Gekkeikan
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese manufacturer of sake based in Kyoto
, Japan. Founded in 1637 by Jiemon Okura, in Fushimi
, it is one of the world's oldest companies. The name of the company literally means "laurel wreath
".
Gekkeikan's United States
subsidiary, Gekkeikan Sake (USA), Inc., is located in Folsom
, California
. The company controls approximately 25% of the American sake market.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese manufacturer of sake based in Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, Japan. Founded in 1637 by Jiemon Okura, in Fushimi
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with its rebuilt towers and gold-lined...
, it is one of the world's oldest companies. The name of the company literally means "laurel wreath
Laurel wreath
A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel , an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head...
".
Gekkeikan's United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
subsidiary, Gekkeikan Sake (USA), Inc., is located in Folsom
Folsom, California
Folsom is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Folsom is most commonly known for its famous Folsom Prison. The population was 72,203 at the 2010 census....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The company controls approximately 25% of the American sake market.