Since launching Sake brewing operations in 1842, in the late Edo period, TAKARA have been providing for more than 170 years a wide variety of products.
As one of Japan’s leading manufacturers of traditional Japanese alcoholic beverages and seasonings such as Sake, Shochu, or Hon-mirin, we have built up its balanced product portfolio generated by the unique development capabilities of new technologies with the stable production system.
Through this product strategy, TAKARA gained its first top position in the industry for the year 2018 domestic shipment volume of Sake, and cemented its position as a top manufacturer of Japanese alcoholic beverages by taking the top market share for Sake as well as Shochu and Hon-Mirin.
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Completed in 2001, the Shirakabegura Brewery, utilizing Japan’s famous Miyamizu water, and carefully selected rice, combines leading-edge facilities that recreate traditional, artisan-inspired brewing techniques and Sake brewing done by hand in order to comprehensively pursue what is truly authentic Sake.
Shirakabegura is one of a selected few breweries that won consecutive gold medals in many years at the National Research Institute of Brewing’s prestigious Annual Sake Awards.