RIKYU GURA CO LTD
We are the only sake brewery in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, and have taken over the history and traditions of Sakai's sake breweries.
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Found in 1899, it is located in Sakai City between Kansai International Airport and Osaka City. Local traditional industries such as knives and bicycles are world-famous. It is also the location of the only World Cultural Heritage monument in Osaka Prefecture, the Mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku. The sake brand is named after Sen no Rikyu, the founder of Japanese tea ceremony who was born in Sakai City. It uses the sake brewery rice Yamada Nishiki in the special area A of Hyogo Prefecture and the spring water of Osaka Prefecture's Shimo Kongo Mountain. It is a high-value sake with a specific name that is handcrafted in small batches. Won the IWC Silver Award for two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022, the Gold Award of the National New Sake Appraisal Conference in 2021, the Gold Award of the Osaka National Taxation Bureau Sake Appraisal Conference in 2022, and the highest gold medal of the All Japan Sake Cup Awards in 2023. While inheriting and developing traditional Japanese sake brewing techniques, we continue to develop and produce new products. The matcha series liqueur with Japanese characteristics and the micro-foam liqueur that goes well with wagyu dishes have received high praise at home and abroad.