- Top
- Company
Outline
- Name
- SUIGEI Brewing Co.,Ltd.
- Business
- Production and sales of sake, shochu, and liqueur
- President/CEO
- Masato Ueta
- Address
- 566-1 Nagahama, Kochi City, Kochi JAPAN 781-0270
- Founded
- 1972
- Yearly Production
- 6,000 koku (1,080,000L)
- Capital
- 10,000,000yen
- TEL
- +81-88-841-4080 (Main)
- TEL
- +81-88-821-8004 (Order only)
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Nagahama-
guraHead-
quartersFounded in 1872
It has Maintained the “Suigei” Brand
Since its Foundation
A Brewery Filled with Brewers’ PassionsNagahama-gura is located in Nagahama, Kochi City, near the scenic Katsurahama beach that overlooks the magnificent Pacific Ocean. This is the brewery where Suigei has produced sake since its foundation. Nagahama-gura is also on the renowned Pilgrimage Road of the Eighty Eight Temples in Shikoku and is easily accessible from the metropolitan area of Kochi City. In 1969, we succeeded from the sake brewery founded on this spot in 1872, and established Suigei Brewing Co., Ltd. to continue this sake brewing heritage. It is an old-fashioned brewery, and we inherit their historical sake brewing traditions, brewers’ spirits, and efforts toward innovation. Here at Nagahama-gura, we produce Suigei’s regular items such as “Tokubetsu Junmai” and “Junmai Ginjo Ginrei”. In particular, Junmai Ginjo Ginrei, is Nagahama-gura’s representative sake that exhibits a distinctive acidity and refreshing taste—both characteristics are Suigei’s biggest charms. From among many sake rice varieties we chose Ginpu variety rice harvested in Hokkaido to produce Ginrei’s rich and mellow taste.
SUIGEI STORE Nagahama-gura
- Open Hours
- 0am-5pm, Mon-Sat
- Closed
- Sun&Holidays (May be open during consecutive holidays)
- TEL
- +81-88-821-8003
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Tosa-gura
Launched in 2018
Established to Refine Suigei Sake
The Brewery Looking at the FutureEquipped with the latest brewing facilities, Tosa-gura was built in 2018 in the midst of the magnificent nature in Kanbara District in Tosa City, adjacent to Kochi City. With Suigei’s traditional sake brewing techniques developed in Nagahama-gura and the new state-of-the-art facilities, in Tosa-gura we strive to brew the highest quality sake. We mainly produce junmai daiginjo class sake here, including Suigei’s luxury line, HIGH-END COLLECTION. To comply with food safety, we obtained ISO22000 certification, and conduct thorough quality control over the entire production process from milling rice, brewing, and bottling to refrigeration. Every day our brewers take on the challenge "to brew tastier sake" with constant effort and tireless passion. This is the role of Tosa-gura.
SUIGEI STORE Tosa-gura
- Open Hours
- 10am-5pm
- Closed
- Open all year round (Additional temporary closures possible)
- TEL
- 088-856-8888
Philosophy
Vision
Bring Suigei to the Tables of the World!
Sake has the power to connect people beyond gender, race, and borders. Here at Suigei, we believe that a joyous dining experience over good food and sake will bring peace to the world. Thus, we aim to brew table sake that can be enjoyed everywhere.
Mission
Passing Down Sake Culture
One of our social missions is to develop the sake brewing technology that has been handed down since ancient times, and pass it along to the next generation.
Creating the Best “KANPAI” Toast
Brew delicious sake and with it, enrich as many special occasions as we can reach—That’s one of our social missions.
Food Safety Policy
- As a member of the food supply chain, we have established safety control standards that cover the selection of raw materials, production and shipping, to ensure that we always provide customers with safe, reliable and tasty alcoholic beverages and food items.
- We set food safety objectives based on this policy, and strive to execute them company-wide.
- We comply with food safety law as well as accommodate requests from our clients, and we fulfill our social responsibilities as a corporation.
- We enhance internal and external communications and strive to produce items that meet our clients’ requests. Also, we ensure the safety of alcoholic beverages and food by communicating necessary product information to other entities in the food supply chain.
- We educate and train our employees such that each of them understands the meaning of tasks communicated in our manuals and procedures and can act with a sense of purpose.
- By keeping all employees informed of this policy and by reviewing it regularly, we ensure the maintenance of an appropriate food safety management system.
History
- Edo Period
- Operated a general store under the name “Aburaya Chosuke”.
- 1872
- Ishino Brewery, predecessor of Suigei Brewing, was founded in Nagahama in Kochi City and started brewing sake.
- 1969
- Reorganized into Suigei Brewing LLC and started producing and selling under the Suigei brand, aiming to provide high quality sake throughout Kochi Prefecture.
- 1972
- Reorganized into Suigei Brewing Co., Ltd., aiming to provide high quality sake throughout the Shikoku region.
- 1985
- nvited Akitsu-style Toji (Brewmaster), Kyoji Doi, and started producing ginjo-style sake.
- 1987
- Released Junmai Ginjo “Ginrei”. Expanded the market nationwide.
- 1993
- Renovated “Nagahama-gura” and expanded the production system to meet the growing demand.
- 2005
- Started producing and selling liqueur using ingredients harvested in Kochi Prefecture.
- 2013
- Brewmaster Doi retired, with his apprentice Seiji Matsumoto appointed as the new brewmaster.
- 2017
- Launched Junmai Daiginjo DAITO series. Entered the luxury sake market with DAITO as a flagship brand, developed utilizing all existing techniques at Suigei.
- 2018
- Completed “Tosa-gura” facility in Tosa City, Kochi Prefecture, specializing in ginjo sake production with the aim to further improve production quality. Makoto Myojin appointed as brewmaster in Tosa-gura. Started producing sake in two brewing facilities, Tosa-gura and Nagahama-gura.
- 2019
- Daigo Fujimura appointed as brewmaster of Nagahama-gura.
- 2023
- Masato Ueta appointed as President/CEO.
