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Chugoku
Shimane 島根 Sake
Shimane Sake: clean, refined junmai with Izumo cultural heritage
clean, refined junmai with Izumo cultural heritage
Shimane is home to Izumo Grand Shrine — one of Japan's most sacred Shinto sites — which has deep historical ties to sake as an offering to the gods. Rihaku Shuzo produces nationally acclaimed junmai that honors this spiritual heritage.
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Breweries
approximately 10
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Climate
cold Japan Sea winters, mild summers
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Water
soft water from Chugoku Mountains and Shimane highlands
📍 Location
San'in coast, Izumo cultural heartland
🌨 Climate
cold Japan Sea winters, mild summers
💧 Water
soft water from Chugoku Mountains and Shimane highlands
🍶 Sake Style
clean, refined junmai with Izumo cultural heritage
🏭 Breweries
approximately 10
Bodegas
34 bodegas de 島根
- Aoto Shuzo Co.,LtdHoroyoi
- Asahi Shuzo Co.,LtdJuujiasahi
- FujishuzouIzumofuji
- Furuhashi ShuzouUijin
- Furukawa Shuzo Co.,LtdYachihoko
- Goumeigaisha ShitamorishuzoujouShimanehousen
- Hikami Seishu & CoTamahagane
- Ichinomiya Shuzo Co.,LtdIwamiginzan
- Ikezuki Brewery Co., Ltd.Homareikezuki
- Itakura Shuzo Co.,LtdTenon
- Kabushikigaisha AkanashuzouKinunomine
- Kabushikigaisha TakeshitahontenIzumohomare
- Kabushikigaisha ZaimasakabaTakasago
- Kamofuku Shuzo Co.,LtdKamofuku
- Kimpo Shuzo Co.,LtdKimpou
- Kimura Shuzo Co.,LtdRafusen
- Kisuki Shuzo Co.,LtdMinamitaiheiyou
- Kokki Shuzo Co.,LtdKokki
- Kuwabara Sakaba Co.,LtdFusouzuru
- Migita Honten Co.,LtdSoumi
- Miyakonishikishuzou KabushikigaishaMiyakonishiki
- Nihonkaishuzou KabushikigaishaKannihonkai
- Okadaya Honten Co.,LtdKikuyasaka
- Oki ShuzouOkihomare
- Okuizumo Shuzo Co.,LtdNitamai
- Ouroku Shuzo Co.,LtdOuroku
- Rihaku Sake Brewing Company Co.,LtdRihaku
- Sakemochida Honten Co,LtdYamasanmasamune
- Sekishu Shuzo Co.Kasen
- Tamazakura Shuzo Co.,LtdTamazakura
- Tenyuushuzou YuugengaishaAsahitenyuu
- Wakabayashi Shuzo Co.,LtdKaishun
- Yoneda Sake Brewery Co., LtdToyonoaki
- Yoshida Sake Brewing Co.,Ltd.Gassan
Dormant breweries are listed; closed ones are not.
Food Pairings
Izumo soba
chilled junmai ginjo
Shimane's famous soba with aromatic sake
Shijimi (freshwater clam) miso soup
warm junmai
Briny clams with earthy sake — classic Izumo pairing
Waniguchi seafood
light daiginjo
San'in coast seafood with elegant sake
Frequently Asked Questions
Izumo's mythology includes deities of sake and brewing. The Izumo Grand Shrine has been a center of sake offering ceremonies for centuries, and local breweries maintain this sacred brewing tradition in their philosophy and practice.