Mutsu Otokoyama (Kaneda Shuzo)

Operating Tohoku/Niigata
Years Active 1910 – present
Region Tohoku/Niigata
Country Japan
Japanese Name 陸奥男山 (金田酒造店)
Prefecture Aomori
Status Operating
Owner Corporate
Water Source Local well water from Tsugaru plain
Rice Varieties Hanafubuki; Gohyakumangoku; Masshigura (Aomori table rice)
Toji School Nanbu
Production Size Medium
Key Brands Mutsu Otokoyama
Famous Brands Junmai; Junmai Ginjo; Honjozo; Futsu-shu
Website Unknown
Coordinates 40.65, 140.5833

About Mutsu Otokoyama (Kaneda Shuzo)

A traditional brewery producing accessible everyday sake for the Aomori market. Mutsu refers to the old provincial name for northern Tohoku. Otokoyama means Man’s Mountain – a classic bold dry style shared by multiple Japanese breweries.