Tokyo
Climate
Western Tokyo around the Tama River valley sits in the shadow of the Okutama and Chichibu mountain ranges, where cold air drainage from 2,000-meter peaks keeps winter temperatures several degrees colder than central Tokyo. Okutama's pristine mountain water — famous for its softness and purity — flows through folded sedimentary rock, emerging with a delicate mineral balance ideal for refined urban sake production.
About
Tokyo may seem an unlikely sake region, but the western Tama area retains a quiet brewing tradition fed by pristine water from the Chichibu and Okutama mountains. Several small kura in Ome and Fussa have brewed for centuries, producing refined, elegant sakes that reflect the capital's sophisticated palate and proximity to top rice sources nationwide.