Ota Shuzo (株式会社大田酒造)
Ota Shuzo is a brewery in Mie Prefecture, founded in 1892, known for Hanzo. Ota Shuzo is a sake brewery in Iga, Mie, known for its Hanzo label, named after the ninja Hattori Hanzo of the Iga region. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
AI-compiled from public information, not checked by the brewery.
Key facts
| Name | Ota Shuzo (株式会社大田酒造) |
|---|---|
| Location | Mie Prefecture |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Makes | Sake |
| Website | www.hanzo-sake.com |
What kind of brewery is it?
History
The brewery was founded in 1892 and incorporated in 1989. It sits among the rice fields of the Iga basin and brews largely by hand in the cold season, using Yamada Nishiki from local contract farmers and Mie's own sake rice Kami no Ho. Annual output is about 600 koku. Seventh generation Yuki Ota has been toji since 2019. Hanzo was served for the toast at the 2016 Ise-Shima summit.
What makes it distinct
| Ingredients | Iga Yamada Nishiki and Mie's Kami no Ho |
|---|---|
| Master brewer | Seventh generation Yuki Ota, toji since 2019 |
| Water | Soft groundwater flowing from the mountains around the Iga basin |
| Also | About 600 koku a year |
Visiting
A direct sales shop, Sakagura Rikako, is nearby (Kaminosho 1392-1). Kankomie lists weekday hours 9:00 to 17:00, closed weekends and holidays.
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Bottles from this brewery
The KIKI app knows 34 bottles from this maker (1 on this site).
| Bottle | Type | Per 720 ml |
|---|---|---|
| Hanzo Kami no Ho Junmai Daiginjo半蔵 純米大吟醸 神の穂 | Junmai Daiginjo | ¥1,672 |