AKITA SEISHU

Brewery: Akita Seishu Co., Ltd.

Founded: 1865

Founded in 1865 as Yamato Shuzoten, Akita Seishu's sake brewing policy over its 150-year history has been to grow rice locally, brew sake with a local flavor, and endeavor to make sake that is loved by the community. In recent years, the brewery has focused on producing Junmai sake mainly using the traditional Akita-Style Kimoto method that was popular at the time of the company's founding.

Map of Japan highlighting the prefecture of Tochigi in black.

AKITA

Close-up of rice plants with green stalks and grains in a sunny field.
Snow falling on the roof of a house decorated with a brown hanging ornament and a Santa-themed decoration near the door.
A shimenawa, a traditional Japanese sacred rope, decorated with a large straw ball, paper ornaments, and artificial flowers, hanging in a corner with stone walls.
A person working on a Christmas wreath made of evergreen branches, surrounded by other greenery, in a workshop setting.

The Natural Environment

Dewatsuru Brewery is situated in the mountainous region of southern Akita Prefecture, surrounded by the Dewa Hills, which provide an abundant supply of pure spring water. Just as Akita's four distinct seasons and humid climate are ideal for rice cultivation, the area's heavy snowfalls and cold winter temperatures are perfect for brewing sake.

A black tray with unevenly distributed small white beads immersed in water, with soap bubbles around the edges.
A person in a white coat and hood sifting rice on a large cloth inside a wooden cabinet or drying rack.
People stirring a large container of cooked rice or grains with long wooden paddles.
A worker in protective clothing and a cap inspects large quantities of cooked rice in a food processing facility with steam rising, illuminated by bright lights.
Two men working with wooden containers filled with rice in a traditional process, inside a wooden-paneled room, possibly a sake brewery.
A person in a white t-shirt and towel on their head cleaning a fluorescent light fixture in a wooden-paneled room.
Person wearing a white lab coat and cap stirring a large vat of rice with a long metal paddle in an industrial setting.
A worker in white protective clothing and hard hat stirring the contents of a large green tank in an industrial setting with several similar tanks around.
Large traditional clay pots steaming in a kitchen, with chefs in white uniforms working nearby.
A man in a white jacket and cap inspecting a small container in a room with wooden walls and medical equipment.

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