A sake born from a crowdfunding campaign launched in summer 2021.
A Tokubetsu Junmai made with 100% Kyoto-grown Yamada Nishiki — a rice Sasaki Shuzo had previously reserved exclusively for premium sake.
 
It offers the full, rounded character unique to Yamada Nishiki, with a gentle, mellow mouthfeel.
The finish is smooth and crisp.


The label features the "northern lapwing" — known as the lady of the rice paddies — together with the "stork," a bird associated with bringing good fortune.
Both birds favor environments with healthy ecosystems, and rice farmers are said to be filled with joy whenever they appear.



=== The Story Behind the Crowdfunding & the Fukumidori Series ===

The sake industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
No one knew when, or how, the situation would end.
Sake sat unsold, and surplus sake rice piled up... To preserve this craft and pass our flavors on to the next generation, we asked ourselves: is there any way to push through? In 2021 we took on the challenge of crowdfunding and used Yamada Nishiki — previously reserved only for our premium sake — to brew "Koto Fukumidori Junmai" and "Fukumidori Amazake."

Thanks to the support of our backers, we hit 1,068% of our funding goal, supported by 2,723 people.

The name "Fukumidori" carries our wish that "good fortune (fuku) may bear fruit (mi) in the lives of those who drink it." But in the end, it feels as though it is we who received an abundance of good fortune. Thanks to all the kind voices asking "I want to drink it again," we were able to bring this sake to market as a full product.

The Fukumidori series is the result of those many supporters — a sake that was raised together with everyone's help, and one we hold very dear.
We hope you will give it a try.