Dewazakura

History

Founded by Seijiro Nakano in 1892, Dewazakura Brewery set out an ambitious journey of creating highest quality Japanese sakes since the beginning. Their commitment of Ginjo sake making and frequent participation in Japanese sake competitions earn its place in the sake industry. One of their popular products, Oka Ginjo, even topped the list for 12 consecutive years for the Ginjo category in Jizake Ninki Meigara Ranking, an authoritative guidebook on the most popular local sake published by Fullnet Corp. Furthermore, the brewery had started their international exportation since 1997, with over 35 countries currently, spreading the joy of drinking Dewazakura sakes in many parts of the world. 

The rich scent of Oka Ginjo even attracted the attention of the cosmetics industry. Oka Ginjo played a role in the development of the scent of a new product of SK-II, a cosmetic brand belonging to P&G Max Factor.

Dewazakura Sake Brewery is located in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, a small town of 60,000 residents located 300 kilometers north of Tokyo. Situated in the Yamagata Basin and surrounded by high mountains, Tendo City is hot in summer, often exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, and in the winter can receive considerable snowfall, often exceeding one meter in depth. These natural features, including the climate, have made the region a major production center of rice, fruits and other products. Using this great rice, we have been making sake by hand. For example, we use small tanks enough to handle manually. It makes precision temperature control possible, which in turn allows us to brew high-quality sake in small quantities.
For customers with love and passion about Japnese sakes, casual taste and creativity are always the key elements in Dewazakura sakes. The brewery would simplify its designs in packaging and divert their efforts on maximizing the quality with reasonable price.

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