressing, it undergoes a slight fermentation in the bottle.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: hatsumomidi.co.jp
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 25 bottles from this maker by their label (2 on this site).
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 3 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025.
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.