Shiraki Tsunesuke Shoten (合資会社白木恒助商店)
Shiraki Tsunesuke Shoten is a sake brewery in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, that makes Daruma Masamune and Usuzumizakura. Its main product is long-aged koshu. It was founded in 1835.
What kind of brewery is Shiraki Tsunesuke Shoten?
The brewery was founded in 1835 and has made sake in Gifu ever since. In the 1960s and 70s, as cheap sake from large makers spread, the sixth-generation head, Shiraki Yoshiji, began making aged koshu to stand apart. After more than fifty years of trial and error, koshu is now the brewery's main product. The seventh generation, Shiraki Hitoshi, serves as toji.
- Water
- Brewing uses soft subterranean water from the Mugi River, a tributary of the Nagara River.
- Ingredients
- Nihonbare rice is used for the koshu to bring out its umami.
- Master brewer
- The seventh generation, Shiraki Hitoshi, is the toji.
Can you visit Shiraki Tsunesuke Shoten?
- Tours
Tours require a reservation and come in four courses, from a souvenir-only tour to aged sake comparison tastings.
- Shop
The shop and tasting room need no reservation; closed Sundays and public holidays.
- Tasting & foodOffered
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: daruma-masamune.co.jp