Taikan Shuzo (太冠酒造株式会社)
Taikan Shuzo is a sake brewery in Minami-Alps, Yamanashi, making the Taikan brand. It brews in the Minami-Alps area with a toji from the Suwa tradition at the center of the team. It was founded in 1877.
What kind of brewery is Taikan Shuzo?
The brewery was founded in 1877 in Wakamatsu-cho, Kofu, by the first-generation Osawa Riemon under the name Warihishi Masamune. About 40 years ago the fourth-generation head changed the main brand name to Taikan. In 2007 the current president moved the brewery to Minami-Alps in search of better water. The name Taikan comes from a crown worn by promoted military officers, chosen to suit celebrations.
- Master brewer
- The toji is Kikuchi Yoshimitsu of the Suwa tradition.
- Ingredients
- One of its sakes is made entirely from Yamanashi-grown Yamada Nishiki.
Can you visit Taikan Shuzo?
- ToursOffered
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
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Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: taikan-y.co.jp