Gekkeikan
月桂冠
Gekkeikan
Prefectura
Kyoto
Kinki (近畿)
Fundado
1637
Fuente de agua
Uses Fushimi's famous underground spring water, known as Gokōsui (water of five blessings), from Kyoto's Fushimi district.
Acerca de
Gekkeikan (Laurel Crown) in Fushimi is one of Japan's oldest and largest sake breweries. The company pioneered sake pasteurization for shelf stability and was the first to sell sake in bottles. Using Fushimi's famed soft water, Gekkeikan produces a vast range from everyday table sake to premium Horin Junmai Daiginjo. Their Okura Sake Museum is a Kyoto landmark.