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boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉛
Saitama Prefecture⑥
KANBAI Special Junmai
Kanmei Sake Brewery in Kuki City
It is said that they are the originator of all the KANBAI brands in Japan.
Chichibu Nishiki is the same, and this place was also founded by an Omi merchant. Seibu is also an Omi merchant, right?
According to information from Sakegawa, they seem to be a one-operator sake brewery.
When I search, only Miyakanbai comes up, and there is almost no information about this brewery. Their instagram isn't updated and their website is gone...
Polishing ratio 60%, sakekazushi 15.0°, sake strength -3
Price unknown
The info I got says "Sake Musashi", but there's another sake with the same label that uses Aya no Kizuna with a production date this year, so I'm not sure 😅.
Surprisingly good 😋, deliciously juicy.
Well-balanced and gently sweet. It's a versatile type of sake that can be enjoyed on its own or with food.
As was the case at the other booths, when I looked at Mr. Umai, he was always talking to someone. He talks like he knows me but I don't know him 🤔.
Seeing that, Nemuchi and I were talking about how good a communicator Umaisan is 😁. ヒロHi bouken 😃
I am surprised ‼️ that you are the originator of cold plum 😳
And it's in Saitama 😅I didn't know that at all even though I live in a nearby prefecture. I guess it's a brewery that doesn't come up even if you search 🤔I was able to find out thanks to bouken's review 🙏. ポンちゃんHi bouken 🐦.
You are indeed perceptive! It seems that many Omi merchants peddled in Saitama in the Edo period 🤔 come to think of it, they also collaborated with Shiga in Shoude Saitama 😆.
Your comic skills are really great 😊. boukenHello Hiro 😃
The president of Ishii Sake Brewery said they are the originators of Kanmei 😊.
I thought it was too hidden, not many people drink it and it's a sake brewery near the train station! I thought 😅 boukenHi Pon-chan 😊
Nemuchi-san's post also said that Omi merchants founded the warehouse, so there must be many other warehouses 😳I wonder if Saitama was Shiga because of that too 🤔Mamai-san is awesome 😆. 豊明一期一会 G-yeast純米大吟醸原酒生酒無濾過 
boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉚
Saitama Prefecture ⑤.
Ishii Sake Brewery in Satte City
I've drank it at the Hankai Train Off-line Meeting and at CHUIN in the past, but I'll drink it because it's delicious and you can't buy it in the Kansai region.
The brewer was there. I have seen him several times on the Internet. He is the president of the company.
I saw an article that he was 31 years old in 2018, so still young.
The brewery is in a slightly unusual location adjacent to a supermarket and dispensary. I wonder if he sold or leased the land that was originally a brewery?
Undisclosed Polishing ratio: sake brewer's sake 17%, Saitama G yeast
1980 yen
According to the official website and blog, Jun Dai unfiltered unpasteurized sake.
I remember drinking a bottle two years ago that was fire-aged.
The brewer said it's known locally as generic hana-yosu😅.
It's as it should be, pineapple-like, juicy, sweet and delicious!
Like the ones I've had in the past, Ichiki Ichikai seems to be a series that uses sake Musashi and Saitama G yeast.
After drinking this one, did you have any more good ones? Ikkoma-san appeared again!
We were just talking about the lack of distributors in the Kansai area! I forced him to drink Toyoake and Kanmei, which we will drink later 🤣.
When I told him that I probably wouldn't like the taste because it's a generic Huayouyu, he told me not to say that in front of the brewery staff. He said 🤣. ポンちゃんGood evening, bouken 🦉.
You got to drink Toyoake too 😻I really envy you ✨.
Generic Huayangyan, no matter how many times I hear it 🤣. boukenHello Ponchan 😊
The president of the company says they make many types of alcohol and he seems to be unwilling 😅.
It's funny because we usually only say generic in medicine 😁. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉙
Saitama Prefecture ④
Toa Shuzo in Hanyu City
A subsidiary of King Brewery, a Hyogo-based manufacturer of mirin (sweet sake) and sake, the Saitama factory of King Brewery is located next to Toa Brewery.
The brewery has a connection with Ichiro's Malt, but it's a long and tedious story, so if you're interested, please check it out 😌.
I've had a young employee's challenge sake called ikou at Yodobashi in the past.
You can also find cheap sake in supermarkets.
