Blessed by its clean ultrapure water from melting snow due to the unique region climate in the northeast part of Japan, makes it an ideal environment for sake production. Based in Koriyama, Fukushi, one of the oldest sake breweries in northeast Japan. Sasanokawa Shuzo began in 1765 with a history of more than 250 years, mostly active in Japanese sake and shochu field. Asaka Distillery was the smallest distillery in Japan and their first distilling still has the capacity at 2000L and the second has only 1000L.