About Kanai Sake Brewery

Brand Story

In the first year of the Meiji era, the company was founded by a woman.

Kanai Sake Brewery is the only sake brewery in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, a town blessed with the bounty of the Tanzawa Mountains.

Its origins lie in the challenge taken on by the first brewer, Riki Sano, who took on the challenge without any skills or knowledge.


Our technology, the "harmonious blend of tradition and innovation" we have been striving for, and the nature of Tanzawa that we love... These are all connected and woven together to this day, weaving together our history "up to now" and our future "to come" - Kanai Sake Brewery's 150 years of progress, along with various innovations, is also a history of challenges.

Our current goal is to become a "brewery that brews sake for the future."

This is to connect the story of sake.

And to record what has happened up until now in history.

Or to walk together into the future.

We pursue what our customers want us to be, question what truly makes good sake, and give back to this town at the foot of Mt. Tanzawa. We at Kanai Sake Brewery want to be a presence that brews all the futures that surround us.

Our Policy

Sake brewing is an accumulation of space and time.

The time it takes for rice to turn into rice. The time it takes for water to flow to people.

The time it takes for the koji and yeast to brew sake, and for the master brewer and brewers to create the sake.

The space of a sake bottle encompasses those countless months.

The flow of time from opening the bottle to the last drop. Every scene where alcohol is present.

The space and time that alcohol brings.

A space and time with alcohol.

It is woven together like music that shows different expressions depending on the movement.

From the very beginning of sake brewing, from the first beat of the first movement, we brew a future with sake.

Category

For Daily Dinner

Unpretentious, ordinary everyday life. Kanai's sake accompanies you at the dinner table in a life-sized way.

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For a Festive Banquet

A memorable and joyful moment. Kanai's carefully selected sake will add color to your celebratory occasion.

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For a Gift

Think of that person, choose, and give. Kanai gifts create special moments.

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Series

  • Sasanotsuzumi

A familiar yet powerful heartbeat of tradition that is our origins.

A nostalgic rural melody, a powerful tune reminiscent of a laborious song. A familiar taste that evokes the community where Riki Sano, founder of Kanai Sake Brewery, lived.

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Whether it's a weekday or a holiday, it's the perfect time to let loose and relax. It's the perfect drink to enjoy at home.

Shirasasa

A nostalgic taste that has been loved for a long time. The origin of Kanai Sake Brewery, soothing the fatigue of the day and sharing it with you through a relaxing evening.

cold sake

Warmed sake

Shirasasatsuzumi

More familiar, more everyday. Kanai Sake Brewery began as a daily pleasure for the workers. Sake brewing in this town of Hadano that is easy to get your hands on and never gets boring.

Kinjo

Barrel sake

Honjozo

Special Honjozo

Special Junmai

Daiginjo

  • Sasanoshirabe

Looking back to the origins and towards new melodies that transcend time.

Looking back to the origins and improving. Honestly and honestly, continuing to hone one's skills. This is like classical music. The dynamics that can overcome even the toughest paths such as time and history.

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Enjoying time with close friends is a little more special than usual. Alcohol is a great way to accompany communication with friends and relatives.

Kurozasa

Our goal is to reach the pinnacle of Junmai sake.

The pinnacle of brewing techniques, developed through a sincere approach. Through repeated trial and error, we have reached the pinnacle of perfection.

The skill built up over the passage of time produces a rich flavor that will be etched in your memory.

A perfect gift for someone special or for an anniversary dinner, "Black bamboo" is a touchpoint that evokes resonance and connects people and their feelings.

Kurozasa Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu

Kurozasa Junmai Ginjo

Kurozasa Junmai Ginjo

Kurozasa Special Junmai

Ginzasa

The key is to "deliberately not polish it."

At Kanai Sake Brewery, we are taking on the challenge of reexamining the fundamental principles of sake brewing.
Considering the time it takes for the rice to ripen and the moment when you pick it up, we decided to choose not to polish it.