Undisclosed Rice Polishing ratio: Hagatsudo Sai no Kagayaki, 15.0 degrees, Sake degree +3, 935 yen
Sake named after a natural treasure, the muzinamo.
It is recommended to be heated, but I think it is too light to be heated 🤔.
It is too light and I would like more umami.
But it's 935 yen, so I guess I can't say it's extravagant. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉘ Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture③)
Seiun Sake Brewery in Ogawa-machi.
It was bought out and became part of the Zensho Group, and you can drink it at Hamazushi and other places.
In the past, we drank a flower yeast sake called Kinshozan at Hamazushi😋.
From Koshu Umebayashi to the next badger mo, I drank it while the Seiun Shuzo brewer explained it to me.
Polishing ratio 55% Miyamanishiki/Sai no Kizuna 15.0 degrees Sake degree +3 Acidity 1.3
1430 yen
Polishing ratio and Sake Degree may differ depending on the website.
Slightly aromatic. It has a subtle aroma, and it is very good.
It is a food sake type, and I think it is best suited to be served at restaurants of the Zensho Group. ヤスベェNational Sake Fair 2025 Osaka ③.
Next we visited the Kumamoto Prefecture booth 😀.
I heard that Mr. Taido, who I participated as a volunteer and was in charge of the fair the other day, was going to participate in the fair, so I went there to say hello to the president who took care of me, but I was disappointed that I couldn't meet him 🤣.
I was disappointed that I could not meet him 🤣 although I was able to drink with him for the first time in a long time.
I was also able to meet the president who was in charge of the event, but I could not meet him.
I often drink Sundo, but this was my first time to try Hana-no-Kaosan 😀.
The orthodox Sakurabana did not have the fizziness characteristic of San-do, but this OUKA was a seasonal draft sake with a delicious taste similar to San-do 😀.
It had a high aroma, a fruity flavor, a sharp and delicate taste, and a slight sparkling sensation 😀.
It's a pity that Sundo is available at the liquor store I go to, but Hana-no-Ka is not 😅. boukenHi Yasubeyesan!
When I visited the Kumamoto booth, the Hana-no-Ko tasting was closed and only sales were available 😥.
I couldn't drink the Hana-no-Ko but I was lucky to be able to drink a freshly opened bottle of Kuyo Masamune 😋. ポンちゃんHi Yasube, 🐦.
I see that there are many kinds of sake from Kumamoto 😳I'm looking forward to seeing this event as I usually don't get to see them 😊. ヤスベェHi bouken 😀
I, on the contrary, had overlooked Kuhyo Masamune 😅.
I went to the Kumamoto booth on Sunday before 11am, but at that time there wasn't so many crowds yet and there seemed to be enough flower incense 🤣. ヤスベェHi Pon-chan 😀
I was lucky because I don't see Kumamoto Prefecture's sake very often 😇.
But Taido-san will be back in July for the Japanese Sake Festival, so please come to Osaka to visit us 😇. 
boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉗
Saitama Prefecture ②
Yao Honten in Chichibu City
Omi merchant moved to Chichibu and founded the company.
In addition to sake brewing, affiliated companies also operate sake wholesalers, department stores, and electronics retailers.
I don't have a source, but it looks like they are distant relatives of Yao Brewery of Suzumasamune in Shiga. The brewer of Suzumasamune mentioned it on SNS before.
I've seen Chichibu Nishiki a few times at Kobe Hankyu, but it was labeled dry, so I passed on it💦.
Polishing ratio 60% Miyamanishiki, Sake degree ±0, 15.0 degrees, 1160 yen
It has a deep taste with a bit of acidity.
What can I say, it's proper and delicious!
It seems to be a standard product of Chichibu Nishiki.
It's a little over 1,000 yen, so it's very cost-effective.
I forgot I drank this sake and had another one at the end of the Saitama booth 🙄.
Nemuchi-san told me he drank it earlier. Nemuchi told me 💦.
Oh, I'm posting a lot more than usual at this event, but I'm not drinking all of it because there were vomit containers 😙. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉖
Saitama Prefecture ①
By the time we arrived at the Saitama booth, about an hour had passed...
Sato Sake Brewery in Echigo-cho!
In Kanto, you can buy it at Yamaya, but in Kansai, you won't find it at all💦.
Polishing ratio 60%, sake brewer's alcohol level -2 to +2, acidity 1.3, amino acid level 1.0, 15.0
In-house yeast, 1,540 yen.
