Kankoubai Shuzo (寒紅梅酒造株式会社)
Kankoubai Shuzo is a sake brewery in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, producing the Kankobai brand. It brews by hand using subterranean water from the Suzuka Mountains and domestic sake rice. It was founded in 1854.
What kind of brewery is Kankoubai Shuzo?
Founded in 1854 (the first year of Ansei), the brewery has carried on hand-crafted sake making in the Ise region across generations. It uses subterranean water from the Suzuka Mountains and domestic rice such as Yamadanishiki, Gohyakumangoku and Mie no Kaori, brewing with care from rice polishing through fermentation.
- Water
- The brewing water is subterranean water from the Suzuka Mountains.
- Ingredients
- It uses domestic sake rice such as Yamadanishiki, Gohyakumangoku and Mie no Kaori.
Can you visit Kankoubai Shuzo?
- Tours
Brewery tours showing the brewing process up close are offered on an ongoing basis; please inquire or apply to the brewery.
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: kankoubai.jp