{"id":173355,"date":"2025-12-07T19:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/?post_type=specialpost&#038;p=173355"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:13:38","slug":"%e5%8d%97%e9%83%a8%e7%be%8e%e4%ba%ba%e5%b2%a9%e6%89%8b%e7%9c%8c%e4%ba%8c%e6%88%b8%e5%b8%82-%ef%bd%9e60%e3%81%8b%e5%9b%bd%e4%bb%a5%e4%b8%8a%e3%81%a7%e6%84%9b%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%82%8b%e7%be%8e","status":"publish","type":"specialpost","link":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/specialpost\/173355\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanbu Bijin - Southern Beauty - (Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture) ~ \"Beautiful Sake\" Loved in Over 60 Countries Worldwide~"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"931\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kujisan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173353\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kujisan.jpg 932w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kujisan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kujisan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kujisan-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kujisan-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25a0\u201cNanbu Bijin,\u201d brewed with exquisite spring water born from the blessings of abundant nature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nanbu Bijin is a brewing company founded in 1902 in Ninohe, the northern tip of Iwate Prefecture, located in the T\u014dhoku region.<br>Ninohe city is an area where the temperature difference between winter and summer is large, and there is a lot of snow cover. It is a land blessed with the benefits of water that is rich in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Basenkyo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173345\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Basenkyo.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Basenkyo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Basenkyo-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nanbu Bijin uses underground water from the tourist attraction \"Basenkyo\", which can be said to be a symbol of the Ninohe area, for sake brewing. What a blue color is the water that springs from the well on the site. It is a medium-hard water suitable for sake brewing, and it seems to produce a solid taste and richness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_KodawariMizu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173350\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_KodawariMizu.jpg 720w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_KodawariMizu-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_KodawariMizu-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u25a0Nanbu Bijin Sparkling Sake Adopted at G7<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its inception, the business philosophy of Nanbu Bijin has been \"quality only\".<br>While inheriting a tradition that has been handed down since ancient times, they actively incorporate new techniques and continue to create \"beautiful sake\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_IWC2017_Champion_Small.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173469\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_IWC2017_Champion_Small.png 1000w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_IWC2017_Champion_Small-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_IWC2017_Champion_Small-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_IWC2017_Champion_Small-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has high national and international acclaim and won the \"Champion Sake\" in 2017 for \"IWC\" (International Wine Challenge) of the world's leading blind tasting judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Awa-Sake.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173344\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sparkling sake with in-bottle secondary fermentation, which applies the champagne method, is one of the popular products. It has been adopted at the G7 Hiroshima Summit, and is driven by a movement called \"toast with sake\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25a0 Leveraging international certifications such as vegan and kosher, its exports now reach over 60 countries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are actively trying to advance overseas, hoping people around the world will savor their sake crafted with unwavering dedication. International certification for vegan and kosher (Jewish dietary rules) has been obtained one after another, and those sake have now been exported to more than 60 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kosher.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173352\" style=\"width:700px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kosher.jpg 700w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kosher-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Kosher-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their goal is create sake, like the sun, which makes you smile when you just take a sip. The  beautiful taste, which is worthy of the name of \"beauty,\" is also very popular with women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u25a0 Recommended Items<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\/sake\/nihonshu\/tokubetsu-junmai\/tokubetsu_junmaishu\/\">Nanbu Bijin Tokebetsu Junmai<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_TokubetsuJunmai_certificate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_TokubetsuJunmai_certificate.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_TokubetsuJunmai_certificate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_TokubetsuJunmai_certificate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_TokubetsuJunmai_certificate-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World's number one sake in the world, named \"Champion Sake\" out of 1245 stocks at the \"International Wine Challenge 2017\" opening in the UK. It is a gem that boasts the ultimate terroir, made with clean underground water, using locally grown rice \"Ginotome\". The fragrance of gentle fruit and the taste of elegant rice are attractive. It is the best food drink to suit a wide range of dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\/sake\/nihonshu\/junmai-ginjo\/jyunmai_ginjyou\/\">Nanbu Bijin Junmai Ginjo<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiGinjo_certificate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiGinjo_certificate.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiGinjo_certificate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiGinjo_certificate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiGinjo_certificate-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the main product of Nanbu Bijin, where you can enjoy a pleasant, fruity ginjo incense. The sweetness and umami of rice are spread with a faint taste, but the aftertaste is refreshing. It is an elegant pure rice ginjo with both a sharp and gentle and beautiful taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\/sake\/nihonshu\/daiginjo\/daiginjyo\/\">Nanbu Bijin Daiginjo<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Daiginjo_certificate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Daiginjo_certificate.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Daiginjo_certificate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Daiginjo_certificate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_Daiginjo_certificate-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gorgeous aroma unique to Daiginjo, and its moist and beautiful taste, attracts many sake lovers. The sweetness and umami are firmly felt, and the calculated balance is a wonderful thing. It won the \"Supreme Gold Award\" for the \"Wine Glass Delicious Sake Award 2018\". It is also served in the top restaurants of the gastronomic city of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\/sake\/nihonshu\/junmai-daiginjo\/shinpaku\/\">Nanbu Bijin Junmai Daiginjo Shinpaku Yamada Nishiki<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiDaiginjo_Shinpaku_certificate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiDaiginjo_Shinpaku_certificate.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiDaiginjo_Shinpaku_certificate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiDaiginjo_Shinpaku_certificate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nanbubijin_JunmaiDaiginjo_Shinpaku_certificate-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This item won the \"Platinum Award\" in the Pure Rice Daiginjo section of the French sake judging \"Kura Master 2019\", where the top sommeliers of five-star hotels and others serve as judges. It is a pure rice daiginjo with a very well-balanced flavor of the gorgeous ginjo incense reminiscent of fruit, unique to the king of sake rice, \"Yamada Nishiki\".<br>He won a gold prize for \"Wine Glass Delicious Sake Award 2024\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-4-color has-palette-color-6-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-560b05d379f39b85205cb61593e0126b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:dashed;border-width:1px\"><strong>[Nanbu Bijin company profile]<\/strong><br><br>Address: 13 Kamimachi, Fukuoka, Ninohe-shi, Iwate<br>Access:<br>\u00b7 JR Tohoku Shinkansen Ninohe Station (approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Ninohe Station)<br>\u00b7 IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Ninohe Station<br>Phone number: 0195-23-3133<br>Official website:<br>\u30fbJapanese:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\">https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp<\/a><br>\u30fbEnglish:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\/en\/<\/a><br>\u00b7 Chinese:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\/cn\/\">https:\/\/www.nanbubijin.co.jp\/cn\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* This article is machine translated from Japanese to other foreign languages<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is Japan's leading brewing company, which won the \"Champion Sake\" in 2017 at the International Wine Challenge, one of the world's leading blind tasting judges. 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