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Chiyonosono Shuzo

Kumamoto · · Food & Markets

Japanese name: 千代の園酒造

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WHAT TO DOChiyonosono Shuzo

Chiyonosono Shuzo in Yamaga. It brews locally.

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Chiyonosono Shuzo in Yamaga. It brews locally.

About this place

Chiyonosono Shuzo Co., Ltd. is a liquor-brewing company with its head office in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture. It makes akazake, one of the few makers in Kumamoto to do so. Founded in 1896 (Meiji 29), it is the oldest sake brewery in Yamaga. Honda Kikuhachi ran a rice-dealing business, including breeding improved rice varieties, and in September 1896 (Meiji 29) started the brewery Yaoya. In 1934 (Showa 9) the first Honda Katsutaro became his successor.

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Field：Sake, regional brewing

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