About Watanabe Sake Brewery

Located in the heart of Hida.
Hourai Sake Brewery is situated in Hida-Furukawa, a town nestled in a rich and inspiring natural setting.
There are now over 1,500 sakagura (sake breweries) around the world.
We achieved the No. 1 ranking in 2021, and we have maintained a five-star rating for the last four years.
Only the top 10 ranking breweries can receive a five-star rating.


Owarai Tank
We play a famous Japanese comedy CD for the fermentation tank continuously! Laughing makes sake happy, and sake makes us HAPPY! Once a year, we ask real comedians to perform a comedy to the tanks!

Arigato Tank
We believe positive words make Sake great! So we ask visitors to write anything positive on the tank!

Vegan and Kosher
We do not use any animal products to make our sake. We are registered as both VEGAN and KOSHER.