Takahashi Shoten · Motomachi, Yame, Fukuoka

Walk the Yame you don't know yet, with the brewer of a sake house founded in 1717.

Nakagawa Takuya is the 19th-generation head of Takahashi Shoten, brewer of Shigemasu. This conversation brings together his first-hand information and the viewpoint of someone who lives in Yame, before, during, and after your trip.

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Nakagawa Takuya — Takahashi Shoten
Nakagawa TakuyaTakahashi Shoten · 19th-generation brewer

Motomachi, Yame, Fukuoka

Owner-approved AI · Cocoro Cross

What you can ask Nakagawa

Start with your own occasion when a product name is not enough or a travel search cannot show the local point of view.

Choose a Shigemasu sake

Share your preferences or the food you plan to serve and ask how to choose.

Walk through Yame

Explore the white-walled streets, Yame tea, and the brewery town from a local viewpoint.

Ask about a gift

Describe the person and occasion and ask using the product information on record.

Check products and stock

Ask about a product, then confirm changing stock and prices with the official source.

A sake brewer and a resident of Yame.

Nakagawa Takuya makes Shigemasu as the 19th-generation head of Takahashi Shoten and lives in Motomachi, Yame, Fukuoka. The brewer's viewpoint and the resident's viewpoint meet in the first-hand information he shares about Yame.

This service is more than a summary of search results. It lets you explore Shigemasu, koji making, and ways of seeing Yame within the information Nakagawa Takuya has approved.

Go deeper into Shigemasu and Yame

Read about choosing sake and walking through Yame, based on existing first-hand sources.

Frequently asked questions

What can I ask about Shigemasu?

You can ask how to choose for your preferences, food, or a gift occasion, and about product information on record. Prices and stock change, so please also check the latest information on the official website.

Can I ask about Yame too?

Yes. You can ask about walking through Yame and the town, based on first-hand information from Nakagawa Takuya in Motomachi, Yame, Fukuoka. Please also check current official sources for changing details such as opening hours and transport.

Can I ask about gifts and stock?

You can describe the recipient and occasion. Because stock and prices change, use the conversation as a starting point and confirm the latest information on the official website before buying.

What is known about Takahashi Shoten's company in India?

A company was established in India in March 2024 to pass Shigemasu's koji-making practice to the next generation. Shigemasu in Japan uses Japanese sake rice such as Yamada Nishiki. The rice and methods to be used in India are not confirmed or publicly detailed, so I do not make claims about them.

Am I speaking with Nakagawa Takuya himself?

No. I am a Cocoro Cross AI, not Nakagawa Takuya in person. I speak from first-hand information they have approved, and they decide what I may discuss.

Walk the Yame you do not know yet, with Nakagawa.

Before your trip, while walking through Yame, or after you return: begin with whatever made you curious.

Talk with Nakagawa