The classic yet unadorned "Ginzasa" is perfect for spending private moments with your loved ones.

Ginzasa

  • Sasanomeguri

Time, heartbeat, melody. A new world born from the flow of time.

Circulating time, circulating thoughts, circulating techniques. These cycles contain a variety of sensibilities, and sometimes even lead to the discovery of completely different worlds. Continuing to hone our techniques, we aim to develop a more contemporary sensibility.

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A sparkle of the extraordinary that escapes the everyday. Alcohol is present in social gatherings. Alcohol is present in places where people can deepen friendships and create relationships with various people.

Aozasa

The blue breakthrough that led to rice wine.

A shift to rice wine paves the way for the future of sake.

As the holiday draws to a close, I pour "Aosasa" into a wine glass, looking forward to the time ahead.

The technique developed through the steady repetition of phrases leaps forward into new melodies.

Aozasa

Akazasa

BYR5-6 take on the depths of crimson.

Enjoy the quietness of the evening as you relax. A rich flavor that deepens your conversation.

The key changes and then develops. The depth of "Hizasa" that is reminiscent of the richness of red wine will lead to innovation in the possibilities of sake.

Akazasa

  • Sasanone

An experimental challenge. Freedom colored by the blessings of Tanzawa.

Breaking free from codes and seeking new constructions. Taking the history, techniques and flavors we have cultivated to date to a more experimental challenge. Adding the blessings of Tanzawa to add a touch of freedom to sake.

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When sake is freed from sake, the existence of "I" can also be freed from "I." Unconstrained by time or situation, you can simply enjoy the taste. A sake with a playful spirit.

Tannosasa

Chemical reaction with locality.

To cast off the codes that have been attached to us throughout history , to become free from the representations that have been given to us.

Expanding the boundaries of sake, enjoying its possibilities, and brewing the future of local agriculture.

From small sake cups to Collins glasses.

Kanai Sake Brewery's liqueurs are more familiar and casual, and are vibrantly colorful and suitable for any occasion.

Lime liquor

Ume Zake

Shonan Gold

Mozart

Company Profile

Company Name

Kanai Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.

(Kabushiki Kaisha Kaneishuzoten)

Establishment

July 15, 2021 *Founded in 1868

representative

President and CEO: Hiroyuki Sano (sixth generation brewer)

Business content

1. Manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages

2. Import and export of alcoholic beverages

3. Consulting business related to the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

4. Mail order sales via the Internet

5. Planning, production, and sales of digital content

6. All business incidental or related to the above items

Eligible invoice issuers

Registration number

T4021001073483

location

〒259-1304

182-1 Horiyamashita, Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Phone: 0463-88-7521

FAX: 0463-87-4219

Access map and opening hours

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Recent award history

2019

Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Liquor Appraisal Competition, Honorable Mention in the Junmai Kanzake category

2019

Awarded at the National New Sake Tasting Competition (no conclusion due to the impact of COVID-19)

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Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Liquor Appraisal Awards: Honorable Mention in the Warmed Sake and Warmed Junmai Sake categories

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National New Sake Tasting Award Winner

Reiwa 3

Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Liquor Appraisal Competition, Honorable Mention in the Junmai Kanzake category

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National New Sake Tasting Award Winner

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Silver Award in the Sake Category at the 2022 National Plum Wine Tasting Competition

Reiwa 5

Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Liquor Appraisal Competition, Honorable Mention in the Junmai Kanzake category

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Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Liquor Appraisal Committee, Honorable Mention in the Junmai Ginjo and Kanmai Kanshu Sake categories

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Kura Master 2025 Platinum Award in the Junmai Sake (51-65%) category

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Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Liquor Appraisal Committee: Honorable Mention in the Ginjo Sake category, Junmai Ginjo Sake category, Hot Sake category, and Hot Junmai Sake category