Akashi Sake Brewery is a small artisanal sake producer based in Akashi city, a fishing town in Hyogo prefecture in Western Japan. Hyogo is the traditional sake brewing capital of Japan, known for the best sake rice and pure water.

Our signature range Akashi-Tai is true artisan sake, handmade in small batches by our Toji (or master brewer) Kimio Yonezawa and his close team of trusted craftsmen. We brew using traditional methods, and only with the highest quality, locally produced ingredients. However traditional doesn’t mean closed-minded, conservative or non-progressive.

The way to truly respect tradition is to keep it alive, and to do that you sometimes need to be willing to question and challenge. This requires the strength of character to follow your own path, but with a profound understanding of, and respect for the centuries of tradition and craft that have led to where we are now.

Today’s innovations are tomorrow’s traditions. Sake with depth, with flavour and aroma that lingers, enough to silence the table as that flavour keeps developing. Sake that can reveal the character of Hyogo’s water, rice and yeasts, among the finest in Japan, and really let them shine. Sake that makes every gathering a celebration of the simple joy of a shared meal. Sake that will pair up with your favourite food and dance.