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Brewery: Inaba Shuzo
Founded: 1867
Brewery Location: Ibaraki
Profile: Since the close of the Edo period, approximately 150 years ago, Inaba Shuzo has used their pristine underground well water to produce their sake.

Inaba Shuzo's sake brewing philosophy is to make everything the best quality possible - even everyday, ordinary sake. In order to accomplish this, grounded by painstaking data-keeping, everything from the rice soaking to  fermentation, koji rice making and pressing is accomplished with finesse by experience kurabito (brewery workers) without the use of machinery.

The two brand lines of sake Minanogawa and Inaba were named in honor of the Minanogawa River and 6th generation Toji (brew master/brewery head) Inaba Nobuko, and have been well-received both in Japan and overseas. They do not submit their sake to contests, as they brew sake only to inspire their customers.

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