{"id":173500,"date":"2025-12-14T18:44:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T09:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/?post_type=specialpost&p=173500"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:13:46","slug":"%e5%85%ab%e6%88%b8%e9%85%92%e9%80%a0%e9%9d%92%e6%a3%ae%e7%9c%8c%e5%85%ab%e6%88%b8%e5%b8%82-%ef%bd%9e%e5%85%84%e3%81%a8%e5%bc%9f%e3%81%ae%e3%82%bf%e3%83%83%e3%82%b0%e3%81%a7%e3%80%8c%e4%b8%96","status":"publish","type":"specialpost","link":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/specialpost\/173500\/","title":{"rendered":"Hachinohe Sake Brewery (Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture) ~Brothers Team Up to Claim Top Spot in \u201cWorld Sake Brewery Rankings\u201d~"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Left: Hideyuki Komai, right: Nobuyuki Komai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0 Pursue safe and delicious sake for 250 years with care for the environment and health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hachinohe Sake Brewery was founded in 1775 in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, located in the northern part of the Tohoku region.
They are committed to rice, yeast, and famous water in Aomori Prefecture, and make safe and delicious sake with care for the environment and health.
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The \u201cMutsu Okutokoyama\u201d is a brand that has been kept alive since its inception. It continues to be loved in the local fisherman town as a hot and dry taste.

In addition, the main brand \"Mutsu Hassen\" has a fruity and gorgeous aroma and a fresh sweetness.
It is popular and known nationwide when it is easy for women and people who have never drunk much sake to drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Achieve the world's best in 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is the gift of efforts made by brothers that \"Mutsu Hassen\" became one of Japan's leading top brands.
The younger brother steadily improves the quality of sake, and the older brother actively exhibited at sales activities and various publicity shows in Japan and abroad.
It was brilliantly ranked first in 2021 in the \"World Sake Rankings\", which grade sake breweries by pointing out winning achievements in major sake contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Exports to about 30 countries including Southeast Asia, the United States and Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The current biggest goal is to grow into a \"comprehensive liquor maker\" that fully develops a variety of genres of liquor.
The company plans to enrich its lineup other than sake, such as liqueur, shochu, spirits, and fruit wine, more than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Its current export destinations are about 30 countries in Southeast Asia and the United States and Europe. It will increase its manufacturing volume in the future and aim to further export expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0 Recommended Items<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mutsu Hassen Pink Label Ginjo<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Women's most popular sake with fruity ease of drinking. The aroma like berries and strawberries is characteristic, and the taste of rice is firmly felt. The thick taste goes well with Chinese dishes such as sour pork and mapo tofu, as well as various snacks such as blue mold cheese, as well as Japanese food. This is a sake best enjoyed in a large white wine glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mutsu Hassen Red Label Special Junmai<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A gem of reputation that it is easy to enjoy even a beginner of sake.
It has a juicy taste and a gorgeous aroma reminiscent of apples and pineapples. It has an exquisite balance between umami and sour taste, which is perfect for cooking with herbs and spices. It is recommended to cool and drink in a glass of white wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mutsu Hassen Hanaomoi 40 Junmai Daiginjo<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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It is a Junmai Daiginjo that has been lavishly polished up to 40% of Aomori Prefecture's finest sake rice, \"Hanaomoi\". It has a rich flavor with plenty of fruit, and it is carefully made to feel heavy and refreshing.
The recommended glassware is a large wine glass. Please take your time to enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Hachinohe Sake Brewery Company Profile]<\/strong>

Address: 9 Honmachi, Minatomachi, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture
Access:
\u30fb30 minutes by car from JR Hachinohe Station (2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Hachinohe Station)
\u30fb 8 minutes on foot from JR Hachinohe Line Mutsu-Minato Station
\u30fb20 minutes by car from Hachinohe IC
Phone Number: 0178-33-1171 Brewery Visit Phone Number: 0178-20-0443
Official website:https:\/\/mutsu8000.com\/<\/a>
* Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), French, Korean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* This article is machine translated from Japanese to other foreign languages<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is one of the top Japanese breweries that won first place in 2021 in the \"World Sake Rankings\", which grades sake breweries by pointing out winning results in major sake contests. The export destination is about 30 countries, including Southeast Asia and the United States and Europe. Going forward, we will expand our exports and aim to further establish our position as a global brand.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":173526,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173500","specialpost","type-specialpost","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialpost\/173500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/specialpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialpost\/173500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}