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Chubu
Gifu 岐阜 Sake
Gifu Sake: rich junmai with Hidahomare rice character
rich junmai with Hidahomare rice character
Gifu's Hida Takayama area is famous for preserved Edo-era architecture and traditional sake culture. Breweries here use Hidahomare sake rice grown in the Hida highlands and pure mountain spring water to produce sake with distinctive richness and regional character.
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Breweries
approximately 30
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Climate
cold mountain winters in Hida, mild in Mino basin
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Water
pure spring water from Hida and Mino mountains
📍 Location
central Japan, Hida highlands and Mino plains
🌨 Climate
cold mountain winters in Hida, mild in Mino basin
💧 Water
pure spring water from Hida and Mino mountains
🍶 Sake Style
rich junmai with Hidahomare rice character
🏭 Breweries
approximately 30
Bodegas
51 bodegas de 岐阜
- Adachi Shuzo Co.Kinkazan
- Chigonoiwa Syuzo Co.,LtdChigonoiwa
- Chiyogiku Co.,LtdChiyogiku
- Ena Jozo Co.,LtdKujiranami
- Ena Jozo Co.,Ltd MisatokojoIchinokawa
- Funasaka Shuzoten Co.,LtdMiyamagiku
- Gyokusendoshuzo Co.,LtdReisen
- Hakusen Sake Shuzo Co.,LtdHanamikura
- Hanamori Shuzo Co.,LtdHanazakari
- Harada Brewery Co.,LtdSansha
- Hayashi Shuzo Co.,LtdTomikoshi
- Hayashihonten Co.,LtdEiichi
- Hazamashuzou KabushikigaishaEnasan
- Heiwanishiki Shuzo Co.,LtdKinsen
- Hirai Shuzo Co.,LtdMiyadaiko
- Hirano Honten Co.Sekisui
- Hirano Jozo & Co.Bojou
- Hirase ShuzoKusudama
- HIRATA SAKE BREWERYShouryunomai
- Ikedaya Shuzo Co.,LtdFukuwakamatsu
- Itoushuzou KabushikigaishaUhousen
- Iwamura Jozo Co.,LtdOnnajoushu
- Kabashuzoujou Co.,LtdShiramayumi
- Kabushikigaisha OitashuzoutenOnikoroshi
- Kawashiri Shuzojo (Kawashiri Sake Brewery)Hidamasamune
- Kikukawa Co.,LtdKikukawa
- Komachi Shuzo Co.,LtdNagaragawa
- Kosaka ShuzojoHyakushun
- Matsuiya Shuzojo Co.,LtdHaburikoseki
- Michisakari Co.,LtdMichisakari
- Miwa Shuzo Co., Ltd.Shirakawago
- MIYOZAKURA JOZOTsushimaya
- Nakashima Sake Brewing Co.,LtdKozaemon
- Nihon-izumi Brwery Co.,LtdNihonizumi
- Niki Shuzo Co.,LtdHimuro
- Nunoya Hara ShuzojoGenbun
- Ohashi Shuzo Co.,LtdKasagitsuru
- Oita Shuzo Co.,LtdHidajiman
- Okuhida Shuzo Co., LtdOkuhida
- Otsubo Shuzoten Co.,LtdHidamusume
- Otsuka Shuzo Co.,LtdHatsushimo
- Shirakitsunesukeshouten Co.Darumamasamune
- Sugihara Shuzo Co.,LtdIbigawa
- Takeuchi & Co.Minokoubai
- Tenryo Shuzo Co., Ltd.Tenryo
- Tokoro shuzo Co.Bojimaya
- Wakaba Co.,LtdWakaba
- Watanabe ShuzojoMinonishiki
- Watanabe ShuzotenHorai
- Yamadashoten Co.Tamakashiwa
- Yamauchi ShuzojoOnozakura
Dormant breweries are listed; closed ones are not.
Food Pairings
Hida beef (Gifu wagyu)
full-bodied junmai
Premium mountain beef with rich, earthy sake
Mitarashi dango
light honjozo
Sweet-savory skewers with refreshing sake
Hida soba
chilled junmai ginjo
Mountain soba with aromatic alpine sake
Frequently Asked Questions
Hidahomare (飛騨ほまれ) is a sake rice variety developed specifically for the cool, high-altitude Hida region of Gifu. It produces sake with a rich, full-bodied flavor that pairs well with the hearty mountain cuisine of the area.