Sake by prefecture
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures — think of them as US states — and every one brews sake. Here is where 1,745 breweries are, and what their sake tastes like.
Breweries and rated brands per prefecture.
Hokkaido 北海道
21 breweries · 22 rated brands · 1 sold in the US
Kon-iro · 紺色Aomori 青森
23 breweries · 32 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Tetsu-iro · 鉄色Iwate 岩手
31 breweries · 29 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Ayame-iro · 菖蒲色Miyagi 宮城
39 breweries · 39 rated brands · 8 sold in the US
Tokiwa-iro · 常磐色Akita 秋田
44 breweries · 47 rated brands · 8 sold in the US
Kurenai · 紅Yamagata 山形
76 breweries · 63 rated brands · 15 sold in the US
Momo-iro · 桃色Fukushima 福島
70 breweries · 77 rated brands · 7 sold in the US
Shion-iro · 紫苑色Ibaraki 茨城
46 breweries · 33 rated brands · 2 sold in the US
Benihi · 紅緋Tochigi 栃木
35 breweries · 32 rated brands · 5 sold in the US
Kuwazome · 桑染Gunma 群馬
26 breweries · 26 rated brands · 5 sold in the US
Hanada-iro · 縹色Saitama 埼玉
40 breweries · 23 rated brands
Nanohana-iro · 菜の花色Chiba 千葉
35 breweries · 27 rated brands · 4 sold in the US
Edo-murasaki · 江戸紫Tokyo 東京
19 breweries · 14 rated brands · 2 sold in the US
Gunjō-iro · 群青色Kanagawa 神奈川
18 breweries · 19 rated brands · 2 sold in the US
Toki-iro · 鴇色Niigata 新潟
112 breweries · 119 rated brands · 14 sold in the US
Byakugun · 白群Toyama 富山
25 breweries · 22 rated brands · 1 sold in the US
Araishu · 洗朱Ishikawa 石川
46 breweries · 37 rated brands · 6 sold in the US
Asagi-iro · 浅葱色Fukui 福井
36 breweries · 24 rated brands · 4 sold in the US
Ebi-iro · 葡萄色Yamanashi 山梨
13 breweries · 7 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Wasabi-iro · 山葵色Nagano 長野
93 breweries · 93 rated brands · 7 sold in the US
Hiwada-iro · 檜皮色Gifu 岐阜
52 breweries · 39 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Uguisu-iro · 鶯色Shizuoka 静岡
30 breweries · 25 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Ōdo-iro · 黄土色Aichi 愛知
45 breweries · 30 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Ebicha · 海老茶Mie 三重
39 breweries · 28 rated brands · 4 sold in the US
Sabi-asagi · 錆浅葱Shiga 滋賀
47 breweries · 34 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Matcha-iro · 抹茶色Kyoto 京都
49 breweries · 46 rated brands · 10 sold in the US
Rokushō-iro · 緑青色Osaka 大阪
21 breweries · 14 rated brands
Kogane · 黄金Hyogo 兵庫
98 breweries · 57 rated brands · 11 sold in the US
Kodai-murasaki · 古代紫Nara 奈良
35 breweries · 32 rated brands · 5 sold in the US
Mikan-iro · 蜜柑色Wakayama 和歌山
17 breweries · 10 rated brands · 2 sold in the US
Hiwa-moegi · 鶸萌黄Tottori 鳥取
21 breweries · 14 rated brands · 1 sold in the US
Akane-iro · 茜色Shimane 島根
36 breweries · 25 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Bengara-iro · 弁柄色Okayama 岡山
38 breweries · 24 rated brands · 5 sold in the US
Shu-iro · 朱色Hiroshima 広島
50 breweries · 38 rated brands · 6 sold in the US
Ukon-iro · 鬱金色Yamaguchi 山口
33 breweries · 23 rated brands · 5 sold in the US
Ai-iro · 藍色Tokushima 徳島
15 breweries · 5 rated brands · 1 sold in the US
Miru-iro · 海松色Kagawa 香川
8 breweries · 6 rated brands · 1 sold in the US
Shinonome-iro · 東雲色Ehime 愛媛
38 breweries · 17 rated brands · 1 sold in the US
Seiji-iro · 青磁色Kochi 高知
23 breweries · 20 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Kōbai-iro · 紅梅色Fukuoka 福岡
57 breweries · 38 rated brands · 2 sold in the US
Kaki-iro · 柿色Saga 佐賀
28 breweries · 23 rated brands · 7 sold in the US
Sango-iro · 珊瑚色Nagasaki 長崎
14 breweries · 10 rated brands
Wakakusa-iro · 若草色Kumamoto 熊本
15 breweries · 12 rated brands · 3 sold in the US
Tsutsuji-iro · 躑躅色Oita 大分
24 breweries · 9 rated brands
Hisui-iro · 翡翠色Miyazaki 宮崎
8 breweries · 2 rated brands
Nasukon · 茄子紺Kagoshima 鹿児島
12 breweries · 2 rated brands
Ama-iro · 天色Okinawa 沖縄
11 breweries · 1 rated brands
Flavor profiles and rankings: Sakenowa (さけのわ) open data, built from drinkers' check-ins in Japan.