Daishichi Sake Brewery

05/06/2025

What led to the creation of THE GATE? Your voices.

Over the years, we’ve heard your voices and understand how overwhelming it can be to choose a sake.
That’s why Daishichi’s tenth-generation president, Hideharu Ohta, and Xavier Thuizat, the best sommelier of France, 2022, and the founder of the Kura Master
sake competition, decided it was time to change that. Their shared passion was to open the gate of gastronomic experiences around sake to the broader world and bring the joy of premium sake and food pairings to more people around the globe.

THE GATE was born from an innovative approach: blending the multiple traditional sakes of various classifications, crafted by Daishichi’s legendary
master brewer Takanobu Sato, to pair effortlessly with a diverse variety of cuisines including French, Italian, Peruvian, Chinese, Greek, and more.
Mr Thuizat — who has served thousands of glasses of sake alongside French, Chinese, and other dishes, for epicurean guests from France, the U.S., and around the world — used his unparalleled expertise in sake-and-food pairing, to guide the creation of this extraordinary, versatile sake.

Enjoy THE GATE, a one-of-a-kind premium natural sake for everyone and every food, in a standard wine glass with any dish your heart desires.
A fusion of innovation and tradition, this unconventional sake defies classification.
No need to understand sake jargon or speak a word of Japanese – just relax and enjoy the gastronomic magic.

01/06/2025

Happy June and Happy New Brewing Year!

Today, on the first day of the brewing year 2025, Daishichi enters its 273rd year of brewing.

Led by Hideharu Ohta, the tenth-generation owner president from its founding family, Daishichi continues to make premium sake at the same location in the northern city of Nihonmatsu, by the same natural and labor-intensive kimoto method, using pure water from the same underground water source, and in “collaboration” with the same family of microorganisms living in its brewery.

We look forward to another year of successful brewing and sharing unforgettable gastronomic experiences with our amazing fans around the world.

Kanpai!

30/05/2025

Sake in a wine glass? Yes, it’s been trendy in Tokyo and around Japan in recent years!

Mr Xavier Thuizat, the best sommelier of France, 2022, and the co-producer of THE GATE, recommends serving THE GATE in a wine glass, rather than a sake cup, to maximize the aromas and other qualities of the sake for enjoyment.

Any standard wine glass for white or red would work. However, if you’d like to follow Mr Thuizat’s advice to create an extraordinary experience at home, try serving THE GATE chilled in a Sauvignon glass, at room temperature in a Riesling glass, or warmed to around 35°C (95°F) in a New World Pinot Noir glass.

For example, cold THE GATE pairs nicely with salad, especially tomato, and ceviche, while THE GATE at room temperature is perfect for sushi or any cooked fish dish, according to Mr Thuizat.
THE GATE at a warm temperature with pan seared foie gras or ris de veau (sweetbreads) creates a magical pairing, he says.

Enjoy THE GATE with these expert ideas or freely in your own unique way!
THE GATE is currently available in Japan and the U.S. and coming to France, the UK, and many other countries soon.

The glasses Mr Thuizat has used to serve THE GATE at different temperatures are:

🍷Riedel Veloce Riesling (to serve chilled)
🍷Riedel Veloce Sauvignon Blanc (to serve at room temperature)
🍷Riedel Veritas New World Pinot Noir (to serve warm)

28/05/2025

It’s finally here! The hand-crafted natural premium sake for everyone and every food.
THE GATE is designed personally by the best professionals in sake-making and beverage-and- food pairing to allow you to have an amazing gastronomic experience at home or in a restaurant without effort.
You don’t need to speak a word of Japanese or know anything whatsoever about sake. All you need is good food of your choice – be it French, Italian, Peruvian, or Chinese for instance – and a wine glass which you would usually use to drink white or red wine.

