Kinmon

Akita’s ancestors have been obsessed with the wonders of fermentation for hundreds of years without scientific theory or refrigerators, and have been steadily devising ways to make them delicious.

“Kinmon Akita Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. became the current organization in 1973 (Showa 48) however, their Sake brewing dates back to 1936 (Showa 11), when the Akita Fuji Sake Brewery was founded. It was named after the second highest mountain in Tohoku situated between Akita and Yamagata, officially “Chokaisan”, which was commonly known as Akita-Fuji. Akita-Fuji has a special meaning to the people in and from Akita because the mountain has traditionally been the object of worship where people believed that it was the main source of fertility in the great rice plain of Akita.

Their belief is that Sake brewing is nothing more than exploring a new world of tastes that goes beyond just evaluating the taste of Sake alone. While firmly maintaining the traditional roots of Sake and considering the origin of Sake, Kinmon are eager to seek a breakthrough to the unknown horizon with Sake that has an umami that no one else can imitate.

They put their soul into making sake that is unique to Akita’s rice, water, and nature.