Nishioka Honten (株式会社西岡本店)
Nishioka Honten is a brewery, founded in 1782. A sake brewery in Makabe, Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki, at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba, producing Hananoi and Meishoki, the latter made with ingredients all from Sakuragawa.
- Makes
- Sake
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
The brewery began in 1782 when the first Nishioka Hanuemon, from Omi, opened a sake and pawn storehouse called Omiya in Makabe, Hitachi Province. It took the name Nishioka Honten Co., Ltd. in 1951, and in 2010 the eighth head, Yuichiro Nishioka, became president. It sits at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba, where it uses local rice and subsoil water filtered through granite.
What makes it distinct
- Style
- Hananoi is made from only rice and water, relying on the rice and the brewery's own well water.
- Also
- Meishoki uses rice, water and yeast all from Sakuragawa City.
- Ingredients
- EIGHT-GOU is brewed at the Makabe brewery from ancient rice grown in the Yasato area.
Visiting
- Tours
Tours are generally by advance reservation and take about 30 minutes; walk-ins may be accepted. Tours may be declined during the brewing season from November to March. Hours are around 8:00 to 17:00, closed weekends, holidays, New Year and Obon (open Saturdays from October to March).
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: hananoi.jp