Sake level varies from site to site.
Slightly sweet and refreshingly delicious acidity. It is a food sake type that doesn't interfere with food. I imagined it to be more floral and fruity, so maybe it is different from what I expected.
Maybe there is such a type in the lineup 🤔.
It won a gold medal in a heated sake contest, so maybe it's not what I was expecting... boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉕
Ibaraki Prefecture⑯
Isokura Sake Brewery in Kasama City
We drank
Inazato Junmai Ginjo Hoshi, shipped unfiltered and unpasteurized.
Polishing ratio 55% Hitanishiki 17%, 2,200 yen
Overall, it is mild but also has a bit of character. It has a strong rice flavor. I think there are some off-flavors...
Inazato Hibi Kore Kohichi Junmai Daiginjo
Polishing ratio 40%, Kasama-grown Hitanishiki, 15%, Ogawa yeast, 3,960 yen
According to the official website, this sake is on display.
Dry but gorgeous, with a sweetness that follows later.
I thought both Inari had a strong rice flavor.
Ibaraki booth had only 3 kinds of sake on the list at the time of announcement, but there were a lot of sake not on the list on the day of the event 😅. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉔
Ibaraki Prefecture⑮
Aoki Sake Brewery in Koga City
Well, I think Yonemune in Aichi was also Aoki Sake Brewery 🤔.
The brewer was there, so I decided to have something to drink, and he told me to try this dry sake.
Rice polishing ratio 55%, Ichibanboshi 16%, Sake degree +5, Acidity 1.5, 1595 yen
AOK-1 yeast (No.7 series)
I checked it out and it seems to be a standard dry sake.
AOK-1 yeast must be their own yeast.
It claims to be dry, but it has a nice aroma and is quite clean and fresh even though it is fire-brewed. It is deliciously dry and tasty. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉓
Ibaraki Prefecture⑭
Nomura Brewery in Joso city.
I thought that there would be a lot of XX beauty if I look for it 🤔.
There seems to be a French restaurant attached to the brewery!
I found out that the regular junmai ginjo has a more classic label.
This one seems to be a modern type named "Grand", so I wonder if they are making a modern label?
This sake won the Platinum Award at the 2017 KURAMASTER Sake Competition
Polishing ratio 55% Yamadanishiki from Ibaraki 15.3% Sake degree +1 3000 yen
Fruity and sweet but a little strange?
Maybe the taste of Senhime is still in the boar's mouth😅.
I forgot to take a picture, so I borrowed Nemuchi's picture. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025㉒
Ibaraki Prefecture⑬
Hiyama Sake Brewery in Hitachiota City
A brand completely new to me...
I heard that wine is their main product rather than sake.
Hitanishiki, 60% rice polishing ratio, 15%, 1,650 yen
When I searched for this sake, I found reviews and descriptions saying it was fruity, but I didn't find it very fruity.
It has little sweetness and umami, and is a refreshingly light and dry sake. Well, it tastes a little strange... boukenNational Sake Fair 202521
Ibaraki Prefecture⑫
Takeyuu in Yuki City
I've had Takeyuki a few times, but I'll try this one because it's jun-dai and has a cool label.
Polishing ratio 40%, Yamadanishiki 15%, 5500 yen
This sake is a new flagship product of Takeyuu, which is a sake that is almost directly made from the sake entered in the sake competition.
It's dry, calm, but sweet and delicious!
When I checked the price later, I was surprised to find it was more expensive than I expected 😳. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025⑳⑳
Ibaraki Pref.
Hirose Shoten in Ishioka city.
Shirakiku is drinking the expensive Jun Dai draft sake that you buy at the corner shop of Mystery Cheeya earlier this year.
Polishing ratio 60%, Inochinoichi 15-16%, Sake degree -6
1925 yen
I've never heard of Inochi no Ichi before 😳.
It is sweet, refreshing and delicious!
Shirakiku, I'd like to try many other specs, but I'll have to pouch this one to get it too... boukenThe 1920's National Sake Fairs
Ibaraki Prefecture 10
Inaba Sake Brewery, Tsukuba City
I've always wanted to try this one.
I've been wanting to try this one for a long time.
The first sake brewed by a female brewery master in Ibaraki Prefecture.
According to the official website and the liquor store's website, both are unfiltered and fire-aged. It looks like there is a draft version of both.
