蔵元(くらもと)

くらもと
noun
sake brewery; brewery owner
foodbusiness
1. sake brewery; brewery owner
A brewery that makes sake (also soy sauce or miso), or the family or person who owns and runs it.
蔵元(くらもと)を見学(けんがく)した。
We toured a sake brewery.
この酒(さけ)は老舗(しにせ)の蔵元(くらもと)が造(つく)っている。
This sake is made by a long-established brewery.
冬(ふゆ)になると、蔵元(くらもと)では杜氏(とうじ)たちが泊(と)まり込(こ)みで酒造(さけづく)りに取(と)り組(く)む。
In winter, the master brewers live in at the brewery and work on making sake.

Cultural note

The 蔵元(くらもと) owns the brewery; the 杜氏(とうじ) is the master brewer who directs the work. Many small breweries are family businesses going back centuries, and a brewery tour with tasting (蔵元(くらもと)見学(けんがく)) is a popular outing.

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Related: 酒蔵(さかぐら) (sake brewery)
Related: 日本酒(にほんしゅ) (sake)
Related: 杜氏(とうじ) (master sake brewer)
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Added 2026.10.7 3:49 · Revised 2026.10.19 21:53
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