This brewery was founded in 1773 and named after a famous ancient song about cranes (“tsuru”) in the area of Tosa. The brewery slogan is, “Quality first. Make quality sake to be proud of,” and they stick to it with devotion. Slightly harder water from Yasuda River, famous for ayu fish in the spring, is used to brew their sake. This precious water, along with careful selection of the yeast and local rice, creates their light and dry style sake. The current brewmaster has been studying brewing since he finished middle school, and has been called a modern master craftsman.