Wakatakeya Shuzojo (株式会社若竹屋酒造場)
Wakatakeya Shuzojo is a sake brewery in Tanushimaru, Kurume, Fukuoka, which began in 1699 and makes sake under the Wakatakeya brand.
- Makes
- Sake
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
The first Denbei was originally a merchant, but he was so drawn to sake making that he borrowed money to build a brewery, buy rice and gather workers in Tanushimaru. For over 320 years the brewery has continued through the Meiji Restoration, wars and financial crises, and the current head is the 14th generation. A family motto handed down through the generations holds that water and rice are held in trust for descendants, while methods and service must keep innovating.
What makes it distinct
- Water
- Uses water from the Minou water system of the Minou mountains, and still draws from the well used since the founding.
- Ingredients
- Has grown Yamadanishiki together with local farmers.
- Style
- Processes that suit hand work are still done by hand.
Visiting
- Shop
- Tasting & food
Tours of the production building are not accepted, but tasting and sales are offered in the Genroku-era kura.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: wakatakeya.com