Asahikawa Sake Brewery

Also known as: Asahikawa Shuzo

Japanese name: 朝日川酒造

From: Yamagata prefecture

Founded in: 1822

Asahikawa uses water collected from the underground stream originating from the Gassan mountain in the central part of Yamagata prefecture. The name of the brewery comes from the Asahi river that flows next to the brewery and whose running sound keeps company to the brewers even in the driest summers.