FUKUGEN BREWERY

Founded in 1758, Fukugen Brewery is an old established sake producer, ever since the Edo period, a time when samurai rode the streets and ruled the land. The company is owned by the Hirabayashi family, and its secret method of sake brewing has been passed down from generation to generation. Currently, Atsuo Hirabayashi is the seventeenth of head of family, and his daughter, Seiko will succeed him. During this long time the Hirabayashi family has contributed to the local development of the city, including building the railroad, establishing a local bank, the silk-reeling industry, and others, as well as managing the sake business... At Fukugen, we believe that the very nature of Nagano is our indispensable treasure. Although the rural scenery is changing every year, we wish to leave this natural landscape to generations to come, and we therefore are asking the farmers of Nagano to cultivate the sake-rice organically. Whilst we make every effort to grow good sake-rice within our own..

Primary location: Nagano Japan