(1) Purpose

Tokyo Regional Sake Awards are held annually during the autumn. The Awards 2022, which were held by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau, invited the entries of Sake, and Honkaku Shochu brewed within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau. By holding the quality examinations of entries along with the event for providing the opportunity for brewers to ensure the quality of each entry, the awards program aimed at strengthening the foundation of brewing technologies, promoting awareness of alcoholic beverages originally brewed within the jurisdiction, and, in conclusion, supporting the sound development of the alcoholic beverages industry in the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau.

(2) Date and Place

  Date Place
Quality examinations Initial judgement September 27 (Tuesday), 28 (Wednesday), 29 (Thursday) and 30 (Friday), 2022 Office of Analysis and Brewing Technology,
Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
(9th Floor, Room 911)
Final judgement October 5 (Wednesday) and 6 (Thursday), 2022
Awards ceremony November 2 (Wednesday), 2022
From 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Meeting Room 10B,
Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
(First Floor)
Event for providing the opportunity for brewers to ensure the quality of each entry November 2 (Wednesday), 2022
From 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Meeting Room 8 and 9,
Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
 (4th Floor)

(3) Entry

The eligible alcoholic beverages for entry were Sake and Honkaku Shochu originally brewed at breweries within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau and were categorized as shown in the table below.

Category Brewery Year Specifications
Special
Designation
(Tokutei-Meisho)
Percentage of Rice Remaining after Polishing (%) Amount of Alcohol Added Alcohol Content (%)
Sake Ginjo Brewery year 2021 Ginjo-shu
except for Jummai
60 or less 10% or less of rice weight Undiluted
Jummai Ginjo Brewery year 2021 Jummai
Ginjo-shu
60 or less None Undiluted
Warmed sake(Kanzake) - Sake
except for Jummai
- As per commercial
specification
Jummai Warmed sake(Jummai Kanzake) - Jummai-shu - None As per commercial specification
Honkaku Shochu - - 25.0 or more,  less than 26.0

Tokyo Regional Sake Awards 2022(in English)

  1. 1 Purpose and Outline of the Awards
  2. 2 Statistics of Entry
  3. 3 List of Awarded Breweries
  4. 4 Summary of Quality Examinations
  5. 5 Judges