The results of The Annual Japan Sake Awards, a competition where sake brewing techniques and quality are rigorously evaluated, were announced on Wednesday, May 20. Fukushima Prefecture achieved a total of 32 “Award-winning Sake” selections, with 20 of those labels earning the prestigious “Gold Prize.”
With this impressive number of Gold Prizes, Fukushima Prefecture has secured the top position in Japan for the second year in a row.
To celebrate this achievement, a Ceremony to Commemorate Winning the Most Gold Prizes in Japan was held on Wednesday, May 20, at the Fukushima City Machinaka Hiroba.
【Reiwa 7 (2025) Brewing Year: The Annual Japan Sake Awards – Fukushima Prefecture Winners】
★ Gold Prize Winners
Kinsuisho (Kinsuisho Shuzoten)
Junmaiginjo Kissuihidariuma (Ariga Brewery)
Senkoma (Senkoma Shuzo)
Hirotogawa (MATSUZAKI SHUZO)
Sasanokawa (Sasanokawa Brewery)
Azumatoyokuni (Toyokuni Brewery)
Okunomatsu (Higashinihonshuzo Cooperative)
Kyounohana (Tatsuizumi Sake Brewery)
Aizuchuujou (Tsurunoe Sake Brewery)
Hanaharu (Hanaharu Sake Brewery)
Nagurayama (Nagurayama Sake Brewery)
Aizu Yoshinogawa (Yoshinokawa Shuzoten)
Kitanohana (Kitanohana Shuzojo)
Aizuhomare (Homare Sake Brewery)
Kokken (Kokken Brewery)
Tajima (Aizu Shuzo)
Gakkimasamune (Ookidaikichihonten)
Gensai (Suehiro Sake Brewery)
Bandaiho (Shiraishuzoten)
Matabey (Shikeshuzoten Brewing)
★ Award-winning Sake
Abukuma (Genba Honten)
Miharukoma (Miharu Shuzo)
NINKI ICHI (Ninki Shuzo)
Senkounari (Himonoya Shuzoten)
Aizumusume (Takahashi Shosaku Sake Brewery)
Yauemon (YAMATOGAWA SHUZO)
Sasamasamune (Sasamasamune Shuzo)
ROMAN (HANAIZUMI Sake Brewery)
Aizu Otokoyama Kai (Otokoyama Shuzouten)
Gakujuro (Toyokuni Brewery)
Kibamai Hosui (Akebono Shuzo)
Hiroki (Hiroki Shuzo Honten)
【Overview of The Annual Japan Sake Awards】
Total Number of Entries: 793
Judging Dates:
Preliminary Judging: 3 days from Tuesday, April 21 to Thursday, April 23, 2026
Final Judging: 2 days from Tuesday, May 12 to Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Organizer: National Research Institute of Brewing
List of Gold Prize and Award-winning Sake Breweries for the Reiwa 7 (2025) Brewing Year
https://www.nrib.go.jp/English/kan/pdf/List_of_Gold_Prize_2026.pdf
