is a Japanese manufacturer of

sake Sake, also spelled saké ( ; also referred to as Japanese rice wine), is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and in ...

and plum wine based in Fushimi,

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...

, Japan. Founded in 1637 by Jiemon Ōkura, in Fushimi, it is one of the world's oldest companies, and is a member of the

Henokiens The Henokiens () is an association of companies that have been continuously operating and remain family-owned for 200 years or more, and whose descendants still operate at management level.. It derives its name from the biblical patriarch Enoch ...

group. The name of the company literally means "

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". Gekkeikan's

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subsidiary, Gekkeikan Sake (USA), Inc., is located in

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. The company controls approximately 25% of the American sake market.Gekkeikan: Overseas Business
. Gekkeikan. Accessed March 23, 2015.

External links

Gekkeikan Sake (USA), Inc. official site

References

Drink companies of Japan Companies established in 1637 Manufacturing companies based in Kyoto Folsom, California Rice wine Sake Henokiens companies 1637 establishments in Japan {{drink-company-stub