Yoshinotomo Shuzo (吉乃友酒造有限会社)
Yoshinotomo Shuzo is a brewery, founded in 1877. A brewery in Fuchu, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, that makes only junmai sake, including the Kisaki and Fuzen brands.
- Makes
- Sake
Where to buy
What kind of brewery is it?
The brewery was founded in 1877 and has always insisted on sake made from rice alone, producing only junmai sake for its local community. A company named Koshi no Megumi, set up to grow sake rice, later took the brewery on as a subsidiary. A rice polisher dedicated to sake rice has also been installed. It continues to brew under the banner of tradition and innovation.
What makes it distinct
- Style
- Makes only junmai sake, brewed from rice alone.
- Water
- Describes snowmelt from the Tateyama range reaching the area as subterranean water that nurtures the rice and the sake.
Visiting
- Tours
- Shop
Brewery tours run from April 1 to September 30. They pause during the brewing season from October to March, while sales and tasting at the brewery continue as usual.
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: yoshinotomo.com