Koganei Shuzo (黄金井酒造株式会社)

What kind of brewery is Koganei Shuzo?

The family began brewing in Nanasawa in 1818, and the first head, Denshiro, dug a well whose groundwater is still used for brewing. The fifth head, Tamezo, served in the House of Representatives and worked on organizing the industry and easing sake tax burdens. Under the sixth head, the main brand was renamed from Koganezakura to Sakarimasu after the war. The seventh head added shochu and local beer, and the eighth head has expanded into craft gin, mirin and mead, and in 2019 began dam-aged sake in the Miyagase Dam inspection gallery.

Water

Brewing water comes from the brewery's own well groundwater, still used today.

Ingredients

Haruomi-type table rice grown in Atsugi is now used as a raw material (the variety Harumi).

Other

It brews a local sake from Atsugi and Isehara sake rice and Oyama subsoil water as part of a regional project.

Can you visit Koganei Shuzo?

• Tours

  Brewery tours cost 1,000 yen (tax included) for groups of 6 to 20, booked by email or phone at least a week ahead, on business days only.

• Shop

  The shop is open 9:00 to 16:30, closed Sundays (open Saturdays and holidays), with no tasting sales.

Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website

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Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: koganeishuzou.com