Kamigokoro Shuzo (嘉美心酒造)
Kamigokoro Shuzo is a brewery in Yorishima, Asakuchi, Okayama, making sake under the Kamigokoro name. It aims for a rich, rice-forward style it calls umakuchi. It was founded in 1913. Its best-known brand is Fuyu no Tsuki. KIKI lists 2 of its bottles.
What kind of brewery is Kamigokoro Shuzo?
The brewery was founded in October 1913 in Yorishima, Okayama, by its first head. It kept apart from the sweetened, extended sake that spread after the war and kept to its umakuchi approach. It marked its 100th year in 2013. The fifth-generation owner now leads it, keeping the traditional taste while adopting newer techniques.
- Ingredients
- Uses Okayama-grown rice, washed to remove the bran before use.
- Style
- Aims for a rich, rice-forward umakuchi style.
- Other
- The brewhouse is kept at about 5°C during brewing. Many specially designated sake are bottle-aged.
Can you visit Kamigokoro Shuzo?
- Tours
Tours are booked in advance, with a fee of 500 yen including tax. A visit takes about 30 minutes, and with the tasting and sales the whole visit runs 50 minutes to an hour. Bookings need at least one week's notice, giving the representative's name, preferred date and time, and number of visitors. Weekends and public holidays are generally not accepted.
- ShopOffered
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Okayama
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: kamikokoro.co.jp
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 27 bottles from this maker by their label (2 on this site).
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 2 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.