Kanemitsu Shuzo

Founded in 1880, the brewery is located in Kurose Town, which is close to Saijo district in Higashihiroshima City known for a thriving agricultural industry. In 2003, the head of the brewery, Hideki Kanemitsu, stopped using automatic equipment and resumed manual production in order to return to hand-made sake with individuality.

In 2020, most of the brewery’s buildings were  officially registered as a registered tangible cultural property, making it a historical sake brewery that represents the history of Higashi Hiroshima City.