Overview

Company Profile

Founded in 1548.
A sake brewery of Settaya, Nagaoka, Niigata.

Yoshinogawa is a sake brewery located in Settaya,
Nagaoka, Niigata.
Since our founding,
we have brewed and sold sake while working in harmony with the local water,
rice and climate.

Company Name
Yoshinogawa Co., Ltd.
Representative
President and Representative Director: Yuki Minemasa
toji (master brewer)
Masatsugu Fujino
Founded
1548 (the 17th year of the Tenbun era)
Head Office
940-1105
4-8-12 Settaya, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-1105, Japan (Google Maps) )
FAX
0258-36-1107
Group Companies
  • Chuetsu Kobo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (manufacturer of baker's yeast and more)
    940-1105
    4-8-12 Settaya, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan(Google Maps))
    TEL:0258-32-2111FAX: 0258-32-2114
  • Chuetsu Shurui Hanbai Co., Ltd. (wholesaler of all types of alcoholic beverages)
    940-1105
    4-8-12 Settaya, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan(Google Maps))
    TEL:0258-35-3003FAX: 0258-37-7212
  • Yoshinogawa Nosan Co., Ltd. (rice farming: sake rice and table rice)
    940-1105
    4-8-12 Settaya, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan(Google Maps))
    TEL:0258-35-3000FAX: 0258-36-1107
  • Yoshinogawa Communication Co., Ltd.
    940-1105
    4-8-12 Settaya, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan(Google Maps))
    TEL:0258-77-9910FAX: 0258-77-9911
Business
Brewing and sales of seishu (sake)

Awards

Yoshinogawa has received recognition at various sake tasting and competitions for many years.
These awards are part of our long commitment to sake brewing, and an important record that supports trust in our quality.

  • Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Taxation Bureau Sake Appraisal:
    72 awards since 1965, including top honors 5 times
  • Gold Prize, Japan Sake Awards (Annual Japan Sake Appraisal):
    29 times since 1956
  • Special Award,
    Home-Brewed Sake Competition of the Niigata Prefecture Brewery Workers' Union Federation (Toji Guild)
  • Award of Excellence, Chubu Six Prefectures Alcoholic Beverage Competition
    (1922 and 1925)
  • Diamond Award, National Alcoholic Beverages and Seasonings Competition
  • Merit Award, Tokyo Ueno Enthronement Commemorative Exposition (1928)
    (Showa 3)
  • Award of Excellence, National Alcoholic Beverage Competition (1935)
  • Award of Excellence, National Seishu Competition (1952)