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Sake 47
Prefecture 01 of 47

Hokkaido北海道

Color: Fuji-murasaki 藤紫 — Furano lavender fields.

Breweries
21
Brands
56
Sold in the US
1
Taste

What Hokkaido sake tastes like.

On average, sake from Hokkaido is drier and less floral than the average sake. Drinkers most often describe it as dry, umami and clean.

Floral華 30
Rich芳 54
Heavy重 31
Mild穏 44
Dry辛 36
Light軽 42

Average of all 1,371 rated brands

Average of 22 rated brands from Hokkaido.

Most-mentioned flavors
Dry辛口Umami旨味CleanスッキリFruityフルーティAcidic酸味BriskさっぱりSweet甘味Bananaバナナ
Map of Japan's 47 prefectures, Hokkaido highlighted Okinawa
Buy

Hokkaido sake you can buy in the US.

男山Otokoyama Hokkaido北海道 View →
Ranking

Top-rated in Hokkaido, September 2026.

Ranked by Sakenowa drinker ratings within the prefecture.

01 上川大雪上川大雪酒造 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道
02 男山Otokoyama Hokkaido北海道 View →
03 三千櫻三千櫻酒造 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道
04 国士無双高砂酒造 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道
05 國稀國稀酒造 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道
06 北の勝碓氷勝三郎商店 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道
07 二世古二世古酒造 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道
08 福司福司酒造 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道
09 千歳鶴日本清酒 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道
10 十勝上川大雪酒造 · not sold in the US yet Hokkaido北海道

Flavor profiles and rankings: Sakenowa (さけのわ) open data, built from drinkers' check-ins in Japan.