AKITA SEISHU SAKE BREWERY
Dewatsuru.

Sake brewery since 1865.

In 1865, our company “Yamato-shuzouten” was founded in the area of ​​Minaminaraoka（Currently Daisen-city) by Ito Juushiro who was the 12th head of the Ito Family.

During this era Japan started to open up the country: It was the dawning of a new era. The Ito Family moved from the Kansai area to the Tohoku area and as landowners became involved in agriculture while representing the region. It was Juushiro who established a brewery using high quality local rice.

Ito Kyonosuke the 13th head of the Ito Family took over the business and put Yamatoshuzouten into commercial use. Toji's (Master Brewer) desire to brew exceptional sake, the Ito family named their company "Dewatsuru" -or "crane of the Dewa Region" - in order to convey the elegance of its product.

The Environment

Dewatsuru Brewery is located in a mountainous area in the southern part of Akita Prefecture. The mountains surrounding the brewery are called Dewa Hill, the source of rich and clear spring water. In the same way that Akita's four seasons and humid climate perfectly suit the cultivation of rice, its heavy snowfalls and winter temperatures are perfectly suited for brewing sake.

President Yohei Ito