About the brewery : Akashi Sake Brewery was founded by the Yonezawa family in 1856. It is based in Akashi, a coastal town in south-western Japan, in Hyogo prefecture, one of Japan's most famous sake-producing regions. Famous for its fish market, whose origins date back some 400 years, Akashi's emblem is the sea bream, much appreciated for its delicacy. Each of the Akashi-Tai sakes reflects the Yonezawa family's ongoing commitment to exceptional sakes, produced using local ingredients, as close to nature as possible.