Your Sake Tank in Japan

A service has started that allows you to become a sake tank owner. Ownership of tanks can be purchased in units of 50 liters or more. Since we also support assemblage and custom labels, it is possible to make your own sake and plum wine.

The tanks are managed by the sake breweries, and the company accepts consultations upon request, such as shipping in small portions when necessary.

High-quality wines get even more flavorful after 10 or 20 years of aging. The same goes for Japanese sake. Fukugen Brewery aimed to making an "aged sake" that increases in flavor the more it is aged. At Fukugen, the moromi is squeezed, filtered, and pasteurized, then aged for 18 months for regular sake and 24 months for aged sake. It is said that this storage period gives various characteristics to the taste of sake.

Right Picture: Aged sake with different tastes depending on the brewing year, alcohol content, main ingredients, etc.

It has been 264 years since Fukugen Brewery started their sake business in local town in Nagano Prefecture, which overlooks the Northern Alps. Fukugen Brewery continues to this day to earnestly pursue “delicious sake brewing” today. Outstanding is their "aged sake" that they have worked with since the 1980s. Its full ripeness brings out a deep flavor.

What is unique about the brewery is that it does not have brewers who work all year round. They are engaged in farming such as making sake rice in spring, summer, and autumn, and they are in the warehouse only in the winter. In other words, Fukugen's sake is hand-made from the cultivation of sake rice by a group of masters who are familiar with both farming and sake brewing techniques. It can be said that the deliciousness of Fukugen's sake is protected by secret techniques that they have inherited since the Edo period.

Fukugen Sake Brewery is proud of its elite brewers. The Hirabayashi family (owner of Fukugen Brewery) was not only a sake brewery, but also ran banks, railroads, silk threading, and many other businesses. The brewery was closed for eight years due to the WWII, but the current head of the family revived it in 1950.
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Their aged sake with a rare flavor is a carefully selected sake that has been brewed since the 1980s. For those who love sake, you will fell that, "I want the excellent aged sake that can be obtained directly from the brewery all for myself." As if to respond to that desire, we offers a service of "owning aged sake in a tank." There is no greater luxury.

They are a small brewery that continues to pursue the possibilities of handmade brewing, so they do not mass produce. That is why a small scale is useful. They can freely customize the taste according to your requests, such as assemblage (blend) and original etiquette (label).

When you become a tank owner, you can enjoy sake brewery tours that are not normally open to the public, as well as a dinner party where you can experience the pairing of food and aged sake. For details, please talk to us in the Inquiry Form.

Built in 1840, this storehouse of the brewery has been relocated to a modern red rouge building. The brewery's hidden, traditional buidling welcomes business visitors from Japan and overseas, as well as tank owners.

If you plan a premium travel to Japan, leave it to JTB Global Lounge Ginza, which offers exclusive tailor-made tours only for you.
・Leading hotels and Ryokans (Japanese style inn)
・Private chartered car only for your group
・Highly experienced private guide with national license
If you plan to visit Fukugen brewery, please mention it to staff of the Lounge, you will be navigated the best tour smoothly.
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*Please note that JTB Global Lounge Ginza will arrange tour with these 3 components; leading hotels/ryokans, private chartered car private guide with brewery visit, No single reservation will be arranged.

There are many ways to enjoy your aged sake. For example, you can store your bottled and shipped “my own aged sake” at home or in a warehouse, drink a few bottles each year, and enjoy the change in taste over time. Or you can buy it as a company and serve it at a party, use it as a souvenir for a commemorative event, or keep it as an investment for future aging value like the wealthy overseas.