Women in Sake Project 

MISSION:

To celebrate women’s achievements and contributions to the craft of Sake.

 

Concept

Before discovering Sake, I spent a decade at the United Nations working on Gender Equality and Women's Rights across Asia and Africa.

The women I met - full of wisdom despite countless barriers - stayed with me. When I entered the Sake world, I found the same spirit: talented women doing remarkable work in an industry that had literally banned them from brewing for centuries.

This project mission is to shine a light on women´s contributions, inspiring others, and spreading more Sake Love!

📸 Interviews originally from @sarika.sake on Instagram

国連時代にアフリカ・アジアで出会ったパワフルな女性達に感動し、日本酒の世界に入ってからも同じ輝きを持つ女性達に出会いました。長年男性中心だった日本酒界で、今まさにクリエイティブに活躍する女性達をハイライトし、世界に伝えたい - それがこのプロジェクトの始まりです!

Women in Sake Project — Sarika

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Fumiko Shintani

Toji — Master Brewer, Shintani Brewery, Yamaguchi

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Midori Okazaki

Toji — Master Brewer, Okazaki Brewery, Nagano

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Simone Maynard

"Sake Mistress" — Sake Promotion & Education, Australia

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Maiko Tsuji

Toji — Master Brewer, Gozenshu (Tsuji Honten) Brewery, Okayama

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Kuniko Fujita

"Madame Saké au Québec", Canada

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Rumiko Moriki

Managing Director & Former Toji, Moriki Brewery, Mie

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Sachiko Miyagi

Sake Expert, Tippsy Sake, USA

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Yuri Shiraso

Shiraso Brewery, Tochigi

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Kuniko Mukai

Toji — Master Brewer, Mukai Brewery, Kyoto

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Pao Jumin

Sake Educator, Taiwan

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Erika Haigh

Director & Co-Owner, Moto London — London's first independent Sake bar

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Monica Samuels

Sake Samurai — Director of Sake & Spirits, Vine Connections, USA

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Rumiko Obata

Executive Vice President & 5th Generation Owner, Obata Brewery, Niigata

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Chizuko Niikawa-Helton

Sake Samurai — CEO, Sake Discoveries LLC & Okanban of Sake Caliente

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Mariko Léveillé

Deputy Toji — Deputy Master Brewer, Wakaze Brewery, France

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Miho Fujita

President, Mioya Brewery, Ishikawa

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Marina Giordano

Sake Educator & TV Director, USA

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Giulia Maglio

Sake Educator & Part-Time Brewer, Italy

Women-Led Sake Breweries & Companies

Currently a growing list — I'll keep adding more and categorizing over time, making it easier for people to support these women-led businesses. Click any name to visit their website.

Loosely defined: women-owned or women-led means an institution ensuring gender equality / women in a leading or decision-making role, not in a token or symbolic role.

Special thanks to Melissa Mills, Sachiko Miyagi, Sawako Ruark, and others who sent suggestions!

名前をクリックすると各サイトに飛びます。数々の素晴らしい女性がリードする日本酒ビジネスをもう少し探しやすくするように少しずつ整理して徐々に追加して行く試みです。世界の女性エンパワーメント日本酒・リスト

Sake Breweries in Japan

Yamaguchi

Nagano

Okayama

Kyoto

Mie

Ishikawa

Tochigi

Hiroshima

Aichi

Iwate

Niigata

Saitama

Wakayama

Shimane

Hyogo

Shiga

Gifu

Fukui

Ibaraki

Shizuoka

Kochi

Gunma

Shochu Distilleries

Miyazaki

Sake Breweries Outside Japan

USA

Canada

France