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Company Name<\/th>\nSAKURAO Brewery and Distillery Co., Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/th>\n1-12-1 Sakurao
\nHatsukaichi, Hiroshima
\n738-8602 Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phone Number<\/th>\n(0829)32-2111(representative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Representative Name<\/th>\nSAKURAO Brewery and Distillery President and CEO Koichiro Shirai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Establishment<\/th>\nOctober 8th, 1918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capital<\/th>\none hundred million yen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Business Description<\/th>\n\nManufacture and sales of alcohols
\nManufacture and sales of provisions industry (starch, glucose, tasty beverage, seasoning, and food)
\nManufacture and sales of pharmaceuticals
\nImport and sales of alcohols
\nRestaurant business and sales of food\u30fbsundries
\nLease and sales of real estates
\nManufacture and sales of cosmetics
\nInsurance agency
\nBusiness focusing on life insurance recruitment
\nBusiness, consulting, and investment pertaining to the business listed above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Branch<\/th>\n\nTokyo Branch \u203b The address changed as of 28th November, 2025
\n1-2-14 H1O Hamamatsucho
\nShibadaimon, Minato, Tokyo
\n105-0012 Japan
\nPhone Number: (03)5733-0212\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Company Store<\/th>\n\nSAKURAO DISTILLERY VISITOR CENTER
\n1-12-1 Sakurao
\nHatsukaichi, Hiroshima
\n738-0004
\n(first floor of our building)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phone Number<\/th>\n (0829)32-9122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Related Companies<\/th>\n\u25cfHakueikousan CO., Ltd. (Mikawacho Parking) 7-8 Mikawacho Naka Ward, Hiroshima 730-0029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alleviated Organizations<\/th>\n\u25cfJAPAN SAKE AND SHOCHU MAKER ASSOCIATION \u25cfJAPAN DISTILLED SPIRITS MAKERS ASSOCIATION
\n\u25cfJAPAN SPIRITS & LIQUEURS MAKERS ASSOCIATION \u25cfNATIONAL MIRIN ASSOCIATION \u25cfHIROSHIMA SAKE AND SHOCHU MAKER ASSOCIATION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Company History<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1918 Oct.<\/th>\nChugoku Shurui Jozo is established as a limited partnership<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1938 Aug.<\/th>\nGrew into a joint-stock cooperation and was renamed to CHUGOKU JOZO Co., Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963 Oct.<\/th>\nStarted brewing sake
\nCompleted Four Season Sake Brewery No. 77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967 Oct.<\/th>\nReleased the sake line\u300cHakosake Ichidai\u300dwhich uses a groundbreaking paper container that was developed with the cooperation of Tsupakku Company (Germany)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974 Feb.<\/th>\nOpened bottling factory No. 88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976 Feb.<\/th>\nCompleted the integrated wastewater treatment facility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977 Aug.<\/th>\nReleased sake\u300cHakosake Ichidai\u300dwith Tetra Brik<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984 June<\/th>\nReleased\u300cCAN PAIR\u300d, a canned shochu soda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986 Oct.<\/th>\nDesigned the large container filling system <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989 Jan.<\/th>\nCompleted construction of Sakurao Primary Distribution Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990 Oct.<\/th>\nCompleted construction of Sakurao Secondary Distribution Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990 Nov.<\/th>\nCompleted the new bottling equipment for small bottles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991 Sep.<\/th>\nCompleted the new 1.8 bottling equipment
\nCompleted reconstruction of a stagnant water pipe for industrial use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992 Aug.<\/th>\nCompleted the ultrafiltration facility for sake and raw sake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997 Jan.<\/th>\nImplemented the automated malt-making system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998 Mar.<\/th>\nImplemented SF filtering system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 Feb.<\/th>\nImplemented the large container filling system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 Apr.<\/th>\nImplemented a pure water system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 Dec.<\/th>\nImplemented the crushing machine, used for making Otsu shochu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 Dec.<\/th>\nImplemented the separation system for unrefined ginjo sake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004 June<\/th>\nExpanded the distillation equipment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004 Nov.<\/th>\nExpanded the ingredient processing machine for Otsu shochu making<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 May<\/th>\nReleased\u300cIchidai\u30fbMisen\u300d, a new line of sake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 June<\/th>\nReleased\u300cGABARICH UME-SHU\u300d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 Nov.<\/th>\nEstablished our mail order website,\u300cYasuragi Hakobo\u300d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010 July<\/th>\nReleased\u300cPretty Plum Wine Kawaii\u300d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012 Apr.<\/th>\nOpened our brewery company store,\u300cYasuragi Hakobo\u300d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013 Nov.<\/th>\nReleased\u300cMomiji Manju Liqueur\u300d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015 Nov.<\/th>\nImplemented carbonic acid filling equipment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017 Apr.<\/th>\nCompleted additional refrigerated storage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/th>\nThe SAKURAO DISTILLERY 2nd construction (introduced distillation system for grain whisky, established ware house for whisky)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/th>\nChanged the\u3000company name \u201cSAKURAO Brewery and Distilllery Co., Ltd.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/th>\nThe SAKURAO DISTILLERY 3rd construction.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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\nLocation:
\n1-12-1 Sakurao
\nHatsukaichi, Hiroshima
\n738-8602 Japan
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