Nanbu Bijin
南部美人
Nanbu Bijin
Prefecture
Iwate
Tohoku (東北)
Founded
1902
Toji School
Nanbu Toji
Water Source
Sources water from deep wells in Ninohe, Iwate, fed by snowmelt from the Kitakami mountain range in northern Tohoku.
About
Nanbu Bijin (Southern Beauty) in Ninohe is one of Iwate's most internationally recognized breweries. President Kuji Kosuke has been a tireless ambassador for sake overseas, and the brewery's elegant, refined style has won awards across the globe including at IWC. Their Junmai Daiginjo and Shinpaku are benchmark Nanbu Toji expressions.