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Okayama 岡山 Sake
Okayama Sake: rich, complex sake from heritage Omachi rice
rich, complex sake from heritage Omachi rice
Okayama is the birthplace of Omachi (雄町) sake rice, one of Japan's oldest and most prized varieties. Omachi produces sake of exceptional richness and complexity, and breweries across Japan now source this rice from Okayama's Asakuchi area.
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Breweries
approximately 20
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Climate
sunny, mild Seto Inland Sea climate
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Water
medium-soft water from Chugoku highland rivers
📍 Location
sunny Setouchi coast, birthplace of Omachi rice
🌨 Climate
sunny, mild Seto Inland Sea climate
💧 Water
medium-soft water from Chugoku highland rivers
🍶 Sake Style
rich, complex sake from heritage Omachi rice
🏭 Breweries
approximately 20
Bodegas
52 bodegas de 岡山
- Akagishuzou KabushikigaishaRanteikyokusui
- Akaiwashuzou KabushikigaishaMomonosato
- EndoushuzoujouKouro
- FujigikushuzouhontenFujigiku
- Fujitashuzou YuugengaishaKikyougensou
- Fujiwarashuzou KabushikigaishaKamenoi
- Hirakishuzou KabushikigaishaKihei
- Houretsushuzo Co.,LtdKaze
- Isochidorishuzou KabushikigaishaIsochidori
- Juhachi Zakari Shuzo Co., Ltd.Juuhachizakari
- Kabushikigaisha HattorihonkeshuzoujouYuushun
- Kabushikigaisha ItanoshuzouhontenFutamo
- Kabushikigaisha KobayashihontenTenrai
- Kabushikigaisha MakinoshuzouhontenIzumiyama
- Kabushikigaisha OchishuzoujouTaishounotsuru
- Kamikokoroshuzo KabushikigaishaKamikokoro
- Kikuchi Sake Brewing Co.,LtdSanzen
- Koideshuzou KabushikigaishaTakayuki
- Komiyamashuzou KabushikigaishaJitsugetsu
- Kosakashuzou KabushikigaishaTsurunoike
- Kousoshuzou KabushikigaishaSenju
- Kumayashuzou YuugengaishaIshichi
- Manzaishuzou KabushikigaishaSatsukigokoro
- Marumotoshuzo KabushikigaishaChikurin
- Matsunagashuzou KabushikigaishaKibiji
- Michitsurushuzou KabushikigaishaMichitsuru
- Miyakeshuzou KabushikigaishaSuifu
- Miyashita ShuzoKiwamihijiri
- Moritashuzou KabushikigaishaMannenyuki
- Muromachishuzou KabushikigaishaSakuramuromachi
- Nanbashuzou KabushikigaishaSakushuumusashi
- Oomishuzou YuugengaishaMihotsuru
- Oonoshuzou KabushikigaishaFushimizakari
- OouchishuzoujouMitaketsuru
- Sankanshuzou YuugengaishaSankan
- Sankoumasamune KabushikigaishaSankoumasamune
- Shinroshuzou KabushikigaishaShinro
- Shiragikushuzo KabushikigaishaTaitenshiragiku
- Tagohonkeshuzojo&Co.Kamoitsuha
- Takimotoshuzou YuugengaishaIppin
- Tamaizumishuzou KabushikigaishaTamaizumi
- Tanaka Sake Brewery Inc.Musashinosato
- Toshimorishuzo KabushikigaishaSakehitosuji
- Tougoushuzou KabushikigaishaTougou
- TSUJI CO., LTD.Gozenshu
- Yamamotoshuzou KabushikigaishaKikumusume
- Yamanarishuzou KabushikigaishaRouronosato
- Yoikigen Co.,LtdHekiten
- Yuugengaisha EndoushuzoujouTakarafuji
- Yuugengaisha ItanoshuzoujouKibinogimpuu
- Yuugengaisha WatanabeshuzouhontenMinenohomare
- 苅田酒造エネルギー株式会社Morohaku
Dormant breweries are listed; closed ones are not.
Food Pairings
Okayama peach desserts
sweet nigori or daiginjo
Famous Okayama fruit echoed in fruity sake
Mamakari (sushi of small fish)
chilled junmai
Local seto pickled fish with clean sake
Kibidango (millet dumplings)
light honjozo
Traditional Okayama sweet with refreshing sake
Frequently Asked Questions
Omachi (雄町) is Japan's oldest continuously cultivated sake rice variety, dating to the 1860s in Okayama. It produces sake of exceptional complexity and body, with earthy, mineral depth. Omachi sake tends to age well and develops fascinating complexity over time.