The decrease of production volume of sake due to the deficit of rice, its material, and closing of sake breweries caused water-adding happened in sequence during the course of distribution; sake breweries, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers.
原料となる米不足、酒造所の廃業による清酒の生産量低下、そのため造り酒屋>問屋>小売店>消費者と流通過程で次々と加水された。