Outline

The Shikoku Sake Awards (Shikoku Seishu Kanpyokai) are held annually in autumn by the Takamatsu Regional Taxation Bureau.

The purpose of this competition is, through evaluating the quality of sake, to raise the technical level of sake manufacturers in the Shikoku region (i.e., Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi Prefectures), to improve the quality of sake brewed in the Shikoku region, and to contribute to the sound development of the sake industry.

Entry Status

Number of Entries
  Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kochi Total
Breweries 6 7 15 12 40
Items
(Ginjo-shu)
5 7 15 10 37
Items
(Junmai-shu)
6 5 15 12 38
Total of items 11 12 30 22 75

* One entry for Ginjo-shu and one for Junmai-shu allowed per licensed sake brewery.

Schedule of Quality Evaluation

(1) Ginjo-shu
-Preliminary evaluation: October 6, 2015
-Final evaluation: October 8, 2015
(2) Junmai-shu
 October 8, 2015

Photos of Quality Evaluation

  • Ginjo-shu
  • Junmai-shu
    When Junmai-shu entrants were evaluated, the entrants were served warm.
    Junmai-shu

Quality of Entrants

Ginjo-shu entrants were finished into sake with a mellow quality and a good balance between the fruity scent peculiar to ginjo-shu and the umami of rice derived from adequate maturation.
Junmai-shu entrants have diverse qualities. Some are light-bodied and aromatic, while others have smooth and pronounced flavors. Overall, the taste of entrants increases in fullness with maturation, and the flavor is even more accentuated when tasted as warmed kan-zake.
With Japanese sake this year, you can enjoy gorgeous fragrances and mellow, deep flavors, showing the high technical level of sake brewers in the Shikoku region.

List of Prize Winners

14 breweries won prizes in the Ginjo-shu category, and 13 breweries won prizes in the Junmai-shu category.

Ginjo-shu category
Prefecture Tax Office Brewery Brand Brewmastar
KAGAWA MARUGAME NISHINO KINRYO CO.,LTD. KINRYO SAKAI SHIRO
KAN-ONJI KAWATURUSHUZO CO.,LTD. KAWATURU TERATANI TAMOTU
EHIME MATSUYAMA EIKOSHUZO CO.,LTD. SHUSEN EIKO OOYAMA TAISUKE
IMABARI YAGISHUZOBU CO.,LTD. YAMATAN MASAMUNE MURAKAMI HIROYUKI
YAWATAHAMA NAKASHIROHONKESHUZO
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
SHIROKAWAGOU NAKASHIRO BUNGO
NIIHAMA KONDOSHUZO CO.,LTD. HANAHIMESAKURA MIYANAKA YASUHIRO
IYOMISHIMA UMENISHIKIYAMAKAWA CO.,LTD. UMENISHIKI NAKAMURA HIROSHI
KOCHI AKI TOSATSURU SENJU BREWERY
TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO.,LTD.
TOSATSURU FUKUDOME KOICHI
TOSATSURU TENPYO BREWERY
TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO.,LTD.
TOSATSURU KUMENO ATSUSHI
HAMAKAWASHOTEN LIMITED COMPANY BIJOFU OHARA AKIRA
MINAMI SYUZOUJYOU CO.,LTD. MINAMI OKADA TAKAHIRO
NANKOKU ARISAWA CO.,LTD. BUNKAJIN ARISAWA KOSUKE
SUSAKI TSUKASABOTAN CO.,LTD. KUROGANEYA ASANO TORU
INO KAMEIZUMI SHUZO CO.,LTD. KAMEIZUMI SAIBARA KAZUHITO
Junmai-shu category
Prefecture Tax Office Brewery Brand Brewmastar
KAGAWA KAN-ONJI KAWATURUSHUZO CO.,LTD. KAWATURU TERATANI TAMOTU
EHIME MATSUYAMA GOTOSHUZO CO.,LTD. KUMENOI INOUE ZITAROU
YUKISUZUME SHUZO CO.,LTD. YUKISUZUME SHIRAISHI HIROHUMI
IYOSAIJYO ISHIZUCHI SHUZO CO.,LTD. ISHIZUCHI OCHI MINORU
SUTOU SHUZO CO.,LTD. SUKIGOKORO SUTOU SOUICHIRO
TASAKA IKUICHIROH YUKIMITSU TASAKA IKUICHIROH
OZU SAKAROKU SAKE BREWING CO.,LTD. KYOHINA HIGASHINAKA TOSHIO
KOCHI AKI SENTO LIMITED COMPANY TOSA-SHIRAGIKU SENTOH RYOTA
TOSATSURU SENJU BREWERY
TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO.,LTD.
TOSATSURU FUKUDOME KOICHI
TOSATSURU TENPYO BREWERY
TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO.,LTD.
TOSATSURU KUMENO ATSUSHI
HAMAKAWASHOTEN LIMITED COMPANY BIJOFU OHARA AKIRA
SUSAKI TSUKASABOTAN CO.,LTD. NIYODOBLUE ASANO TORU
INO KAMEIZUMI SHUZO CO.,LTD. KAMEIZUMI SAIBARA KAZUHITO

Award Ceremony

(1) Date
 November 12, 2015
(2) Location
 Takamatsu Regional Taxation Bureau