SAKE BREWERY · KYOTO
月桂冠
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
- Type
- Sake Brewery
- Location
- Kyoto · Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
- Region
- Kansai
- Founded
- 1637
- Official site
- www.gekkeikan.co.jp ↗
03 — RECORD
A sake company in Fushimi, Kyoto. Founded in 1637; incorporated in 1927.
04 — LOCATION / LAND
Regional overview — not producer-specific
Old capitals, port towns, and long memories of brewing.
Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Shiga and Wakayama. Seat of ancient capitals, served by rivers and ports — and home to brewing towns such as Fushimi and Nada.
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
A Fushimi street lined with Gekkeikan brewery storehouses
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5 · 京都市伏見区
Close-up of a straw-wrapped komodaru barrel marked "Gekkeikan"
Large wooden sake vats displayed in the courtyard of Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Photo: ＋－ / CC BY-SA 3.0 · 京都市伏見区
The "Sakamizu" spring water flowing into a wooden tub at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Photo: ばばさま / CC BY-SA 4.0 · 京都市伏見区
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｜企業情報｜月桂冠月桂冠株式会社 · Official · accessed 2026-09-26
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2Gekkeikan brewery street in Fushimi — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- 3Gekkeikan komodaru barrel — Mariemon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 4Wooden vats at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum — ＋－ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 5Sakamizu spring water — ばばさま · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons