Who is Noguchi Naohiko, and why is the brewery called a kenkyujyo (研究所), which means "laboratory" or "institute"? Noguchi Naohiko is a toji, or master sake brewer, from the noto (能登） school. Noto toji is a school of sake-making that originated on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, one of many schools of toji that … Continue reading Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute Junmai Muroka Namagenshu 2020 Vintage (純米無濾過生原酒） →