Tsujun Shuzo (通潤酒造)
Tsujun Shuzo is a sake brewery in Kumamoto Prefecture, known for its Tsujun brand. It started as a sake brewery in the mid-Edo period and brews with local water and rice. It was founded in 1770. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
What kind of brewery is Tsujun Shuzo?
The brewery traces its start to the mid-Edo period, when a family running a shipping business began brewing sake to help a village struggling under heavy land taxes. A storehouse still in use was built in 1792. The Tsujun name comes from the nearby aqueduct bridge, linked to a marriage into the family of the 9th head of the brewery. After the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake damaged more than ten storehouses and lost a large amount of sake, the brewery restored the old storehouse over about three years and reopened it in spring 2019 as a place where visitors can enjoy sake.
- Water
- The brewery sits where the Midori and Gose rivers have their sources.
- Ingredients
- Almost all of the sake rice is contracted and grown within Yamato Town through a local farmers' group.
- Style
- The sub-highland climate, cool summers and cold winters, is described as suited to brewing.
- Yeast
- The brewery uses the Kumamoto yeast, developed by the Kumamoto prefectural sake research institute, for all its sake including junmai and regular grades.
Can you visit Tsujun Shuzo?
- Tours
Brewery tours have been paid since April 1, 2026, at 800 yen (tax included); under-20s are free. Tours run all year, take about 30 minutes, and are guided from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The brewery is closed at New Year and on Tuesdays (open on public holidays). Advance booking is required.
- Tasting & foodOffered
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Kumamoto
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: tuzyun.com
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 13 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
