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- Company Name
- Hachinohe Shuzo Co., Ltd.
- Store Name
- Omi-ya
- Representative
- Komai Shozaburo (Eighth Generation Chief Brewer)
- Brands Produced
- Mutsu Otokoyama, Mutsu Hassen
- Address
- 9 Hon-cho, Minato-machi
Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan 031-0812 - TEL
- 81-178-33-1171
- FAX
- 81-178-34-1174
- info@hachinoheshuzo.co.jp
- URL
- https://mutsu8000.com/
The History of Sake Brewing in Hachinohe
Our brewery started in 1740 when the first-generation Komai Shozaburo left Omi Province (located in Shiga Prefecture along the western bank of Lake Biwa in the present day) for the land of Mutsu (Tohoku) to find a good place to produce sake. Our brewery has followed in his footsteps and has continued to make sake for generations. Today, the eighth-generation Shozaburo produces an environmentally friendly, healthy, and delicious local brand of sake from Aomori Prefecture that uses rice grown in Aomori, the finest yeast, and clear spring water from the Kanisawa area in Hachinohe to perfect the brewing process.
- February 1775
- First Generation
Starts malted rice (koji) business in Kenyoshi (located in Nanbu Town in the present day). Starts brewing sake at the Muraichi Kenyoshi store. - October 1888
- Fourth Generation
Inherits and relocates to the Kato Tokujiro Brewery on the Minato-mura Hama-dori Road. - July 1910
- Fifth Generation
Registers trademark for Mutsu Otokoyama, the first trademark in Japan to use the name Otokoyama. - October 1944
- Sixth Generation
Becomes the first company president of Hachinohe Shurui Co., Ltd., a corporation created upon the merger of sixteen sake brewers and corporations in the area in accordance with the Japanese Corporate Maintenance Act. - 1989-1993
- Eighth Generation
Mutsu Otokoyama sake wins the gold prize five years in a row at the Zenkoku Shin-shu Kanpyokai (All Japan New Sake Awards). - October 1997
- Breaks from Hachinohe Shurui Co., Ltd. and begins brewing sake at Hachinohe Shuzo.
- June 1999
- Obtains a manufacturing license and changes the company name to the newly established Hachinohe Shuzo Co., Ltd.
- March 2003
- Komai Shuzo Co., Ltd. and Hachinohe Shuzo Co., Ltd. merge under the company name Hachinohe Shuzo Co., Ltd.
Awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2016 - SAKE CATEGORY
Gold Prize - Ginjo Category
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2016 - SAKE CATEGORY
104th Annual National Research Institute of Brewing - All Japan New Sake Awards
97th Annual Nanbu Brewer’s Association Sake Awards
First Prize - Junmai Ginjo-shu Sake Category
97th Annual Nanbu Brewer’s Association Sake Awards
First Prize - Ginjo-shu Sake Category
97th Annual Nanbu Brewer’s Association Sake Awards
First Prize - Junmai-shu Sake Category
Third Annual Local Sake Workshop in Hachinohe: Let’s Make a Toast with Local Sake, Japan! 2014
Aomori Prefecture Brewer’s Union Sake Awards
First Annual Matsuo Taisha Sake-1 Gran Prix
First Annual Local Sake Workshop in Hachinohe: Let’s Make a Toast with Local Sake, Japan! 2012
2nd Annual Waseda-Keio University Sake Brewer’s Battle Awards
93rd Annual Nanbu Brewer’s Association Sake Awards
SAKE COMPETITION 2012
2018 Delicious Japanese Sake in a Wineglass Awards
2018 Delicious Japanese Sake in a Wineglass Awards
2018 Delicious Japanese Sake in a Wineglass Awards
2018 Delicious Japanese Sake in a Wineglass Awards
2018 Delicious Japanese Sake in a Wineglass Awards
2018 Delicious Japanese Sake in a Wineglass Awards
2017 Junmai-shu Sake Awards Competition
2017 Delicious Japanese Sake in a Wineglass Awards
2016 Junmai-shu Sake Awards Competition
Tohoku Sake Awards
First Prize
Aomori Prefecture Sake Brewer’s Union Sake Awards
6th Annual Waseda-Keio University Sake Brewer’s Battle Awards
Origin of the Mutsu Hassen Brand
The legend of the Eight Immortals (the Eight Drunken Immortals), or Hassen in Japanese, originated in ancient China and has passed down to the present day. Stories about the Eight Immortals and their earthly exploits often detail the delightful ways in which they enjoyed drinking their favorite wine and spirits. We named our sake “Mutsu Hassen,” which means the Eight Drunken Immortals of Tohoku, after this legend. We hope sake lovers and connoisseurs can savor and enjoy this rich and full-flavored sake our brewery is famous for.
Mutsu Hassen Junmai-shu sake combines the traditional richness of sake with a mild flavor and refreshing aftertaste.
Mutsu Hassen Junmai Ginjo-shu sake adds an even more delicate flavor.
Sake lovers can also enjoy Mutsu Hassen Dai-ginjo-shu, an exclusive sake perfected by our chief brewer that combines a fragrant aroma and a smooth blend of the five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) into a fine, dry sake that goes down so smoothly.
About Ganja Natural Sake Club
Revitalize the natural rice paddies of Kanisawa,
and experience brewing sake with natural rice.
Only members of the Ganja Natural Sake Club can take part in these activities
as they work together to produce an original natural sake.