寺田本家株式會社

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1. 1673-1681Founded during the Enpo era; the Terada family relocated their brewery from Omi (Shiga) to Kozaki, Chiba, and began sake production.
2. 1901Norio Terada (20th generation head), a poet and calligrapher, married into the family and later helped name the 'Gonin Musume' brand.
3. 1952The 22nd generation head, formerly a high school chemistry teacher, married into the Terada family and took over brewery leadership.
4. 1980s23rd generation head Keisuke Terada, prompted by his own illness, began pursuing natural sake brewing without pesticides or additives, leading to the creation of 'Gonin Musume'.
5. 2013Introduced a wooden koshiki (rice-steaming vessel) made by a craftsman in Osaka, continuing the brewery's commitment to traditional natural materials.
6. 2016Opened Cafe Ufufu, renovating an old apartment next to the brewery to share fermented cuisine using sake lees and koji.
7. 2020Switched to using 100% renewable electricity for the brewery's operations.
8. 2021Began the 'Fukuden Project', reclaiming long-abandoned rice paddies in a valley to grow rice for sake using natural spring water.