Company Information
Company Outline
| Company name | Miyasaka Brewing Company, Ltd. |
| President | Naotaka Miyasaka |
| Address | Motomachi 1-16, Suwa, Nagano 392-8686 JAPAN Tel: +81 (0) 266-52-6161?Fax: +81 (0) 266-53-4477 |
| Business type | Sake brewery |
| Breweries | Masumi Suwa Brewery, Masumi Fujimi Brewery |
Masumi Timeline
| 1662 | Masumi founded in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, at the center of the Japan Alps |
| 1916 | Marutaka plant established in Kami Suwa, miso and shoyu (soy sauce) production started |
| 1933 | Miyasaka Brewing Company, Ltd. established |
| 1946 | First Prize, National Sake Appraisal |
| Yeast #7, destined to become the most popular yeast used in sake production, discovered at Masumi in cooperation with the National Sake Brewing Research Center | |
| 1970 | Masumi selected as the representative sake for Nagano Prefecture at the Osaka World Exposition (EXPO '70) |
| 1982 | Masumi Fujimi Brewery established |
| 1999 | Masumi debuts at VINEXPO '99 in Bordeaux, France, becoming the first sake brewery ever to participate in that event |
| 2001 | Masumi Fujimi Brewery ISO 14001 certified |
| 2007 | Sake and miso operations separated into two companies |
Our Philosophy
Make exceptionally good sake
Sake so good it tempts our own brewers to open the tap and drink it themselves. Sake so good that our family gatherings wouldn't be complete without it at the table. Sake so good that offering it to our friends fills us with pride. Making sake that good is the reason why we train our brewers so thoroughly, select our rice and water so carefully, and watch over every detail of the brewing process so obsessively.
Bring warmth & harmony to the table
An article by a sociologist we read several years ago stays with us to this day. The writer warned that the decline of the age-old custom of enjoying a good bottle of wine around the dinner table with family and friends would lead to greater alienation and social distress. We're convinced that sharing good food and drink on a daily basis contributes to the well-being of every individual and of the society as a whole, and we pray that Masumi will bring warmth and harmony to your table.
Spread the spirit of Japanese sake around the world
Sake is the essence of Japanese food culture. It, like our food, is the result of our uniquely blessed natural environment, and of the accumulated wisdom and experience of countless generations of our forebears. Sake compliments and accentuates the goodness of our food, and has an important place in our ancient rituals and in our daily lives. Now it is our fervent desire to spread the knowledge of sake and the many ways to enjoy it to people around the world.
