Morita Shuzo (森田酒造株式会社)
Morita Shuzo is a brewery in Kurashiki, Okayama, making sake under the Mannenyuki brand. It uses the traditional fully open fermentation method. It was founded in 1909. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
What kind of brewery is Morita Shuzo?
In May 2020 the brewery's pressing machine was certified by the Society for Industrial Archaeology as a recommended industrial heritage item. It keeps an early form of the hydraulic lifting press used for sake brewing and is still in working use.
- Style
- The sake is made by the traditional fully open fermentation method.
- Other
- The hydraulic lifting press used in brewing is certified as a recommended industrial heritage item by the Society for Industrial Archaeology.
Can you visit Morita Shuzo?
- Tours
The brewery offers a premium tour with an English-speaking guide and a sake tasting. The fee is 3,000 yen per person, the tour takes 60 to 90 minutes, it is offered in English and Japanese, and groups are small.
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Okayama
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: moritasyuzou.co.jp
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 37 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 1 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025.
- Prize (nyusho)萬年雪PDF
Source: the prize lists of the Japan Sake Awards (National Research Institute of Brewing and Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association).