Nanbu Bijin

Nanbu Bijin began in Ninohe, Iwate, in 1902, when Sueta Kuji adapted knowledge from his family’s soy-sauce brewing business to sake. The sake took the Nanbu Bijin name in 1951, drawing on the region’s old name, Nanbu.

Fifth-generation president Kosuke Kuji and head brewer Junji Matsumori carry forward techniques learned from the late master brewer Hajime Yamaguchi. The brewery began developing overseas markets in 1997 and later expanded into sake-based fruit liqueurs.