In the middle of the Showa period (around 1947 to 1970) when the consumption of sake grew in number, the sake breweries who thought seriously about the future of sake were very few and were not paid any attention.
日本酒の消費が表向き数字の上では右肩上がりであった昭和時代中期には、日本酒の将来をまじめに考える造り手は圧倒的な少数派であり、脚光を浴びるには至らなかった。