Kanagawa
Climate
Kanagawa sits between the Tanzawa-Oyama mountain range and Sagami Bay, creating a distinctive microclimate where cold mountain air meets coastal moderation. The Tanzawa highlands receive significant snowfall and deliver exceptionally pure, soft meltwater to breweries in the Ebina and Kaisei areas. This mountain water — low in minerals and organic content — is ideally suited to expressing the terroir of locally grown sake rice, as Izumibashi's grain-to-glass philosophy demonstrates.
About
Kanagawa Prefecture south of Tokyo encompasses the Tanzawa mountains and Sagami Bay coastline. Pure water from the Tanzawa-Oyama range feeds several historic breweries in areas like Ebina and Kaisei. Izumibashi is celebrated for its domain-grown rice sake philosophy, farming its own rice in a true grain-to-glass approach rare in the industry.