SAKE BREWERY · NIIGATA
八海醸造
Photo: Rebirth10 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Type
- Sake Brewery
- Location
- Niigata · Minamiuonuma
- Region
- Koshinetsu
- Founded
- 1922
- Official site
- www.hakkaisan.co.jp ↗
03 — RECORD
A sake brewery in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, founded in 1922, maker of Hakkaisan.
04 — LOCATION / LAND
Regional overview — not producer-specific
Sunlit basins and snow-bound plains.
Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata: mountain-ringed basins alongside snowy plains opening onto the Sea of Japan — vineyards and rice paddies within a single region.
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
Hakkaisan display booth with a wall of white isshobin bottles
Photo: Rebirth10 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · 南魚沼市（新潟県）
Straw-wrapped Hakkaisan komodaru barrels beside a clay jar
Photo: 円周率３パーセント / CC BY-SA 4.0 · 名古屋市中村区
Exterior of the Hakkaisan Yukimuro snow-storage building beyond a lawn
Photo: Rebirth10 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · 南魚沼市（新潟県）
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 ｜ 八海山八海醸造 · Official · accessed 2026-09-26
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1Hakkai Brewery plant — Rebirth10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2Hakkaisan display booth — Rebirth10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 3Hakkaisan komodaru barrels — 円周率３パーセント · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 4Hakkaisan Yukimuro — Rebirth10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons