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Company Name: Sasaki Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. | 佐々木酒造 株式会社

Sasaki Sake Brewery was founded in 1893 and it is located at Nishijin (西陣), Kyoto. Nishijin is notable for its textile production and is the birthplace of nishijin-ori (西陣織), a high-quality, well-known woven textiles used in Kimono.
The site where Sasaki brewery now stands is also the historic site of the Jurakudai Castle (聚楽第), the mansion of the famous Japanese samurai Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉). It was believed that Toyotomi Hideyoshi chose this place to build his residence because of the high quality of water for tea ceremonies.
Nowadays, Sasaki is the only sake brewery left in downtown Kyoto, and Sasaki is committed to staying true to traditional sake brewing without any compromise.

Company Name: OSADA Seicha Co Ltd | 株式会社おさだ製茶

Founded in 1948, OSADA is a leading organic tea manufacturing wholesaler in Mori in Shizuoka, Japan, an area known for producing high quality green tea. OSADA uses only organic tea grown in the Harun mountains (300-500m above sea level) in Shizuoka, completely free from pesticide and chemical fertilizer. The tea has a refined taste and elegant aroma characteristic of mountain green tea. OSADA has organic certification from JAS/ECOCERT and can export JAS organic products to USA, Canada and EU.

OSADA has won multiple awards, including the Japan National Tea Examination Skill Competition in 2009 and the World Green Tea Contest in 2010.

Company Name: Endo Brewery Inc. | 株式会社 遠藤酒造場

Endo Brewery was founded by Tokusaburo Endo in 1864 at Nagano Prefecture during the Edo period. During that time, Endo was a premium sake provider to the Suzaka Domain under the rule of Tokugawa shogunate. In 1982, the company was succeeded by Hidesaburo Endo at the age of 21 (6th generation). At that time, there were only 3 employees. After years of hard work and dedication, Endo became a top brewery in Nagano Prefecture, and he often appears on radio and TV. Hard work is the most important core value at Endo and there is a saying that nobody works earlier in the morning than Endo is. At Endo, sterile filtration (by advanced filters) is used instead of flash pasteurisation (by heat) to remove unwanted bacteria and yeasts, and their “Nama Sake” (unpasteurized sake) can be stored under normal ambient temperature.

Company Name: Yawataya Isogoro Ltd. | 八幡屋礒五郎 株式会社

Yawataya Isogoro headquartered in Nagano Prefecture, was founded in 1736, it is now one of the oldest spices manufacturers in Japan. “Shichimi” (七味) chili pepper is prepared by combining ground red chilli peppers, Szechuan peppers, citrus peel, sesame seeds (white and black), ginger and nori. Shichimi was invented in the Edo Period by a Japanese herbal medicine expert, and was sold in front of temples and shines because of its medicinal uses. Soon after it became widely adopted in Japanese cuisine. “Shichimi” chili pepper is commonly used as a condiment for ramen and fried rice. It is also great for sizzler dishes and even fries.

Company Name: Higashimaru Co., Ltd. | ヒガシマル 株式会社

Higashimaru is a noodles manufacturing company headquartered in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. One of the company flagship products (Samurai Ramen), licensed under the Funfair Co., Ltd, is completely free from animal/seafood ingredients, synthetic colourings, fragrances, and preservatives.
Higashimaru is also OEM for many famous national Japanese brands.

Company Name: Kitoku Shinryo Co., Ltd | 木徳神糧 株式会社

Kitoku Shinryo is one of the leading food trading companies in Japan founded in 1882. Koshirikari (コシヒカリ, 越光), one of the most famous and widely grown varieties of rice in Japan​, is well known for its excellent taste and texture. It is suitable for normal steamed rice as well as sushi rice. Our rice is imported in temperature controlled containers to maintain its quality and freshness.

Company Name: Kinshi Masamune Co., Ltd. | キンシ正宗 株式会社

Kyubei Matsuya founded the sake brewing business in 1781 at Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City. In 1880, in search of good quality water, the business moved to Fushimi which is around 10km away from central Kyoto. Fushimi has always been well known for the abundancy of high quality groundwater which includes the perfect amount of minerals for sake brewing. The original place where the company was founded is now converted into a museum open to the public.
The name “Kinshi” came from a mythical golden bird which helped to win a war in an ancient Japanese folklore.

Company Name: Masuda Tokubee Shoten Co., Ltd. | 株式会社 増田徳兵衛商店

Tsuki no Katsura is one of the oldest sake breweries in Fushimi, the most famous sake region in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The name “Tsuki no Katsura” originated from a poem written by a court noble called “Anenokoji Arinaga” who visited the brewery in the late Edo period (1800s). Founded in 1675, this small family owned business has been brewing high quality sake for 14 generations and is well known in Japan as well as overseas. Over the years, this brewery is loved by many famous artists and writers and their sake is often referred to as the “sake for cultured people”.

Company Name: Saito Shuzo Co., Ltd. | 齊藤酒造 株式会社

The Saito family had been running a kimono business in Fushimi, Kyoto since the Genroku era (A.D. 1668). In 1889, the 9th generation, Sotaro Saito, changed his business from kimono to sake brewing. In 1912, the business started to trade under the name of “EIKUN”.
Combining modern technology with meticulous sake brewing techniques passed down through the generations, EIKON won numerous awards in domestic and international competitions, including the Gold Award at the International Wine Challenge (IWC)