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Meet The Sake Artisans

The secret behind Fukushima’s delicious sake lies in its people.
In this series, we introduce the passionate brewers behind the region’s sake, each with their own unique personality and story, organized by theme.

01 FUKUSHIMA
Naturalist Declaration

Meet the "naturalist" brewers dedicated to the art of organic sake.

  1. Takahashi Shosaku Sake Brewery

    Takahashi Shosaku Sake Brewery

    Wataru Takahashi(Kuramoto, Master Brewer)
  2. Niidahonke

    Niidahonke

    Yasuhiko Niida(18th Generation Head, Toji)

02 TOJI Women!

The days when breweries were off-limits to women are long gone.
Meet the women of Fukushima leading the way as Toji and brewery owners.

  1. Kitanohana Shuzojo

    Kitanohana Shuzojo

    Rie Hoshi(Kuramoto Toji (Owner-Brewer))
  2. Sasanokawa Brewery

    Sasanokawa Brewery

    Toshiko Yamaguchi(Managing Director & Toji)
  3. Daitengu Shuzo

    Daitengu Shuzo

    Saori Kobari(Manager & Toji)
  4. Tsurunoe Sake Brewery

    Tsurunoe Sake Brewery

    Yuri Hayashi(Senior Managing Director / First-Grade Sake Brewing Technician)
  5. Hanaharu Sake Brewery

    Hanaharu Sake Brewery

    Junko Kashiwagi(Director of Production & Toji)

03 U40 NEXT
GENERATION

Forging the standards of tomorrow through new challenges.
A closer look at the young owner-brewers and Toji under 40.

  1. Aizu Shuzo

    Aizu Shuzo

    Keita Watanabe(9th Generation Head)
  2. Ariga Brewery

    Ariga Brewery

    Yujiro Ariga(Managing Director & Toji)
  3. Toyokuni Brewery

    Toyokuni Brewery

    Kensei Yanai(9th Generation Owner-Brewer)
  4. Matsuzaki Shuzo

    Matsuzaki Shuzo

    Hiroyuki Matsuzaki(Owner-Brewer)