Toji

Toji (杜氏) is the head brewer. Guilds include Nanbu, Echigo, Noto and Tajima.

Japanese
杜氏(とうじ)
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Making

From “Sake regions and breweries”

Japan has well over a thousand sake breweries, and almost every prefecture makes sake. What shapes the taste: water, rice, climate and the toji (brewmaster).

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