Yamanashi Meijo

山梨銘醸 Yamanashi Meijo
Yamanashi Meijo sake brewery — watercolor illustration
Präfektur Nagano Chubu (中部)
Gegründet 1750
Wasserquelle Sources water from the Kamanashi River watershed in Hokuto, Yamanashi, fed by snowmelt from Mt. Yatsugatake and the Southern Japanese Alps.

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Yamanashi Meijo in Hakushu, Yamanashi (on the Nagano border) produces the renowned Shichiken (Seven Sages) brand. Drawing water from the Southern Alps at the same elevation as Suntory's famous whisky distillery, the brewery produces crystalline, pure sakes with alpine character. Their sparkling sake line has earned particular acclaim internationally.