Hakutaka Co., Ltd.＜創業 1862年＞
Hōmon Masamune 1800ml — Limited to 30 Bottles, Available Only in December
--- Sorry for the long list of notes! ---
Pre-order period: November 7 – November 30
Regular sales: December 1 – December 31
Shipping starts: from December 1
Orders placed by December 26 will be shipped within the year.
Orders placed on or after December 27 will ship on January 6.
Available at the current price for the first 30 bottles only.
From the 31st bottle onward, new pricing will apply.
-------------------------------------------
“Sake is Hōmon, Geisha is Shinbashi.”
Such a romantic phrase—ah, irresistible!
From the Meiji through the Shōwa eras, this line was often heard in Tokyo’s high-end ryotei restaurants.
The sake it referred to—Hōmon Masamune—has, for this holiday season only, been granted special permission for retail sale.
Even today, it’s served exclusively at select ryotei and luxury hotels, never found on ordinary shelves—truly a “phantom sake.”
Like the old Rolls-Royces that never flaunted their specs, saying only “sufficient and complete,” this sake reveals almost nothing about its details.
All we know is the alcohol content: 15–16%.
That’s the charm of the good old days—quiet confidence instead of data sheets.
And in an age obsessed with specs, it somehow feels refreshingly new.
Its taste lives up to its pedigree.
Created for refined cuisine, it pairs beautifully with food.
A smooth, almost viscous mouthfeel hints at two years of aging, while a delicate cedar aroma evokes the calm of sitting in a tatami room gazing out at a garden.
If you’re looking for a special bottle to bring to a home party or New Year gathering,
why not arrive with the elusive Hōmon Masamune in hand?
We can pretty much guarantee no one else will have it—
unless they bought it from us, of course! (laughs)
Want a preview taste? Visit SPACE Umi to Machi for a comparative sake tasting:
👉 https://umi-machi.com/tabitebako20251107/
About the Brewery
This sake is brewed by Hakutaka, one of the five famed breweries of Nada Gogō.
Located along the coasts of Kobe and Nishinomiya, this region has been Japan’s top sake-producing area since the Muromachi and Edo periods.
Its secret? The famous Miyamizu water discovered in the Edo era—
hard water rich in calcium (1.5× that of ordinary water) and abundant in phosphorus and potassium,
with phosphorus levels said to reach ten times that of other brewing regions.
This remarkable water is the foundation of what’s known as “Nada no Nama-Ippon.”
Among the Nada breweries, Hakutaka holds a special distinction:
it is the only brewery entrusted to produce the “Goryōshu,”
the sacred sake offered to the deities of Ise Grand Shrine morning and evening.
- Dry/Rich
- Dry/Rich
Specific name, Honjozo
Volume, 1800 ml
Alcohol content, 16.0 %
Rice polishing ratio (koji rice), %
Rice polishing ratio (kake rice), %
Sake Meter Value,
Acidity,
Amino acid value,
Special Note,
Address: 1-1 Hamamachi, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
Hakutaka Co., Ltd., founded in 1862 in the Nishinomiya area of the Nada-Gogō region in Hyōgo Prefecture, is one of Japan’s premier sake breweries. Utilizing Miyamizu spring water and premium Yamada-nishiki rice, the brewery remains dedicated to the traditional kimoto method of brewing, earning it the reputation of an “authentic Nada sake.” Remarkably, Hakutaka is the only brewery in Japan selected to provide sake to the Ise Jingū. Upholding the principle of “Quality First” and achieving 100% in-house production, the brewery continues to craft exceptional sake across generations.
