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Asamai
Chiyonosono
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Doi 
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Rihaku
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Suwa
Takasago
Tentaka
Takatenjin
Shrine of the Village
Junmai Ginjo
Available in USA
720 ml Only
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Kura History
Our brewery began in 1868, four years after the Meiji
Restoration. We have now been brewing sake for four generations, here in Shizuoka near the ruins of Takatenjin Castle, where many a battle was fought. The founder,
Yasuichi Doi, was the village leader, and with all the changes that arose during this time, he knew he had to choose a new path, and he chose sake brewing. His will has traversed time and generations as we
continue his work today
 The Sake
Our sake is fragrant and lively, layered and complex. The melting qualities of our wonderful mysterious water and the essence of the fine rice that we use
combine to create a sake that suffuses the palate and dances with complexity and flavor, with a fragrance that is prominent and alive. Also contributing to this is our own Yamada Nishiki rice, grown here in Daito. Making sake is hard work. In particular, making ginjo sake can be grueling. But that is precisely why making great ginjo can be such a
source of happiness.
The People
 (Photo: Doi President Kiyoaki Doi)
Our current kuramoto (president), Kiyoaki Doi, is the fourth-generation leader. Upon taking the reigns from
his father, he was told, "You can brew more sake than we do now if you like, or you can brew less. Do whatever you want. But whatever you do, never let the quality of your sake fall." Our current kuramoto has
indeed taken these words to heart.
Size and Special Characteristics
Our kura's production is very small, being perhaps 800 "koku" a year. As
one koku (the traditional measure of sake in Japan) is 180 liters, about 150 kiloliters is brewed here each year, in the traditional brewing season
which runs from late October to early April. Although we could certainly sell more if we chose to make it, we like to keep our output at a level where we can control the results, and continue to brew our naturally
wonderful sake.
Notable Quotes
Water is the life of sake. No water, no sake. Although many kura use water from wells inside the kura, we bring ours here from a spring nearby, close to Kotenjin Castle, an old
battleground about two kilometers to the south.
It is very mysterious water. Why? Because it is soft water, which gives the sake a melting, absorbing quality
to it. However, soft water usually means a slow, sluggish ferment. But this particular water results in a lively, vigorous fermentation period. On
top of that, it is so pure it needs no filtering, no additives to chemically adjust it. Nor is charcoal filtering of the final sake needed. It yields a natural moromi and a wonderful flavor and fragrance.
 The Toji (Master Brewer)
(Photo: Toji Shokichi Hase)
Our current toji, Shokichi Hase, is from the Noto school of toji, and hails from Ishikawa Prefecture. His skills acquired from a lifetime of sake brewing are
indispensable in helping us to create precisely the sake we try to brew. His dedication and commitment to our consistently wonderful sake are priceless.
Contact Info
633 Onuki Daito, Ogasa Gun, Shizuoka
 437-1407, Tel 81-537-74-2006 Fax 81-534-74-4077
-- 81 is Japan country code; within Japan, dial 0537-74-2006 --
Email: doisake@plum.ocn.ne.jp
Web: www.kaiunsake.com
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