MIYOZAKURA JOZO CO.,LTD.

Minokamo City, in Gifu Prefecture – where this brewery is located – once prospered as a post-town along the Nakasendo thoroughfare during the Edo Period, under the name Ota Juku.
After relocating there from Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, an ancestor of the brewery founder established a tea and dumpling house called Tsushimaya, but it wasn’t until 1898 that a brewing arm was added to the business.
Since then, it has garnered more than 120 years of recognition for its Miyozakura label – translating to ‘The Japanese Spirit’ – while a previous Chief Operator also gained acclaim as Mayor of Minokamo City.
Harking back to a desire to provide nourishment and healing – as they had done through tea and dumplings – they launched the new Tsushimaya label in 2012, refurbishing the brewery with a new rice washing machine in the middle of 2016, showing their commitment to pursuing quality and consistency.