Ippongi

Ippongi(一本義) is a sake brand crafted by Ippongi Kubohonten Co.,Ltd. in Fukui, Japan. Explore their full lineup of 17 sakes on OneSip.

Ippongi Kubohonten was founded in 1902 in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, in the Oku-Echizen region where the harsh, humid winters of the Nanbu tradition meet the ultra-soft water of the local watershed at just 27 mg/L hardness. The brewery's name derives from the Zen phrase meaning the highest truth, and four generations of Ippongi master brewers over sixty years have refined a style that blends Nanbu-school technique with Oku-Echizen terroir. In 2021, sake made from Sakahomare, a premium rice variety developed through an eight-year collaboration with Fukui Prefecture, won a gold prize at the National New Sake Competition on its debut entry.