Between Tradition and Modernity, Fukushima’s Sake Breweries Reinvent Sake at Salon du Saké 2025 in Paris

The 2025 “Salon du Saké” European Fair for Saké and Japanese Beverages honours Fukushima Prefecture. Guardian of ancestral know-how, the region now stands out for its producers’ ability to honor tradition while embracing innovation. Visitors will be able to discover this fascinating duality at this unmissable event.

The kuramoto (owner-producers) of Fukushima and their toji (sake masters responsible for production), heirs to artisanal methods passed down from generation to generation, like Akebono Shuzo who “listens to the voice of the rice and yeast,” combine tradition with audacity. The Ninki Inc. brewery is the perfect example[…]

The Fukushima Prefecture, Guest of Honour at the 2025 Salon du Saké, Reveals the Secrets of its Multi-Awarded Sakes

The “Salon du Saké” European Fair for Sake and Japanese Beverages, which will be held from October 4th to 6th in Paris at the New Cap Event Center (75015), is pleased to announce that the 2025 guest of honour prefecture will be the famous sake region of Fukushima.

Known for consistently winning the most gold medals at the National New Sake Competition, the benchmark competition held in Japan for over 100 years, Fukushima Prefecture invites professionals and the general public to discover the richness of its terroir and the excellence of its sake producers.

With its 56 sake breweries, Fukushima has risen to the top of the sake world thanks to[…]