shiwa town, iwate
Hirota Shuzoten
The first female Nanbu Toji (brewmaster) craft sake using the "Sanki Amazake Moto" method
Hirota Shuzoten is a small sake brewery located in Shiwa Town, Shiwa County, Iwate Prefecture, known as the "birthplace of Nanbu Toji (brewmaster)."
The company was founded in December 1903 by Kiheiji Hirota, the first-generation in the family, when he took over a reputable sake brewery in the area. The company has been brewing sake since the end of World War II under the name Hirota Shuzoten.