Our brewery began in 1868, four years after the Meiji Restoration.
We have now been brewing sake for four generations, here in Shizuoka near the ruins of Takatenjin Castle, where many a battle was fought.
The founder, Yasuichi Doi, was the village leader, and with all the changes that arose during this time, he knew he had to choose a new path, and he chose sake brewing.
Shizuoka Prefecture is an elongated region following the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
The towns of Daito and Osuka from Ogasa District merged with the city of Kakegawa to form the new city of Kakegawa.
The new city of Iwata was formed when the old city of Iwata merged with the towns of Ryuyo, Fukude, Toyoda and the village of Toyooka from Iwata District.