The name of Rihaku Shuzo comes from “Li Bai”, a famous Chinese poet in the 8th century. This name was given by a former Prime Minister of Japan, Reijiro Wakatsuki, who loved Rihaku sake as well as poetry. The brewery has been promoting sake to overseas market since 1980s. They are one of the pioneers that built the foundation of nowadays flourishing sake market.

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