Akitajozo Co., Ltd.

代表銘柄

Yukinobijin

酒蔵について

The company was founded in 1919 (Taisho 8). The founder, Koichi Kobayashi, was serving as head brewer under Ubee Sato at Shinsei Shuzo when Yeast No. 6 was discovered in 1930 (Showa 5). In 2004 (Heisei 16), Tadahiko Kobayashi, the third-generation head of the family, became the first brewery owner and head brewer in Akita Prefecture. Since switching all batches to small-capacity Daiginjo tanks, we have been producing only high-quality Junmai sake in small batches. In 2001 (Heisei 13), we constructed a new headquarters building alongside a reinforced concrete apartment complex. Taking advantage of its insulation and air conditioning, we have achieved year-round brewing—a rarity for a microbrewery with a capacity of approximately 600 koku—allowing us to offer fresh new sake throughout the year. Although it may not look like a typical sake brewery at first glance—being “a brewery on the first floor of an apartment building”—we apply the Akita-style low-temperature fermentation technique, honed by the traditions of this renowned sake-producing region, to every batch we brew.