is a Japanese manufacturer of
sake headquartered in
Kasama,
Ibaraki Prefecture. Founded in 1141, and run by the 55th generation of the Sudo family, it is the oldest sake brewery in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
and one of the
oldest companies in the world.
[Jun Hongo]
Nuke crisis tested oldest sake brewer
, ''The Japan Times'', Aug. 29, 2012, accessed January 8, 2013.
Although it was undamaged by the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...
, the brewery was threatened by the subsequent
nuclear disaster at the
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, located approximately 130 km from the brewery. Subsequent tests confirmed no radiation had entered its centuries-old source wells.
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References
Drink companies of Japan
Companies established in the 12th century
Organizations established in the 1140s
Companies based in Ibaraki Prefecture
Sake breweries
1140s establishments in Japan
Japanese brands
Companies established in the 9th century
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