Seitoku Meijo Co.,Ltd

Founded in Tomioka as a joint bottling and sales venture by four sake breweries: Yokoyama Shuzoten, Fukasawa Shuzoten, Baba Shuzoten, and Kanra Shuzo.

Relocated headquarters and the brewery to Shirakura, Kanra Town, introducing a continuous rice-steaming machine and Yabuta automatic pressing equipment.

Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mihou Shurui Co., Ltd. of Takasaki, with Kiichi Koyama appointed president.

Installed six outdoor 45-kiloliter tanks to expand storage capacity.

Renovated the koji room and installed a rotary tent-type automatic koji-making system, increasing koji production capacity 2.5-fold.

Air-conditioned the yeast starter, brewing, and pressing rooms and added a 200-plate Yabuta automatic press to improve quality and enable brewing across three seasons.

Installed an additional outdoor refrigerated storage container.

Tamotsu Ichikura was appointed president.