Another Mt. Tsukuba area brewery. Science City Tsukuba is home to research institutes but the surrounding farmland maintains traditional agriculture and sake brewing. Clean research-city water supply supplements natural springs.

Utsunomiya brewery producing the Daikoku Masamune brand. Daikoku is one of the Seven Lucky Gods. Utsunomiya is Tochigi’s capital city famous for its gyoza dumpling culture. Sake pairs well with the local specialty.

Named after the old Musashi Province (Bushu). Located in northern Saitama’s Hanyu area along the Tone River. Traditional small-scale production serving the local community.

Chichibu mountain brewery benefiting from pristine mountain water and cold winter temperatures. Chichibu is better known for whisky (Ichiro’s Malt) but has an older sake tradition. Mountain terroir gives distinctive character.

One of the remaining sake breweries in historic Kawagoe (Little Edo). Visitors can combine sake tasting with the famous sweet potato snack street and Toki no Kane bell tower. Traditional Kawagoe brewing.

Northern Saitama brewery in Fukaya city. Fukaya is known for its deep-water leeks (fukaya negi) and hot summers. Despite the heat the deep wells provide consistently cool water for brewing.

Eastern Saitama brewery in Kasukabe. The Nakagawa lowlands provide soft water suited to lighter sake styles. Kasukabe is today better known as the setting of the anime Crayon Shin-chan.

Kumagaya city brewery in northern Saitama. Kumagaya holds records for Japan’s highest recorded temperatures but underground water remains cool. Traditional small-batch Saitama sake.

Located in western Saitama’s Hidaka city near the Seibu rail line. Benefits from clean water flowing from the Chichibu foothills. Komahana brand references the area’s Korean immigrant heritage (Komagun historical district).

Located at the foot of iconic Mt. Tsukuba in Ibaraki. The mountain’s twin peaks (Nantai and Nyotai) are a landmark. Spring water filtered through the ancient granite of Tsukuba provides excellent brewing water.