島
Tohoku
Fukushima 福島 Sake
Fukushima Sake: award-winning ginjo and daiginjo, premium junmai
award-winning ginjo and daiginjo, premium junmai
Fukushima has emerged as Japan's most decorated sake prefecture, winning gold medals at the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association's competition for multiple consecutive years. With around 60 breweries, the prefecture's Aizu and Nakadori regions produce sake of exceptional clarity and depth.
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Breweries
approximately 60
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Climate
cold winters, warm summers, pure basin air
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Water
soft, pure mountain water from multiple ranges
📍 Location
southern Tohoku, inland basins and mountains
🌨 Climate
cold winters, warm summers, pure basin air
💧 Water
soft, pure mountain water from multiple ranges
🍶 Sake Style
award-winning ginjo and daiginjo, premium junmai
🏭 Breweries
approximately 60
Breweries
58 Breweries in Fukushima
- Aizu ShuzoYamanoi
- Aizunisiki Co.Aizunishiki
- Akebono Shuzo Co., Ltd.Tenmei
- Arigajozo Co.Kissuihidariuma
- Bandai Shuzo Co.,LtdBandaisan
- DAISHICHI SAKE BREWERY CO., LTD.Daishichi
- Daitengu Shuzo Co.,LtdOotengu
- Eisen Shuzo Co.,LtdEisen
- Genba Honten Co.,LtdAbukuma
- Goumeigaisha OkidaikichihontenShizengou
- Hanaharu Shuzo Co.,LtdHanaharu
- HANAIZUMI Sake BreweryROMAN
- Higashinihonshuzo CooperativeOkunomatsu
- Himonoya Shuzoten Co.,LtdSenkounari
- Hiroki Shuzo Honten Co.Hiroki
- Homare Sake Brewery Co.,LtdAizuhomare
- Inagawashuzoten & Co.Inagawa
- Kabusikigaisya fujitayahontenFukunigiwai
- Kaitouotokoyama ShuzoKaitouotokoyama
- kinsuisho Shuzoten CompanyKinsuishou
- Kitanohana Shuzojo &Co.Kitanohana
- Kiyokawashoten &Co.Aizukiyokawa
- Kokken Brewery Co.,LtdKokken
- Matsuzaki shuzoHirotogawa
- Miharu Shuzo Co.,LtdMiharukoma
- Miyaizumi MeijoSharaku
- Nagurayama Shuzo Co.,LtdNagurayama
- NINKI INCNINKI ICHI
- Obara Shuzo Co.,LtdKurashikku
- Okunomatsu Sake Brewery Co.,LtdOkunomatsu
- Oyachuukichihonten &CoHakuyou
- SagisyuzoujouNakosonoseki
- Sakaegawa Shuzo & Co.Umaganbei
- Sasamasamune Shuzo Co.,LtdSasamasamune
- Sasanokawashuzo Co.,LtdSasanokawa
- Senkoma Shuzo Co.,LtdSenkoma
- Shikeshuzoten Brewing & Co.LtdMatabee
- Shiraishuzoten &Co.Kazegafuku
- Shirakawa Meijo Co.,LtdTaninokoshi
- Suehiro Shuzo Co.,LtdSuehiro
- Suzunoi Shuzoten Co.,LtdSuzunoi
- Taiheizakurashuzo &Co.Iwakiroman
- TakahashishousakushuzoutenAizumusume
- Tatsuizumishuzo &Co.Kyounohana
- Tomizawa Shuzoten Co.,LtdShirafuji
- Toyokuni Shuzo Co. FurudonomachiIbuki
- Toyokunishuzo Aizusakashitamachi &Co.,LtdGakujuurou
- tsurunoeAizuchuujou
- Wakashimizu Shuzo Co.,LtdWakashimizu
- Wakazeki Shuzo Co.,LtdWakazeki
- Watanabe Shuzo Honten Co.,LtdYukikomachi
- Yamaguchi &Co.Kaishuuichi
- Yamatogawa Shuzoten Co.Yauemon
- Yazawa Shuzo Inc.Nangou
- Yoshinokawa Shuzoten &Co.Yoshinogawa
- Yumegokoro Shuzo Co.,LtdYumegokoro
- Yuugengaisha niidahonkeNiida Shizenshu
- YuugengaishaminenoyukishuzoujouYamatoyazennai
Dormant breweries are listed; closed ones are not.
Food Pairings
Aizu lacquerware cuisine
premium junmai daiginjo
Refined local cuisine with award-winning sake
Kozuyu (local soup)
warm junmai
Traditional Aizu soup paired with regional sake
Grilled trout
chilled ginjo
Mountain fish enhanced by aromatic ginjo
Frequently Asked Questions
Fukushima breweries excel by combining pure soft water from mountain ranges, skilled toji trained in local traditions, and a climate with cold winters perfect for fermentation. The prefecture also invests heavily in sake research and yeast development.
The Aizu region in western Fukushima is most celebrated, with its mountain-ringed basin providing ideal cold winters. The Nakadori (central corridor) and Hamadori areas also have notable breweries.