Using carefully handpicked rice,
and water that springs from the local area,
a drop of bliss that contains the skill and spirit of the brewers.
![顔](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/face.png)
![](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lg-ikarashigawa.png)
Ikarashi-gawa
Enjoy the smooth sip of Ikarashi-gawa sake made from the super
soft underground water of Ikarashi-river which flows through
the city of Sanjo, located in the center of Niigata Prefecture.
![福顔](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lg-fukugao.png)
Fukugao
Fukugao is composed of two Chinese characters “fuku (happy)” and “kao (face).”
As the name suggests,
one can not help but smile when experiencing the deliciousness of the Fukugao-brand sake.
Fukugao has been the registered brand name since the establishment of the brewery,
and our motto is to follow traditional methods while taking painstaking care in the
sake-making process.
We continue to devote our efforts in producing sake that will leave a lingering
impression in all who enjoy our brand.
![越後平野](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lg-echigoheiya.png)
Echigo-heiya
Echigo-heiya is made from Yamada-nishiki, a rice-brand
best suited for brewing sake produced in the Special
A-region of Hyogo prefecture.
The echigo-toji brewerscarefully attend to the well-polished rice throughout
the entire sake-making process. The rich and authentic
rice flavor that could only be captured by junmai-shu
offers the chance to recognize anew the delicious taste of rice.
At the same time, Echigo-heiya is a good complement to
any dish that is served.
![宇寿屋](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lg-usuya.png)
Usuya
Koshitanrei rice, Niigata prefecture’s own brand of sakamai
(rice used in making sake) and harvested locally in Sanjo,
is used 100% in the making of Usuya,
together with thesuper soft water of the local river, Ikarashi-gawa.
Usuya is our prized sake, made solely from Sanjo’s rice and
water and hand-processed from bags using the drip-pressing method.
Other Sake
TASTING MAP
Select your preferred sake from this flavor matrix.
![TASTING MAP](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/t-map_e.png)
Matching Sake and Cuisine with Our Flavor Matrix
We have correlated our sake brands and matching cuisine according to the flavor matrix.
![Floral Notes and Light Taste](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/taste_1e.png)
![華やかな香りと軽快な味](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/taste-hanayaka.jpg)
- Daiginjo Echigo Ikarashigawa
- Junmai Daiginjo Usuya
- Le Lectier Sake
White fish sashimi, Lightly boiled dishes, salt-grilled fish, Olives, Carpaccio, Wild vegetable tempura, Japanese ginger dressed with bonito flake, Baked leeks, Kneaded seaweed
![Mature Aroma and Savory Taste](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/taste_2e.png)
![熟成の香りと旨みのある味](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/taste-jyukusei.jpg)
- Junmai Daiginjo Echigo Heiya
- Daiginjo Genshu Echigo Ikarashigawa
- Junmai Ginjo Echigo Heiya
- Junmai Koshu Fukugao
- Junmaishu Echigo Heiya
Meat and Western dishes, Chinese cuisine, cheese, Broiled eel, fois gras, beef stew, baked potato with butter
![Smooth, Clear Taste](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/taste_3e.png)
![滑らかイメージ](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/tasteimg_1.jpg)
- Ginjo Echigo Ikarashigawa
- Chokarakuchi Junmai Ginjo Fukugao
- Tokubetsu Honjozo Echigo Ikarashigawa
- Okarakuchi Fukugao
- Karakuchi Fukugao
- Honjozo-namachozoshu Koshino Yukiwariso, Fukugao
Sashimi, warmed tofu, stew pots, Grilled fish and chicken, milt with sour soy, sweet & sour white fish, sweet-soy burdock root, chrysanthemum greens dressed with wild sesame, taro stem vinaigrette, stewed osmund country style, daikon and carrot vinaigrette, seaweed soba noodles
![Well-Rounded Aroma, Rich Taste](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/taste_4e.png)
![ふくよかイメージ](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/tasteimg_2.jpg)
- Tokubetsu Junmai Echigo Ikarashigawa
- Rounded Junmaishu FUKUGAO SWEET
- Honjozo Fukugao
- Amakuchi-sake Himawari
Stewed dishes, pot stickers, white-sauce stew,fried chicken, tonkatsu (breaded & fried pork cutlet), deep-fried tofu with miso-meat sauce, simmered-in-sauce flatfish, lightly stewed shishito peppers, stewed daikon radish and bran-cake wheels, noppei soup
![Deep Aroma & Distinctive Flavor](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/taste_5e.png)
![濃厚な香りとユニークな味](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/taste-noko.jpg)
- Sake stored in whisky casks. FUKUGAO
- Sake stored in bourbon casks. FUKUGAO
- Sake stored in brandy casks.FUKUGAO
Chocolate, nuts, cheese, smoked salmon, flamed roasted pork, ice cream
![テイスティングイメージ](https://www.fukugao.jp/wp2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/tasteimg-1024x351.jpg)