Ibaraki boasts one of the largest number of sake breweries in the Kanto region.
One of them is in Itako City.
There is ``Aiyu Sake Brewery.''
This land has good water and is a rice producing area.
We have been making Japanese sake ``Aiyu'' for over 200 years.
Visit a long-established sake brewery with your family or friends who love alcohol.
Why not enjoy some Japanese sake?
Founding culture first year,
Aiyu, a sake that has been passed down through generations
Aiyu Sake Brewery was founded in the first year of Bunka (1804) at the end of the Edo period. The history of the brewery began when Kanehira Joshichi, who had previously been making koji, started brewing sake. At that time, Itako flourished as a transit point for transporting goods from Tohoku to Edo, and many people involved in water transportation came and went there. Mitsukuni Tokugawa had a red light district built there, and it was also known as a red light district. It is said that at the end of the Edo period, brave warriors who wanted to force the Shogunate to expel Joi gathered from all over the country and drank ``Aiyu'' in the red light district.
From locally produced sake rice and water
The deliciousness created
Itako is a land blessed with water such as Lake Kasumigaura, Kitaura, and the Hitachitone River, and has been a rice production area since ancient times, and today Koshihikari, Ichibanboshi, and the sake rice ``Gohyakumangoku'' are produced. Aiyu Sake Brewery uses locally produced Gohyakumangoku rice and spring water from the same vein as the Omoido well at Oo Shrine in the city. We have inherited the techniques from Nambu Toji, who were once one of Japan's three major toji groups, and are producing our own unique sake.
Highly rated worldwide,
Sake brewed with great care
Aiyu Sake Brewery's pride and joy is their Daiginjo sake. Aiyu Junmai Daiginjo Bizen Omachi is made from Omachi, the only sake rice that has been cultivated continuously for over 100 years, and is polished to give it a gorgeous aroma and full-bodied flavor. Aiyu Daiginjo is made from Yamada Nishiki sake rice, polished to 38% and fermented at low temperatures, and is characterized by its fruity aroma and mild flavor. Both brands have received high praise at various sake tasting competitions in recent years, and are making a name for themselves overseas as well.
In addition, ``Kami no Ike'' is a well-balanced, dry sake brewed using water from the pond at Kashima Jingu Shrine (Kashima City), and is offered as a sacred sake at Kashima Jingu Shrine. It is said that each battle at Kashima Jingu will bring you blessings, so it would be a good idea to try out the ``Kami no Ike'' as a testimonial.
Deeply experience “Aiyu” on a sake brewery tour
If you visit Itako, be sure to take a tour of the Aiyu Sake Brewery. While watching the manufacturing process, you can hear about the history of the brewery and sample the sake to choose your favorite flavor.
Aiyu Sake Brewery Official Website
