Kiminoi Shuzo Co.,Ltd
Nigata
Founded 184218 sakes
From the brewery
"Sake brewing that is generously put on". It is a brewery where the traditional technique of 175 years of founding is hard. It is a sake brewing using raw rice made in Niigata Myoko, a rice that is a snowy highlight and has the optimal conditions for making rice. I would like to expand the well products.
Details
- Founded
- 1842
- Brand
- Kiminoi
- Region
- Nigata
Brands
Other39%
Junmai Daiginjo22%
Junmai Ginjo17%
Honjozo11%
Ginjo11%
Lineup
All Kiminoi Shuzo Co.,Ltd Sakes
Karakuchi Koshinosuiki
Other·65% polished·Gohyakumangoku·15.5%4.0 (1)
￥7,000+
1 shop
Kiminoi Yamahai Junmai Ginjo "Emperor's Well"
Junmai Ginjo
$32.00+
4 shops
Kiminoi Honjozo Nama Genshu Can "Emperor's Well"
Honjozo
$12.00+
1 shop
Kiminoi Nama Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Muroka Genshu "Emperor's Well"
Junmai Ginjo
$53.00+
1 shop
Kiminoi Junmai Ginjo Yamahaijikomimurokanamagenshu
Junmai Ginjo·58% polished·Gohyakumangoku·18%
$56.00+
1 shop
Kiminoi Junmai Ginjo
Other·60% polished·Gohyakumangoku·15.5%
￥1,793+
4 shops
Kiminoi Junmai
Other·65% polished·Koshi Tanrei·15.5%
￥1,446+
6 shops
Kiminoi Honjozo Josen
Honjozo
￥1,144+
4 shops
Kiminoi Junmai Daiginjoyamahaijikomi
Junmai Daiginjo·40% polished·Koshi Tanrei·16.5%
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Kiminoi Ginjo
Ginjo·15.5%
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Kiminoi Ginjo
Ginjo·15.5%
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Junmai Daiginjo Eshin Namagenshujikagumiarabashiri
Junmai Daiginjo·50% polished·Koshi Tanrei·17%
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Junmai Daiginjo Eshin Ichidohiire Setchuchozo
Junmai Daiginjo·50% polished·Koshi Tanrei·17%
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Hukumuryo Daiginjosannenjukuseigensyu Kutsukakegonuemon
Other·35% polished·Koshi Kagura·16.5%
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Eshin Junmai Daiginjo Murokanamagenshu Jikagumiarabashiri
Junmai Daiginjo·50% polished·Koshi Tanrei·17%
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Echigotanakayadaigoro
Other
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Echigonokurahiden
Other
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Densho Kiminoi Futsushu
Other·65% polished·Rice from Niigata·15.5%
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Story & Media
History
1842
The brewery's founding is dated to a surviving 128-koku sake brewing permit issued under the Takada domain, dated to the 13th year of Tenpo (1842).
1896
The man who would later take the name 'Tanakaya Daigoro II' was born as the second son of Tanaka Kanji, the brewery's 3rd-generation head.
1928
Tanakaya Daigoro II was an early adopter of enamel (horo) tanks and purchased a new vertical rice-polishing machine to achieve higher milling ratios.
1929
The brewery built a reinforced-concrete kura, unusual for the era, aiming to improve quality.
1930
The Niigata Prefectural Brewing Research Institute, the only prefecture-owned brewing research institute in Japan at the time, was established, with the brewery's methods contributing to its founding.
1938
The brewery received the 'Honor Award' at the National Sake Competition hosted by the Japan Sake Brewers Association, recognized for consecutive prior wins.
1951
The company changed its name from the 'Tanaka Shuho (Tanakaya)' trade name to 'Kiminoi Shuzo Co., Ltd.'
1967
A new brewing kura designed by Jiro Shinoda was constructed.
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Gallery
Entrance of the historic storefront with a suspended sugidama cedar ball and gold shop signage.
A stainless steel fermentation tank inside the brewing hall, with wooden lid boards laid across it.
Exposed heavy timber roof trusses inside the century-old brewery building.
A wood-paneled tasting or meeting room inside the brewery with long tables.
A traditional straw-wrapped sake barrel (taru) displayed beside an antique wooden chest inside the brewery.
Visit
Address
3-11 Shimocho Myoko Niigata
Region
Nigata
Hours
9:00-16:00(見学は自由見学、15名以上の団体は要予約・要電話連絡)
Tel
0255-72-3136
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