Hikami Seishu (簸上清酒合名会社)
Hikami Seishu is a sake brewery in Okuizumo, Shimane Prefecture, making sake under brands such as Nanakanba and Tamahagane.
- Makes
- Sake
- Japan Sake Awards
- 3 golds
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
The brewery has made sake for over 300 years since the mid-Edo period in Okuizumo, a land of myth and tatara ironmaking. Awanashi yeast was discovered in this area and contributed to the development of sake production technology, and the brewery presents its connection to that yeast.
What makes it distinct
- Yeast
- Awanashi yeast, discovered in the Okuizumo area, contributed to the development of sake production technology.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: sake-hikami.co.jp
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 6 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 3.
- Gold prize玉鋼PDF
- Gold prize玉鋼PDF
- Gold prize玉鋼PDF
- Prize (nyusho)玉鋼PDF
- Prize (nyusho)玉鋼PDF
- Prize (nyusho)玉鋼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.