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Ogose Brewery

Japanese brewery based in Saitama Prefecture producing sake, beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Ogose Brewery is the operating name of Asahara Brewery Co., Ltd., a Japanese brewery headquartered in Moroyama, Saitama Prefecture, with its sales headquarters at the Ogose Brewery in Ogose, Saitama. The company produces and sells sake, liqueurs, honkaku shochu, fruit wine, sparkling liquor, and beer. It was founded in 1882 (Meiji 15) by Zenjiro Asahara, who was born on the shores of Lake Biwa and entered a sake brewery in Ome, Tokyo, at age nine before opening his own business in Moroyama at age twenty-nine.

History

Asahara Brewery Co., Ltd. was founded in 1882 (Meiji 15). Its founder, Zenjiro Asahara, was born on the shores of Lake Biwa and entered a sake brewery in Ome, Tokyo, at the age of nine; at twenty-nine he opened his business in the present location of Moroyama. The company operates the Ogose Brewery as its sales headquarters in Ogose, Saitama.

Products and positioning

Product categories. sake · liqueur · honkaku shochu · fruit wine · sparkling liquor · beer

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