Brewers were at the mercy of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) sake brewing regulations and the Meiji government's increased sake tax and, fell into decline, recovered and new entities emerged.
江戸幕府の酒造統制や明治政府の造酒税増税に翻弄され、衰滅したり、再生したり、新しいものが生まれたりした。