Sasayama Shuzo

Operating Tohoku/Niigata
Years Active 1880 – present
Region Tohoku/Niigata
Country Japan
Japanese Name 笹山酒造
Prefecture Niigata
Status Operating
Owner Family
Water Source Soft groundwater from the Igarashi River basin
Rice Varieties Gohyakumangoku; Koshitanrei
Toji School Echigo
Production Size Small
Key Brands Sasayama; Sanjo no Takumi
Famous Brands Junmai Ginjo; Junmai; Honjozo
Website Unknown
Coordinates 37.62, 138.96

About Sasayama Shuzo

Small brewery in Sanjo, a city famous for its metalworking and blacksmithing traditions. The brewery applies similar artisanal dedication to its sake production.