Dewatsuru
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 Kansai area to 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.