Fuji Nishiki Inaho Sake" is now on sale again this year! ～For the Tradition of Japanese Bale Weaving

Fuji Nishiki Brewery Co. (Headquarters: Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture; President: Shinichi Kiyoshi) began selling Fuji Nishiki Junmai Inahozake (Fuji Nishiki Junmai Inahozake) again this year on October 1. This sake is mainly used for Shinto rituals and celebrations, such as New Year's celebrations, new store openings, and ritual dedications.

Fuji and Inaho Sake

■Background and Features of Development

This product has become "synonymous with winter" at Fuji Nishiki Sake Brewery, which handles the entire process from rice cultivation to sake brewing, since the braiding process takes place after the harvest of the rice ears. The product is made in limited quantities because it is woven by hand, using the traditional "bale weaving" technique, while shaving the rice straw one by one.

Fuji Nishiki Brewery has been doing this for 35 years now, and today the number of successors to the bale weaving technique is dwindling. In the beginning, the company used rice ears grown in fallow rice paddies, and rice was continuously cultivated so that the paddies could be restored at any time, and the rice was converted to ornamental use rather than for food, but now the company also uses regular rice paddies for Uruchi rice.

In the beginning, only the wives of farmers were capable of "bale weaving," and the company commissioned individual farmers to make straw mats as a side job during the off-season. Such efforts are rare in Japan because of the manpower and labor required. The president of Fuji Nishiki Sake Brewery said, "The product has become a product that carries on an old tradition, but the product covered with ears of rice, a symbol of things coming to fruition, is a symbol of celebration. It comes in three types: 720ml, 1.8L, and 4.5L.

For inquiries, please contact Fuji Nishiki Shuzo Co.

Kagari scene of Inaho Sake.

■Product Outline

Product name: Fuji Nishiki Junmai Inahoshu

Product Contents ：Junmai-shu

Content and Price ：720ml 4,840 yen (including tax)

　　　　　　　1800ml 6,050 yen (including tax)

　　　　　　　4,500ml 20,790 yen (including tax)

Ingredients : rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)

Release Date : October 01, 2025 (Wednesday)

Sales ： Fuji Nishiki dealers or

　　　　Fuji Nishiki Brewing Company official mail order website https://www.fujinishiki.com

Company Profile

All Fuji Nishiki sake is brewed by Fuji Nishiki Brewing Company in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Fuji Nishiki Brewing Company was founded in the Genroku era (1688-1704) and has been in business for eighteen generations. Since its establishment, the brewery has used soft spring water from Mt. Fuji as brewing water and brewed sake using traditional techniques cultivated over 300 years, aiming to be a brewery loved by everyone.

In 2025, the 24th annual "Kurabiraki" festival, held in March, celebrated the completion of the winter brewing process with approximately 7,000 visitors from all over Japan. The festival boasts the largest scale "Kurabiraki" in Japan for a single local sake brewery, and has been well received by visitors who enjoy sake with local specialties and a view of Mt.

Company name: Fuji Nishiki Sake Brewery Co.

Location: 532 Kamiyuzuno, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Representative: Shinichi Sei, Representative Director

Establishment : Established in the Genroku era of Edo (1688-1704)

Incorporation : October, 1963

Capital ：40 million yen

Business : Manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages (sake, shochu, fruit wine, liqueur, and sake lees)

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Official website : http://www.fujinishiki.com

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