Located in Ukiha, a town famous for its beautiful terraced fields and fruit orchards. The name Niwatazumi evokes a garden spring. Small family brewery drawing on pristine foothill water.

One of the oldest breweries in the Chikugo region dating to the Edo period. Also produces barley shochu. Name Oimatsu means Old Pine Tree symbolizing longevity. Located in the historic Yoshii town.

Small family brewery in the Asakura area known for rich agricultural land. Produces sake closely tied to the farming traditions of the Asakura plain. Traditional Chikugo style emphasizing gentle umami.

Located in the Hamanoura area of Kashima known for its tidal flats on the Ariake Sea. Part of the Kashima sake brewery district which hosts the annual Kashima Sakagura Biraki festival.

Historic Kashima brewery dating to the late Edo period. Takenokoen means Bamboo Garden. Participates in the famous Kashima Sakagura Biraki spring festival when many Kashima breweries open doors to the public.

One of the oldest breweries in the Kashima sake district tracing back over 300 years. Azumacho means Eastern Length. Known for rich umami-forward style that pairs beautifully with Ariake Sea seafood especially mutsugoro (mudskipper).

Primarily famous for their shochu brand Tenshi no Yuwaku (Angel’s Temptation). Their limited sake production represents the rare craft of sake-making in Japan’s deep south. Challenging climate overcome with modern refrigeration.

Aya Town is a UNESCO Eco Park known for pristine laurel forests and organic agriculture. One of the southernmost sake breweries in Japan. Also produces shochu.

Kagoshima is Japan’s shochu capital (famous for imo-shochu), making sake production here extremely rare. The subtropical climate poses challenges for sake brewing. Satsuma Shuzo is primarily a shochu maker with limited sake output.

Itoshima has become famous as a Yamadanishiki growing region — Fukuoka-grown Yamadanishiki from Itoshima is highly regarded. Isohanabi means Beach Fireworks.