Sake Regions

Terroir, water, and the styles they shaped

Nada

The powerhouse — a third of Japan's sake starts here

HyogoGI Nada-Gogo
Fushimi伏見

Soft water, soft sake — the elegant counterpart to Nada

Kyoto
Niigata新潟

Snow country — the home of clean, light, bone-dry sake

NiigataGI Niigata
Yamagata山形

The Ginjo prefecture — aromatic, modern, quietly brilliant

YamagataGI Yamagata (first prefecture-wide sake GI)
Akita秋田

Rice country romance — mellow sake from famous rice fields

Akita
Hiroshima広島

Where soft-water brewing was invented

Hiroshima
Kochi高知

Bone-dry izakaya sake built for seafood and long nights

Kochi
Ishikawa石川

Craft tradition from the Noto peninsula's master brewers

Ishikawa (Noto & Kanazawa)GI Hakusan (Kikusake)

GI (Geographical Indication) marks sake regions protected under Japanese law — like appellations in wine.