Company profile /
History
- Company Name
- Nagayama Honke Shuzōjō Co., Ltd.
- Address
- 138 Kurumaji, Ube, Yamaguchi
- Contact
- Tel.0836-62-0088 / Fax.0836-62-0509
- Representative Director
- Nagayama Takahiro
- Certifications
- Brewing Technician First Class
- Labels
- Taka, Otokoyama (Yamaguchi Prefecture Only)
- Associations
- Otsu Tōji Association Fifth Generation Kuramoto
History
- 1888
- Nagayama Shuzōjō is founded by Nagayama Kitsutarō
- 1895
- Brewing building is completed
- 1902
- After passing of Nagayama Kitsutarō, Nagayama Sōgorō inherits family business
- 1905
- Storage warehouse is completed
- 1915
- Bottling shop is completed
- 1919
- 1 February: Futamatase City Office Building is completed
- Second son split off a new business in
- Asa Village (Now Nagayama Shuzo Co., ltd)
- from the Futamatase brewery (Now Nagayama Honke Shuzōjō Co., Ltd.)
- Nagayama Umesaburō takes over the original brewery
- 1942
- With the passing of Nagayama Umesaburō on 14 September,
- Nagayama Daihachirō inherits the family business
- 1945
- The war ends
- 1980
- Bottling workshop is completed
- 1988
- Nagayama celebrates its 100th Anniversary
- 1990
- 30 September Product Warehouse is completed (now Brewing House)
- 1996
- Sakagura Concert program begins
- 1998
- Nagayama celebrates its 110th Anniversary
- 1999
- With the passing of Nagayama Daihachirō on 8 October,
- Nagayama Yoshiki inherits the family business
- 2000
- Kōjimuro kōji making room and koshiki steamer are remodeled
- 2001
- Nagayama Takahiro becomes tōji
- 2002
- Taka goes on sale and nationwide distribution begins
- 2003
- Awarded first place in Local Hidden Gem division by dancyu magazine
- 2007
- 10月1日 1 October: Business name is changed to Nagayama Honke Shuzōjō,
- with Nagayama Yoshiki as representative director
- 2008
- Nagayama celebrates its 120th Anniversary
- 2009
- 12 November: New well is completed
- 2013
- Nagayama Takahiro takes over as representative director
- 2014
- 16 May: Taka is officially trademarked
- 2015
- 6 February: New 562 square meter warehouse is completed
- 23 July:Taka Junmai Ginjō Yamadanishiki
is certified Ube Genki Brand Gold
- 16 November:Certified Ube City Monozukuri Meister
- 2016
- 18 November: Company office building
(Former Futamatase City Office)
is registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property (building)
