One of the five Suwa Gozo breweries on the famous upper Suwa sake-brewery walking route. Maihime means Dancing Princess. Located steps away from the other Gozo breweries along Kamisuwa’s historic sake street.

One of the five Suwa Gozo breweries. Among the oldest of the group founded in the Edo period. Very small production maintains artisanal character. Honkin means True Gold.

One of the five Suwa Gozo breweries. Yokobue means transverse bamboo flute. The smallest of the Gozo five. Known for a delicate and refined style that evokes the elegance of flute music.

Small traditional brewery in the scenic Ina Valley of southern Nagano. Sits between the Central Alps and Southern Alps mountain ranges providing pristine water sources and cold winters ideal for brewing.

One of Japan’s notable female toji-led breweries. Okazaki Mika is among a small but growing number of women head brewers. Located on the historic Yanagimachi merchant street in Ueda castle town. Founded 1665.

Historic brewery in the Ina Valley region of southern Nagano. Uses pristine underground water filtered through the granitic rock of the Southern Alps. The Ina area’s cold dry winters provide ideal brewing conditions.

Located in the Shiojiri area near Matsumoto in central Nagano. Senkotsuru means Eternal Crane. The Matsumoto Basin provides excellent soft water from Northern Alps snowmelt filtered through the alluvial plain.

Hana no Mai means Dance of Flowers. One of Shizuoka’s larger sake producers based in Hamamatsu. Promotes local Shizuoka rice variety Homarefuji. Active in sake education and brewery tourism.

Garyubai (Reclining Dragon Plum) is the flagship brand. Historic brewery in Shimizu port area. The soft water from the Abe River contributes to clean delicate Shizuoka-style sake.

Located on Takayama’s famous San-no-machi historic street. Takayama known as Little Kyoto. Brewery is a tourist attraction. Hida Takayama has high brewery concentration.