SAKE BREWERY · YAMAGUCHI
獺祭（株式会社 獺祭）
Photo: t-mizo / CC BY 2.0
- Type
- Sake Brewery
- Location
- Yamaguchi · Iwakuni
- Region
- Chugoku
- Founded
- 1948Renamed from Asahi Shuzo on 1 June 2025.
- Official site
- dassai.com ↗
03 — RECORD
A sake brewery in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi — founded in 1948 according to its company profile. On 1 June 2025 Asahi Shuzo changed its name to DASSAI Inc.
04 — LOCATION / LAND
Regional overview — not producer-specific
The calm of San'yo, the depth of San'in.
Five prefectures split by the Chugoku Mountains into San'yo on the Seto Inland Sea and San'in on the Sea of Japan — a calm inland sea on one side, mountain basins on the other.
05–07 — INGREDIENTS · WATER · PRODUCTION
General ingredients and processes of sake. This producer's own water source, ingredients and methods will be added once confirmed from official information.
Representative drinks
Gallery
Dassai Junmai Daiginjo Migaki Niwari Sanbu bottle with a glass, Kintai Bridge behind
Photo: Breizhiz75 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · 岩国市・錦帯橋（山口県）
Tours, shops, opening hours, reservations and tastings change over time, so they are not listed here. Please check the producer's official website for current information.
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SOURCES
Last verified 26 September 2026
- 1会社概要 - 獺祭の蔵元｜株式会社 獺祭株式会社 獺祭 · Official · accessed 2026-09-26
- 2旭酒造株式会社は、2025年6月1日より、株式会社 獺祭 に社名変更します。PR TIMES（株式会社獺祭プレスリリース） · News · accessed 2026-09-26
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1Dassai junmai daiginjo — t-mizo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2Dassai Junmai Daiginjo Migaki Niwari Sanbu — Breizhiz75 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons