Kiraku, Inc. has acquired Suginomori Shuzo KK, the operating company of the now dormant Suginomori Shuzo (est. 1793) – the highest altitude brewery in Japan located in Narai-juku of Shiojiri City, Nagano, an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Now rebranded as suginomori brewery inc., the brewery will be a tenant in the facility of the renovated buildings of Suginomori Shuzo, a joint project by Takenaka Corporation and Shiojiri City Forestry Corporation and operated by Salt Terminal Co. Ltd. suginomori brewery will begin brewing a new original Japanese sake brand ‘narai.’

Press Release Here (Japanese)