山口
儀兵衞山田錦, 会州一
Fukushima 会津若松市
Founded
1643

Spread across three distinct regions — Aizu, Nakadori, and Hamadori — Fukushima uses mountain spring water and snowmelt to brew sake spanning a wide range from crisp dry to softly sweet. Prefectural rice varieties such as Yume no Kaori and Sasahime offer a gentle sweetness with fragrant, aromatic flavor. The sake complements Kitakata ramen, Kozuyu soup, and horse-meat sashimi.
Fukushima's sake spans a wide range from crisp dry to softly sweet, shaped by the mountain spring water of three distinct regions.
54 breweries
There are 54 sake breweries in Fukushima.
The oldest sake brewery in Fukushima is 山口 (founded 1643).
Spread across three distinct regions — Aizu, Nakadori, and Hamadori — Fukushima uses mountain spring water and snowmelt to brew sake spanning a wide range from crisp dry to softly sweet. Prefectural rice varieties such as Yume no Kaori and Sasahime offer a gentle sweetness with fragrant, aromatic flavor. The sake complements Kitakata ramen, Kozuyu soup, and horse-meat sashimi.