Kyohime Shuzo

About Kyohime Shuzo

Established in 1918 in Fushimi District of Kyoto renowned for its pure spring water, and a region renowned for historic sake breweries and home to the renowned Shinto deity the “Inari” – the protector of rice cultivation thought to bring luck and prosperity. This craft brewery focuses on Ginjo and Daiginjo range of sakes to showcase its unique spring water on its premise.

Fushimi District, Kyoto, where Kyohime Shuzo is located, has developed as a hub of land and water transportation since the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Also, the area is rich in high-quality underground water to the extent that “Fushimi” used to be written using the characters “伏水,” meaning “water gone underground.” As the cold winter, which is one of the basin’s characteristics, is suitable for sake brewing, the number of sake brewers has increased rapidly, making it famous nationwide as the best sake brewing district. Kyohime Shuzo has a rich and delicate flavor unique to Fushimi, which has always received a high evaluation at various contests.