Akitahomare Shuzo was established in 1944 through the consolidation of over a dozen small breweries near the Koyoshi River in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, most of which dated to the late Edo or early Meiji era. Brewing water drawn through a 600-meter pipeline from springs fed by Mt. Chokai underpins the brewery's slightly dry house style, and the toji team employs Akita's signature low-temperature long-term fermentation method. The brewery also cultivates the heritage rice variety Kameno-o to produce specialty pure rice ginjo releases.
