Moriya Shuzo (守屋酒造株式会社)
Moriya Shuzo is a brewery in Sanmu, Chiba, on the Kujukuri coast, making the sake Maizakura and the pure rice shochu Moriyamasa, plus liqueurs. It offers brewery tours and a shop at the brewery.
- Makes
- Sake
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
Moriya Shuzo was founded in 1893 and has brewed local sake on the Kujukuri coast ever since. Shochu production began in 1916, and in 2008 the company started making fruit liqueurs in earnest. Under its fifth-generation head, it keeps to brewing rooted in local rice, water and climate, and continues the kimoto method handed down from the Edo period. It also holds events such as brewery concerts every year.
What makes it distinct
- Ingredients
- All of its sake uses raw materials from Chiba Prefecture.
- Style
- It carries on the kimoto method handed down since the Edo period. It also brews unpasteurized, undiluted genshu.
Visiting
- Tours
- Shop
Tours need a reservation and run 9:00-16:00 (except 11:30-13:30); tasting is 9:30-16:00 (same break); the shop is open 8:00-17:00 including weekends and holidays. Tours are booked by the day before, 500 yen per adult.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: maizakura.com