Yachiya Shuzo (やちや酒造株式会社)
Yachiya Shuzo is a sake brewery in Ohitomachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, producing the Kagatsuru sake brand, with roots tied to the Maeda family of the Kaga domain.
What kind of brewery is Yachiya Shuzo?
The brewery began when its founder moved from Owari to Kanazawa in the company of Maeda Toshiie, the first lord of the Kaga domain, to brew sake for the lord. In 1628 the lord granted the house name Yachiya and the sake name Kagatsuru. The mid-Edo period brewery building has a distinctive plane-cut surface finish, and together with the main house it is a registered tangible cultural property.
- Ingredients
- Mainly Gohyakumangoku grown under contract with local farmers; ginjo uses Yamada Nishiki from Hyogo.
- Water
- Water from the Iozen mountain system, slightly soft and mildly acidic.
Can you visit Yachiya Shuzo?
- ToursOffered
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Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Ishikawa
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: yachiya-sake.co.jp
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 2 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 1.
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.