Announced details
Cultivation, fermentation and sale of 100% Japan-made coffee; sustainable coffee production; and efforts to address climate change
Collaboration partner applying sake yeast to coffee fermentation. 明和産業 and Gekkeikan presented this technology at an academic conference.
Head office: 247 Minamihama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Okura Haruhiko (大倉治彦); sake manufacturer. The company opened a research institute in 1909 and is stated to be approaching its 390th anniversary next year.
Traditional sake brewing, inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
UNESCO
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum: 〒612-8660, 247 Minamihama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture / 明和産業’s Narita Farm: in Narita, Chiba Prefecture
¥3,240 (tax included) / 3 drip-pack coffee bags (10g per bag × 3)
The company does not address Contract Value / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | GINSAI (GINSAI COFFEE 100% MADE IN JAPAN) / coffee fermented with sake yeast, 100% made in Japan |
| Counterparty | 月桂冠株式会社 |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: 247 Minamihama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Okura Haruhiko (大倉治彦); sake manufacturer. The company opened a research institute in 1909 and is stated to be approaching its 390th anniversary next year. |
| Relationship with the Company | Collaboration partner applying sake yeast to coffee fermentation. 明和産業 and Gekkeikan presented this technology at an academic conference. |
| Offering price | ¥3,240 (tax included) / 3 drip-pack coffee bags (10g per bag × 3) |
| Launch date | 1 June 2026 (Monday) (scheduled) |
| Applicable area | Cultivation, fermentation and sale of 100% Japan-made coffee; sustainable coffee production; and efforts to address climate change |
| Award/certification name | Traditional sake brewing, inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list |
| Awarding / certifying body | UNESCO |
| Location | Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum: 〒612-8660, 247 Minamihama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture / 明和産業’s Narita Farm: in Narita, Chiba Prefecture |
| Location scale | Approximately 30 boxes initially |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To address the “2050 coffee problem” caused by global warming by combining Japanese cultivation techniques with traditional fermentation technology, with the aim of achieving sustainable coffee production and creating new value. The initiative also aims to raise awareness of climate change and showcase Japan’s natural environment, traditional technologies and innovation.