news from the sake brewery

兵庫県西宮市の酒蔵、大関株式会社では、春の恒例イベント「大関蔵開き2026」を2026年3月7日（土）に開催する。会場は同社の寿製品庫トラックヤードで、時間は10時から15時まで。新酒シーズンを祝う人気イベントで、蔵出しの日本酒や酒蔵の雰...

灘の日本酒メーカー「日本盛」が公式アンバサダーを募集しております。 日本酒の魅力や文化を広げ、人と人をつなぐことを目的に、同社が公式アンバサダー制度を立ち上げ、活動に協力してくれる参加者を募集します。アンバサダーはSNS投稿...

兵庫県西宮市の日本盛本社で、今週末2月28日（土）に「新酒蔵開き」が開催されます。今年は「日本酒をもっと面白く」をテーマに、初心者から愛飲家、家族連れまで楽しめる多彩なコンテンツが用意されています。 目玉は、蔵開き限定酒が味...

秋田の名蔵・高清水にて、2026年2月21日（土）に「酒蔵開放2026」が開催されます。午前の部（10:00〜12:00）と午後の部（13:30〜15:30）の二部制で、各回280名限定の完全予約制となっています。 入場料は2,00...

The "Kura-kai" (Opening of the Breweries) is a celebration of the new sake from Nada, Japan's premier sake-producing region, and a way to show appreciation to everyone. This year, the Nada Gogo region will once again be uniting to hold a joint Kura-kai event! A number of top sake makers will be participating! Come and enjoy a winter-only tasting event featuring freshly pressed new sake and warm sake...

Ozeki Co., Ltd., a long-established sake brewery with a 314-year history, has established the microbrewery Kaizo on its own premises with the aim of passing on traditional techniques to the next generation and taking on new challenges in sake brewing. Kaizo will officially open on October 29, 2025...

Kizakura, a long-established sake brewery in Kyoto, will be holding a brewery opening ceremony to celebrate its 100th anniversary and will be selling limited-edition "Golden Kappa T-shirts." To celebrate this auspicious milestone, Kizakura's symbolic kappa (kappa) has been specially designed in gold! Made from thick, sturdy fabric, it's easy to wear on a daily basis...

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Kizakura Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it will hold its 7th "Kura-biraki" (opening of the brewery) on Saturday, November 8th at the Fushimizu Brewery on its headquarters grounds. The event will include a kagami-biraki (opening of the sake barrel) ceremony, free sake, shot sales of limited edition sake, craft beer, whiskey highballs, and more, as well as sake and...

On October 18th, Asahi Shuzo in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, will hold a hands-on workshop at its Nagaoka City brewery to create a "sake grove (cedar ball)," a symbol of the new sake season. In collaboration with the local group "Koshiji Water and Green Association," the workshop will allow participants to experience traditional culture using locally grown cedar leaves. Participation is ¥500 (¥300 for members), with a maximum capacity of 10 people.

Ozawa Sake Brewery in Ome City, Tokyo, is recruiting volunteer staff for its "Sawanoi Kura-kai" (Opening of the Brewery) event, which will be held on Saturday, October 25th. Working hours are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and we are seeking 10 volunteers. Responsibilities include reception, sales assistance, and water distribution. Anyone aged 20 or over is welcome...

Ozeki's CEO, Kuniko Nagabe, will appear on TV Tokyo's "Cambrian Palace" on Thursday, September 4th. She will discuss the current state of the sake industry and Ozeki's challenges. Broadcast details: •Broadcasting station: TV Tokyo affiliates, nationwide network •Program name: "Cambrian Palace"

Umenoyado Sake Brewery in Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture, will begin offering original shaved ice made with sake brewing water and sake lees exclusively at its directly managed stores from August 1 to October 31, 2025. The ice is made with sake brewing water, with sake lees cream hidden inside and a non-alcoholic plum shaved ice on top.

Founded in 1871, Nakao Brewery, located in Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is hiring three employees. We welcome young people interested in sake brewing! Let's create our "Seikyo" and "Maboroshi" sakes and spread the appeal of sake! Nakao Brewery Maboroshi Red and White Set (720ml x 2 bottles, 1 red box, 1 white box)...

Miyazaki Sake Brewery, a long-established sake brewery with over 150 years of history in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture, has been relaunched by the succession of its business to Anato Holdings. Under the new structure, the first product, "Mine no Sei makuake Junmai Daiginjo," will be released on July 17, 2025. A concept to celebrate the "beginning" of life...

Today, August 1st (Friday), we will be holding a tasting and sales event for Oguchi Shuzo's new product, "Isanishiki Bloom," at Satsuma Shochugura Takumi in Watanabedori, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City. The event will run from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. On the day, you will be able to sample the newly released product...

Asahi Shuzo, located in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, will be holding a two-day sake tasting event on Saturday, August 30th and Sunday, August 31st, where you can taste 100 bottles of precious unpasteurized sake taken out of their storage tanks during their annual traditional event, "Hatsunomikiri." "Hatsunomikiri" is when the master brewer takes out the sake from the storage tanks...

Hagiwara Sake Brewery in Ibaraki Prefecture has announced that on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of its founding, it will formulate a new MVV (Mission, Vision, and Values) and rebrand the Hagiwara brand. To commemorate the occasion, a "kurabiraki" event will be held on May 24, 2025. ...

KIKUSUI KURA GARDEN Niigata's Kikusui Sake Brewery will hold the grand opening of its new "KIKUSUI KURA GARDEN" facility on April 29 under the theme of "fermentation. The facility consists of three areas: a "lab," a "store," and a "café," where visitors can experience sake through all five senses....

Hakutsuru "Sake Brewery Opening" Hakutsuru Sake Brewery will open its brewery on Saturday, May 17. This year, in addition to the head office grounds, the event will be held in a new covered area on the south side of the brewery, providing peace of mind even in the event of rain. In addition to the popular grab bags, paid tasting, and factory tours, a stage event will be held again for the first time in a year and a half...