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A sugidama cedar ball hanging at the eaves of Miyasaka Brewery

SAKE BREWERY · NAGANO

宮坂醸造(真澄)

Photo: At1973 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Type
Sake Brewery
Location
Nagano · Suwa
Region
Koshinetsu
Founded
1662
Official site
www.masumi.co.jp ↗

03 — RECORD

A sake brewery in Suwa, Nagano, founded in 1662. Its official site describes it as the brewery where Kyokai No. 7 yeast originated.

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.

HokkaidoAomoriIwateMiyagiAkitaYamagataFukushimaIbarakiTochigiGunmaSaitamaChibaTokyoKanagawaNiigataToyamaIshikawaFukuiYamanashiNaganoGifuShizuokaAichiMieShigaKyotoOsakaHyogoNaraWakayamaTottoriShimaneOkayamaHiroshimaYamaguchiTokushimaKagawaEhimeKochiFukuokaSagaNagasakiKumamotoOitaMiyazakiKagoshimaOkinawa
NAGANON 36.65°  E 138.18°

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.

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Representative drinks

Stacked straw-wrapped Masumi komodaru barrels
Photo: At1973 / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Product names, labels and logos shown are trademarks of their respective owners. Photographs are used under their creators' licences.

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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  1. 01Dewazakura Sake Brewery出羽桜酒造EST. 1892
  2. 02DASSAI (DASSAI Inc.)獺祭(株式会社 獺祭)EST. 1948
  3. 03Gekkeikan月桂冠EST. 1637
  4. 04Hakutsuru Sake Brewing白鶴酒造EST. 1743

SOURCES

Last verified 26 September 2026

  1. 1真澄 蔵元 | 宮坂醸造株式会社(信州諏訪 7号酵母発祥の酒蔵)宮坂醸造 · Official · accessed 2026-09-26
  1. 1Sugidama at Miyasaka Brewery — At1973 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  2. 2Masumi komodaru barrels — At1973 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  3. 3Entrance of Cella Masumi — Ina-valley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  4. 4Cella Masumi tasting room — Ina-valley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  5. 5Tokusen Masumi honjozo — At1973 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  6. 6Water jar at Cella Masumi — At1973 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons