This is 無添加 生みそ 500g袋入【お試し用】 (Additive-Free Nama Miso, 500g Bag, Trial Size), a rice miso (米みそ, kome miso) made and sold by 目黒麹店 in Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, with rice from the Aizu area of Fukushima Prefecture and domestic soybeans and salt as its ingredients. Nama miso (生みそ) means raw miso. This article organizes the information on the Rakuten Ichiba product page and in its reviews into quantity, storage and shelf life, ingredient labeling, gifts and reviews. The features we could confirm on the product page are that it is described as a medium-salty (中辛口, chukarakuchi) 12-wari koji (12割麹) miso that uses 1.2 times as much rice koji as typical miso, and that it comes in a 500g bag delivered by mail delivery (meru-bin, dropped into your mailbox).
At a Glance
Key points
- A 500g (one bag) trial size. There are no other sizes in the capacity selection field
- A medium-salty 12-wari koji raw miso. It is described as using 1.2 times as much rice koji as typical miso, and as a medium-salty miso with strong soybean umami and aroma
- The best-before date is 180 days from manufacture. After opening it must be refrigerated (10°C or below), and buyers are asked to open the bag and move the miso into a storage container after it arrives
- Rakuten rating 4.42 (142 reviews). Viewed November 5, 2026. The count includes reviews posted while the same product page sold a 700g bag
Watch out for
- It is delivered by mail delivery (mailbox delivery), and the shop states that gift packaging, wrapping and noshi (gift wrapping label) are not available. Specifying a delivery date and time and cash on delivery are not available either
- Among the 4 miso items featured on Ochinity (as of November 5, 2026), the 500g quantity is less than the 800g of Yamasa Miso Koji-ten Kuradashi Nama Miso 800g and the 1,000g of Kakukyu Hatcho Miso, Commercial Use, 500g × 2 Bags
Suits: People who want to try a medium-salty 12-wari koji rice miso in a single 500g bag
The comparison covers the 4 miso items featured on Ochinity (as of November 5, 2026). Each value is as of the date its own article was researched and may differ from the current listing. The quantity, storage, ingredients and shipping are from the Rakuten Ichiba product page (viewed November 5, 2026). The rating is Rakuten’s display (viewed November 5, 2026) and does not necessarily reflect the current state of the product.
Compared with 4 Similar Miso Items
Among the 4 miso items featured on Ochinity (as of November 5, 2026). Each value is as of the date its own article was researched and may differ from the current listing. Ratings are Rakuten’s display; values move more easily the fewer reviews there are, and they do not necessarily reflect the current state of a product. The table puts this article first, and the others are in Japanese syllabary (gojuon) order of their Japanese product names.
| Product | Total Amount | Type | Rakuten Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 目黒麹店 Nama Miso 500gthis article, trial size | 500g | rice miso12-wari koji, medium-salty | 4.42142 reviews |
| Kakukyu Hatcho Miso, Commercial Use, 500g × 2 Bags | 1,000g | Hatcho misosoybean miso | 4.8593 reviews |
| 麦みそや Barley Miso, Sweet-Style, 500g×5 | 2,500g | barley misohulless barley, sweet-style, raw | 4.691,447 reviews |
| Yamasa Miso Koji-ten Kuradashi Nama Miso 800g | 800g | Not confirmed | 4.81700 reviews |
Product names link to each product’s article. The review count for this article includes reviews posted while the same product page sold a 700g bag.
- By type, Kakukyu Hatcho Miso, Commercial Use, 500g × 2 Bags is a Hatcho miso (mame miso, soybean miso) and 麦みそや Barley Miso, Sweet-Style, 500g×5 is a barley miso (sweet-style), while this product is a rice miso made with rice koji (medium-salty)
- Rakuten’s rating of 4.42 (142 reviews) is lower than the 4.85 (93 reviews) of Kakukyu Hatcho Miso, Commercial Use, 500g × 2 Bags, the 4.81 (700 reviews) of Yamasa Miso Koji-ten Kuradashi Nama Miso 800g and the 4.69 (1,447 reviews) of 麦みそや Barley Miso, Sweet-Style, 500g×5
Basic Information
- Product Name
- 目黒麹店 無添加 生みそ 500g袋入【お試し用】 (Additive-Free Nama Miso, 500g Bag, Trial Size)
- Quantity
- 500g (one bag)
- Type
- Rice miso (12-wari koji, medium-salty, raw miso)
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dark place out of direct sunlight; refrigerate after opening (10°C or below), according to the page
- Best-Before Date
- Stated as 180 days from manufacture
- Ingredients
- Rice (Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture), soybeans (domestic), salt (domestic)
- Allergens
- We could not find an allergen (specified ingredients, etc.) field on the product page: Not confirmed
- Price
- Not listed here because it changes
- Shipping
- Ambient-temperature delivery (mail delivery into your mailbox). Specifying a delivery date and time and cash on delivery are not available, according to the page
- Noshi / Gift
- Gift packaging, wrapping and noshi are not available, according to the page
This list transcribes what is stated on the product page. However, the “not confirmed” labels and any notes we add are our own.
The ingredients are listed as rice (Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture), soybeans (domestic) and salt (domestic). Within the product page we checked, we could not find an allergen (specified ingredients, etc.) labeling field. That the ingredients include soybeans can be seen from the ingredient list. If you have an allergy, please contact the seller before purchasing, or be sure to check the label on the product once it arrives (reference: Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling”, viewed November 5, 2026).
See the transcribed details, sources and “not confirmed” items (15 items)
This list transcribes what is stated on the product page. However, the “not confirmed” labels and any notes we add are our own.
- Product Name
- 目黒麹店 無添加 生みそ 500g袋入【お試し用】 (Additive-Free Nama Miso, 500g Bag, Trial Size)The product name shown on the Rakuten product page is a long string with many search keywords. Only the product name part is shown here.
- Food Type
- Rice miso (米みそ)Source: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page (viewed November 5, 2026)
- Quantity
- 500g (one bag). The capacity selection field has only one option, “生みそ 袋入 500g（お試し用）” (raw miso, 500g bag, trial size). The type field shown in Rakuten reviews indicates that until around October 2024 the same product page sold “生みそ 700g袋入（お試し用）” (raw miso, 700g bag, trial size). The number of servings is not stated: Not confirmedSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page, Rakuten customer reviews (viewed November 5, 2026)
- Storage Method
- The page says to store it in a cool, dark place out of direct sunlight, to refrigerate it after opening (10°C or below), and recommends freezing it for long-term storageSource: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Best-Before Date
- Stated as 180 days from manufactureSource: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Notes After Opening
- Buyers are asked to open the bag as soon as possible after the product arrives and move the miso into a storage container such as a plastic food container (タッパ). The page explains that if it is kept in the sealed bag for a long time, fermentation may progress and carbon dioxide gas may build up inside the bagSource: product description and the notice in a product image on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Ingredients and Allergens
- Rice (Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture), soybeans (domestic), salt (domestic). We could not find an allergen (specified ingredients, etc.) field on the product page: Not confirmedSource: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Country of Origin of Ingredients
- The ingredient field lists the rice as from Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, and the soybeans and salt as domestic. The product description says the salt used is natural sea salt made from seawater of the Seto Inland SeaSource: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Place of Processing
- Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture (stated as the address of the manufacturer/seller)Source: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- State / How to Eat (Whether Heating Is Required)
- The product name says 生みそ (raw miso), and a product image says 非加熱 (not heat-treated). As it is a seasoning, we could not find any guidance on whether heating is required. In the product images, the seller says that simply dissolving it in hot water is fine, and introduces uses such as miso soup, okazu miso (miso eaten as a side dish) and a secret ingredient in stew, along with 3 recipes including eggplant abura miso (ナスの油みそ, eggplant stir-fried with miso)Source: product images on the Rakuten Ichiba product page (viewed November 5, 2026)
- Flavor (Seller’s Description)
- It is described as a medium-salty miso with strong soybean umami and aroma. The page says it uses 1.2 times as much rice koji as typical misoSource: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Nutrition Information (per 100g)
- Energy 170kcal, protein 10.3g, fat 3.9g, carbohydrates 23.4g, salt equivalent 13.0gSource: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Shipping
- Ambient-temperature delivery (mail delivery into your mailbox). The page says orders of 3 or more are switched to TA-Q-BIN (宅急便) home delivery. It also says specifying a delivery date and time and cash on delivery are not available. The shipping estimate field shows “ships in 1–2 days (excluding the shop’s closing days, Sundays and Tuesdays)”, and the page says delivery takes about 1–2 days from the shipping date (longer for distant areas, remote islands and mountain areas)Source: product description and the notice in a product image on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Noshi / Gift
- A notice in a product image says gift packaging is not possible and wrapping and noshi are not available. In the gift field of the product page, we could not find any indication of noshi, packaging or message card support eitherSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (viewed November 5, 2026)
- Manufacturer
- Manufacturer/seller: 目黒麹店 (福島県南会津郡只見町大字只見字田中1220, in Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture)Source: product description on the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Shop
- 奥会津只見 目黒麹店 (Rakuten Ichiba)
Prices are not listed here because they change. Please check the current price and stock availability at the link above.
What Public Reviews Say
We organized the product reviews on Rakuten Ichiba by theme. The rating figures are as of the time we viewed them and may change afterward. These are trends within what we read and may not reflect the product’s current state.
| Site | Rating | Reviews | Viewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakuten customer reviews (product page) | 4.42 / 5 | 142 | November 5, 2026 |
Rating breakdown: 5★ 95 / 4★ 27 / 3★ 11 / 2★ 3 / 1★ 6 (as shown on Rakuten Ichiba, viewed November 5, 2026)
Until around October 2024, this product page sold “生みそ 700g袋入（お試し用）” (raw miso, 700g bag, trial size). The rating, the count and the reviews below include posts from the 700g period (11 of the 60 reviews in the default order had 700g in their type field).
What we read: the first 60 reviews in Rakuten’s default order (posted December 2019 to October 2026; latest October 2026), all 6 of the 1★ reviews (November 2021 to September 2026), all 3 of the 2★ reviews (November 2020 to June 2024) and all 11 of the 3★ reviews (September 2021 to September 2026), 80 in total. These are trends within what we read and may not reflect the product’s current state.
The counts below are approximate figures we counted by reading the reviews, and they do not include posts that only mention shipping or the shop’s service.
What Reviewers Praise
Flavor when made into miso soup (about 45 of 60)
About 45 of the 60 reviews in the default order said it had a good flavor when made into miso soup. About 25 such posts are also from the last two years.
A small amount gives enough flavor (6)
6 of the 60 reviews in the default order said that a small amount gives a solid flavor.
Usable in dishes other than miso soup (9)
9 of the 60 reviews in the default order said they also used it in dishes other than miso soup, such as stir-fries, rice balls, hot pots and ramen (as described by the reviewers).
Repeat purchases (19)
19 of the 60 reviews in the default order said they buy it repeatedly or bought it again.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (viewed November 5, 2026)
What Reviewers Note
Strongly salty (6 of 9 1★ and 2★ reviews)
Of the 9 1★ and 2★ reviews in total, 6 (5 of them 1★ and 1 of them 2★) said it was strongly salty or too salty. 6 of the 11 3★ reviews also say much the same. In the 60 reviews in the default order as well, 13 posts wrote that it is on the salty side, and some of them wrote this favorably.
How to check: the salt equivalent (13.0g per 100g) and the description as medium-salty are in the “Nutrition Information” and “Flavor” rows of the detailed list in “Basic Information” in this article.
Not enough richness or umami (2 of 9 1★ and 2★ reviews)
2 of the 9 1★ and 2★ reviews in total, and 2 of the 11 3★ reviews, said it lacked richness or umami.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (viewed November 5, 2026)
Summary: Is This the One for You?
Why choose it: You want a medium-salty rice miso with plenty of rice koji, and you want to try it first in a single 500g bag. If those two are your conditions, this 500g bag, described as a medium-salty 12-wari koji miso, fits.
- Rakuten’s rating is 4.42/5 (142 reviews, including posts from the 700g period). In what we read, many mentioned the flavor when made into miso soup (about 45 of 60) and repeat purchases (19)
- The ingredients are three items, rice (Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture), soybeans (domestic) and salt (domestic), and the best-before date is stated as 180 days from manufacture
Other options: If you want a larger amount, see 麦みそや Barley Miso, Sweet-Style, 500g×5 (2,500g in total); to choose a single 800g bag, see Yamasa Miso Koji-ten Kuradashi Nama Miso 800g.
This section is based on the Rakuten Ichiba product page and Rakuten customer reviews (viewed November 5, 2026). These are review trends within what we read and may not reflect the product’s current state.
Prices, stock, shipping fees, and delivery dates are subject to change. This article’s information-as-of date is November 5, 2026. Please be sure to check the listing at the link before purchasing.
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Information as of: November 5, 2026 / Sources: Rakuten Ichiba “奥会津只見 目黒麹店” product page, Rakuten customer reviews, Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling”
