Kondo Shuzo (近藤酒造株式会社)
Kondo Shuzo is a brewery in Gunma Prefecture, founded in 1875, known for Akagisan. Kondo Shuzo is a sake brewery in Omama, Midori, Gunma, making the dry Akagisan with spring water from the foot of Mount Akagi. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
AI-compiled from public information, not checked by the brewery.
Key facts
| Name | Kondo Shuzo (近藤酒造株式会社) |
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| Location | Gunma Prefecture |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Makes | Sake |
| Website | akagisan.com |
What kind of brewery is it?
History
The brewery began in 1875 when Kondo Kamekichi started making sake in Omama under the trade name Tanakaya. The brand later became Akagisan, and the house has kept to a clean, dry style built on spring water from Mount Akagi. In the Heisei era it brought in a Nanbu toji and reworked its brewing. It favours local ingredients, including rice grown in Midori and Gohyakumangoku from neighbouring Kiryu, and mills its rice to 60 percent or less. The sixth-generation owner, Kondo Yuichiro, now leads the brewery.
What makes it distinct
| Water | Spring water from the foot of Mount Akagi |
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| Ingredients | Rice grown in Midori and Gohyakumangoku from Kiryu |
| Style | Dry style, all rice milled to 60 percent or less |
| Master brewer | Brewing in the Nanbu toji tradition |
Visiting
Phone hours are weekdays 9:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00, closed weekends and holidays. The Midori city guide says visits are by reservation.
Bottles from this brewery
The KIKI app knows 26 bottles from this maker (1 on this site).
| Bottle | Type | Per 720 ml |
|---|---|---|
| Akagisan Dry Honjozo赤城山 辛口 本醸造 | Honjozo | ¥880 |