Future unclear for 150-year-old sake brewery after Noto earthquake

Future unclear for 150-year-old sake brewery after Noto earthquake

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref. – Ryotaro Nakashima, the 35-year-old owner of a long-established sake brewery devastated by the Jan. 1 earthquake that struck central Japan, has mixed feelings about rebuilding his business. Nakashima is the eighth-generation owner and tōji master brewer of Nakashima Shuzoten in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which has been in business … Read more