Kaminoi Shuzo (神の井酒造株式会社)
Kaminoi Shuzo is a brewery in Otaka, Midori Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, making sake under the Kaminoi brand.
Aichi PrefectureFounded 1856
- Makes
- Sake
- Japan Sake Awards
- 3 prizes
What kind of brewery is it?
The name is tied to a tradition in which Prince Yamato Takeru stopped at Otaka. The third-generation head of the family donated a sacred rice field of Atsuta Shrine, and the name Kaminoi was given for its likeness to water from a sacred well.
What makes it distinct
- Ingredients
- The fresh-pressed ginjo sake is made with rice polished to 50%.
- Style
- A fresh-pressed ginjo sake, bottled raw, is offered only in the winter season.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: kaminoi.co.jp
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.