THE GATE was born from a collaboration between Daishichi, the 272-year-old sake brewery, and Mr Xavier Thuizat, the best sommelier of France, 2022.
Mr Thuizat took and blended the multiple sakes produced by Daishichi Master Brewer Takanobu Sato, who is recognized by the Japanese government as the best brewer of sake by using the intricate traditional method called kimoto.

The blend, Edition One of THE GATE, was matured in a temperature-controlled cellar at the brewery in the northern Japanese city of Nihonmatsu for a year and is now ready to please the palates of gastronomy fans around the world.
The semi-dry, well-balanced complex sake, – with umami, minerality, energy, the aroma of underwood and pear along with a hint of spiciness – is a versatile companion for every dish.

THE GATE is available in Japan and the U.S. and is coming to France, the UK, and many other countries soon.

12/02/2025

Ready to celebrate love?
Let our kimoto junmai daiginjo sake Minowamon help create an unforgettable moment for you and your love.
Kanpai ❤

31/01/2025

Daishichi will be featured on NHK World this weekend.

Discover how we mix tradition and innovation to make one-of-a-kind sake.

[On-Site Report: Historic Businesses - Balancing Tradition with Evolving Tastes] This episode features a 300-year-old sake brewery that is focused on preserving its traditions and identity while extending its reach and expanding its offerings.

24/04/2024

Daishichi was founded in 1752 by Saburouemon Ohta, the son of a former samurai, in the castle town of Nihonmatsu in northeastern Japan. Renowned for quality spring water from Mt Adatara and blessed with a favorable climate for sake production, Nihonmatsu was an ideal place to establish a sake brewery.

Some 270 years later, Daishichi continues to produce quality sake under the baton of the tenth-generation owner/president, Hideharu Ohta, at the location of its founding. Daishichi uses not only the water sourced from the same underground vein but also the same natural and artisanal method called kimoto, which it has capitalized on since its founding.

At Daishichi, we spare no effort to learn from and maintain time-honored wisdom, techniques, and traditions while we also invest in innovations to bring sake to new heights.

Enjoy Daishichi sake, the fruit of innovations and mastery passed on for generations by top artisans, with the choice of your favorite meal. Our sake, hand-made by Master Brewer Takanobu Sato, is designed to pair well with a diverse variety of international cuisines, as well as Japanese dishes.

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15/04/2024

Admiring cherry blossoms over sips of sake and food has been a popular tradition in Japan since the 18th century, when Daishichi started producing sake and which follows the era of the TV series “The Sh**un".

Old paintings, including a famous piece by legendary "ukiyoe" artist Hiroshige Utagawa, portray women and men in kimono picnicking under cherry blossoms and sharing sake and food.

Sake, nicknamed "a blessing from the heaven" at the time, was also ubiquitous at other seasonal and major life celebrations such as summertime fireworks, listening to the sounds of insects in autumn evenings, and weddings.

Enjoy great moments to the fullest. Kanpai!

(You can find more on how people in Japan enjoyed sake in the 18th-19th centuries when the country was closed to much of the rest of the world, as well as the old paintings portraying such scenes, here: https://kokushu-museum.com/en/ukiyoe/ukiyoe-theme1/)

11/04/2024

Enjoy viewing spring blossoms like the Japanese do! 🥂

09/04/2024

Happy spring! 🌸
Cheers to nature’s beautiful blessings 🥂

26/03/2024

We have just completed our 272nd sake brewing season, which turns out to be the best in a decade.

We thank the god of sake, as well as the encouraging support of Daishichi fans around the world, for this success and look forward to sharing with you the sake made in brewing year 2023 after maturation for a year or more in our temperature-controlled cellar.

30/01/2024

Big thanks to Travel + Leisure for recommending Daishichi for a sake brewery visit!

If you are interested in visiting us, please check out the website below for details and contact us by email for reservation.

We look forward to hearing from you, showing where we make sake, and offering a tasting of our precious sakes.

https://www.daishichi.com/en/information/201910080000

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