Takanoi Shuzo (高の井酒造株式会社)
Takanoi Shuzo is a sake brewery in Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, producing brands such as Denyu and Koshinohatsuume. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
- Bottles listed
- 1
- Makes
- Sake
- Japan Sake Awards
- 3 golds
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
The company lists 29 December 1955 (Showa 30) as its date, and it makes sake and wholesales alcoholic beverages. Since 2007 (Heisei 19) it has invited the public to take part in rice planting, sharing the path from rice growing to brewing. It brews with subsoil water fed by Ojiya's snowmelt and uses only Niigata rice.
What makes it distinct
- Ingredients
- All rice is from Niigata; Denyu uses only terraced-field Koshitanrei rice.
- Water
- Denyu is brewed entirely with soft snowmelt water from Ojiya.
Visiting
- Tours
- Shop
Brewery tours take about 60 minutes, up to 10 people, 2,200 yen per adult including tasting of 6 sakes. Closed Wednesdays, Sundays and holidays. Book by 3 pm the previous day. The shop Yukimizuan is open 10:00-15:00, closed Sundays and holidays.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: hatsuume.co.jp
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 19 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 6 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 3.
- Prize (nyusho)たかの井PDF
- Prize (nyusho)たかの井PDF
- Gold prizeたかの井PDF
- Gold prizeたかの井PDF
- Prize (nyusho)たかの井PDF
- Gold prizeたかの井PDF
Source: the prize lists of the Japan Sake Awards (National Research Institute of Brewing and Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association). Brewing year 2019 had no final judging, so no gold prizes.