Hayashi Honten (株式会社林本店)
Hayashi Honten is a sake brewery in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, making brands such as Eiichi and Hyakujuro. It brews with Nagara River subsurface water and Hatsushimo rice grown in the Mino region. It was founded in 1920.
What kind of brewery is Hayashi Honten?
The founder, Hayashi Eiichi, was a rice farmer who wanted to brew sake from his own rice. He built the brewery in 1920 and launched the Eiichi brand. Hyakujuro was created in 2010, named after a cherry-blossom avenue donated by a local kabuki actor. In 2020 the brewery marked 100 years of brewing and introduced NEXT GENERATION. Presidents after the founder were the third-generation Kimi Hayashi and the fourth-generation Eiichi Hayashi, and since 2007 the fifth generation, Rieko Hayashi.
- Water
- Brewed with subsurface water of the Nagara River.
- Ingredients
- Uses Hatsushimo rice, grown in the Mino region.
- Other
- Brewing is done without a manual.
Can you visit Hayashi Honten?
- Tours
Brewery visits are possible. Brewing can be seen during the season from September to April.
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: eiichi.co.jp