About the brewery : Akashi Sake Brewery was founded by the Yonezawa family in 1856. The brewery is located in Akashi, a coastal town in southwest Japan's 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, highly prized for its delicacy. Each Akashi-Tai sake reflects the Yonezawa family's ongoing commitment to exceptional sakes, made from local ingredients and as close to nature as possible.