Bunraku

Bunraku is the founding brand of Kitanishi Sake Brewery, established in 1894 in Ageo, Saitama, by Kameichi Kitanishi, who named the sake after the traditional puppet theater he loved, drawing a parallel between the three-part harmony of bunraku performance and the craft of brewing. Using medium-hard water from the Chichibu mountain system, the brewery produces clean, food-friendly sake primarily in the junmai style, and currently exports Bunraku to more than twenty countries. The brand received a gold medal at the National New Sake Competition and recognition at the IWC in 2019.