The Suwa district in Nagano Prefecture, located 700 meters above sea level and known as a town of Japanese mythology, is home to nine sake manufacturers. Born in such sake land, Mikotsuru is one of the most sensational brands today.

Given that most of the breweries in Suwa are over a century old, imagine the astonishment, both inside and outside the industry, when a group of twenty-something-year-olds with almost no prior experience in sake-making won the International Wine Challenge (IWC) Champion Sake 2021 title only two years after launching their brewery.