We drank
Male-Female River Shiboritate Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered
Polishing ratio 55% Miyamanishiki 15-16 degrees Sake degree +4.0 Acidity 1.5
Amino acidity 1.2 2090 yen
We thought it was a draft sake, but it seems to be a fire-brewed sake. It is light and has a good balance of umami and acidity. It seems to be evenly balanced. Delicious!
Sutera Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered
Polishing ratio 50% Yamadanishiki 15-16 degrees Sake degree +1.0 Acidity 1.3
Amino acidity 0.7 2,750 yen
Fruity, sweet and delicious. It has a clean and smooth taste.
There are no unpleasant parts, and it is good and easy to drink.
Both Inaba sake breweries are very good!
Wish it was available in Kansai! boukenNational Sake Fair 2025⑱
Ibaraki Prefecture9
Okabe-san, Hitachiota City
A brand of Ibaraki sake that I've always wanted to try.
Polishing ratio 45%, Yamadanishiki 17%, Sake degree +5, Acidity 1.2, 6600 yen
According to the official website, it is a Fukuro-hozuri Shizukusake.
Fruity ginjo aroma, but a little strange.
Is it an off-flavor?
I would be very disappointed if there was an off-flavor for this price 🤔.
I forgot to take a picture, so I borrowed Nemuchi's picture! boukenNational Sake Fair 2025⑰
Ibaraki Prefecture ⑧
Sasame Sohei Shoten in Kasama City
With all due respect, I had no idea about this 💦.
Polishing ratio 60% Miyamanishiki, Sake degree +3, 15.5
Slightly spicy, classic type. Slightly complex flavor. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025⑯
Ibaraki Prefecture⑦
Tsukii Sake Brewery in Oarai-machi
I've seen this sake around but I've been avoiding it because of its dry image💦.
So this is my first time to try it😅.
Polishing ratio 50% Yamadanishiki 16 degrees, Ogawa yeast
Sophisticated and clean taste.
Almost no sweetness and not my favorite type of sake, but it's a good sake.
I guess it's supposed to be heated sake.
I thought it was suitable for Japanese food 🤔. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025⑮
Ibaraki Prefecture⑥
Takemura Sake Brewery in Joso City!
I told him that I drank a sake called Ruri from this brewery last year and he said it was a Fukuro-hozuri sake 😳.
I thought it was amazing that it's not such an expensive sake, but it's still a bagged sake!
I drank
Kyo no Yume Junmai Ginjo
Polishing ratio 55% Gohyakumangoku Sake meter value +2.0 Acidity 1.4
Amino acidity 1.4 Alcohol 15%-15.9%, 1958 yen
Slightly sweet and clean taste.
Kyo no Yume Daiginjo
Rice polishing ratio 40% Yamadanishiki Sake meter value +3 Acidity 1.4 Amino acidity 1.3
Alcohol 15%, 3,960 yen
It tastes a little lighter than Junmai Ginjo. Do you prefer Junmai Ginjo? boukenNational Sake Fair 2025⑭
Ibaraki Prefecture ⑤.
Akari Sake Brewery in Mito City
The brewery that originated No. 10 yeast.
The largest general liquor manufacturer in Ibaraki Prefecture.
I've seen the brewery's Vice Shogun at Yodobashi, but have never bought it, and I've never had a bottle of Mizufu Boast because the liquor stores only carry it in one-sho bottles...
Polishing ratio 50%, Gohyakumangoku 16%, Sake degree -1.0, Acidity 1.8
Amino acidity 1.0
It has a strong acidity. Not fragrant, but fruity.
It is fire-brewed, but it also has a freshness. boukenNational Sake Fair 2025⑬
Ibaraki Prefecture ④
Kiuchi Sake Brewery in Naka City
I've seen them selling single-batch bottles at stores that sell imported food and wine, but I've never had it.
I've had Yuzu Lager from Hitachinonest Beer though😅.
Are they more famous for beer or plum wine?
I drank
Kikumori Natsuhatsugetsu Nama Junmai Ginjo
Polishing ratio 50%, 15%, 2200 yen
Sweet but with a strong acidity and sourness. It has a unique taste.
It tastes as if it were a 🫶.
Kikumori Pure Ibaraki Kaze to Mizu Junmai
Polishing ratio 55% Hitanishiki Hitachi Yeast
Brewed in wooden vats. The acidity is also impressive.
It is fire-aged but feels fresh. RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
