Kaneitanaka Shuzo (曲イ田中酒造株式会社)
Kaneitanaka Shuzo is a brewery, known for Shichifukujin. Tanaka Shuzo is a brewery in Otaru, Hokkaido, founded in 1899. It brews sake year-round at its Kikkogura facility, with Takaragawa as its representative brand. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
- Bottles listed
- 1
- Makes
- Sake and Shochu
- Japan Sake Awards
- 4 prizes
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
The brewery was started in Otaru by the first head of the family, who came from Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture. During the wartime period in 1944, production was consolidated into another Otaru company, and Tanaka Shuzo continued only as a sales business. In the 1950s the third-generation head revived the company's own production. Tanaka Shuzo Co., Ltd. was established on July 4, 1956. In 1995 the production facility was named Kikkogura and remodeled into a brewery open to visitors. In 2026 the fifth-generation head became president.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- The Kikkogura brewery draws groundwater from about 70 m underground for brewing. It is snowmelt from Mt. Tengu that has become groundwater.
- Ingredients
- The main rice, sake-brewing rice, is 100% from Hokkaido. Mainly Hokkaido sake-brewing rice is used, chosen to suit each sake's character.
- Master brewer
- The toji and staff take part in rice farming, from planting to harvest, at a contract farm.
- Style
- The brewery brews all year round, shiki-jozo style, so fresh unpasteurized sake is available even in summer.
Visiting
- Tours
- Tasting & food
Tours of the Kikkogura brewery are free and open all year round, with a tasting corner after the visit. Groups of 10 or more need to book in advance.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: tanakashuzo.com
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 50 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 4 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).