Tatsuriki / Honda Shoten
本田商店
Tatsuriki / Honda Shoten
Prefecture
Hyogo
Kinki (近畿)
Founded
1921
Toji School
Tajima Toji
Water Source
Draws from deep wells at Himeji in Hyogo, tapping aquifers influenced by the Ibo River system and Chugoku mountain rainfall.
About
Honda Shoten in Himeji produces the Tatsuriki (Dragon Power) brand, famous for its exclusive contracts with top Yamada Nishiki growers in Hyogo's elite Toku-A districts. Their obsessive focus on rice quality and terroir-driven brewing has earned them cult status among enthusiasts. The Akitsu expression, from a single village's rice, is a masterclass in sake terroir.