Terada Honke

Operating Kanto
Years Active 1673 – present
Region Kanto
Country Japan
Japanese Name 寺田本家
Prefecture Chiba
Status Operating
Owner Family (Terada family; 24th generation)
Water Source Well water from the Tone River area
Rice Varieties Organic and natural-farming rice (Koshihikari; Gohyakumangoku; heirloom varieties)
Toji School Owner-toji (natural methods)
Production Size Small
Key Brands Gonin Musume; Katori 90; Musubi; Daigo no Shizuku
Famous Brands Junmai; Kimoto; Bodaimoto; Doburoku-style; Natural/wild fermentation
Website teradahonke.co.jp
Coordinates 35.8967, 140.3136

About Terada Honke

Radical natural sake producer using no modern yeasts or additives. Revived ancient bodaimoto and kimoto methods. Uses wooden tools exclusively. Annual Okura Festival draws thousands. 24th-generation family brewery. Guru of the natural sake movement.