Fumigiku

Fumigiku Sake Brewery is a small sake brewery located in Toyama City that was founded in 1916 and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016. The current brewer, Takayoshi Hane, worked for a major fermentation manufacturer before returning to the family business and pursuing a career in sake brewing. At that time, he had doubts about the differences in the manufacturing methods of sake evaluated by the Kanpei Kai and the sake sold on the market, and established a new policy of ``making all sake using the same method as Daiginjo.'' Despite receiving opposition from the brewer, he went into the brewery himself and adopted time-consuming techniques such as limited water absorption to create a new style of sake brewing. Mr. Hane currently directs sake brewing together with local brewers as the brewer's chief brewer, continuing to create sake that combines tradition and innovation.