Fukuoka
福岡
Fukuoka is a GI for sake brewed in Fukuoka Prefecture, designated in 2025. It is made with Japanese rice and water from the prefecture, with added brewing alcohol limited to 50% of the rice weight and production through bottling carried out within the prefecture.
- Production area
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- Type
- Sake
- Designated
- October 1, 2025
- Managing body
- GI福岡管理委員会（福岡県酒造組合内） (opens in a new tab)
- Producers
- About 65
Production standard in brief
Our summary of the standard set by the National Tax Agency. See the agency's page for the official text.
Made with Japanese rice and water from the prefecture, with added brewing alcohol limited to 50% of the rice weight. Production, storage and bottling take place within the prefecture.
National Tax Agency production standard (opens in a new tab)
Brewery visits & events
From January to March, breweries across the prefecture hold open-house events, such as the Jojima Sakagura Biraki.
FAQ
Fukuoka is a GI for sake brewed in Fukuoka Prefecture, designated in 2025. It is made with Japanese rice and water from the prefecture, with added brewing alcohol limited to 50% of the rice weight and production through bottling carried out within the prefecture.
Sake made in Fukuoka Prefecture to the production standard.
The National Tax Agency designated it as a liquor Geographical Indication on October 1, 2025.
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