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Brewery Equity Stake For Sale in Hitachiomiya, Japan

400-year-old Japanese sake brewery seeks investment to revitalise legacy through umeshu, craft liqueurs, global expansion.
This Business is on a Premium Plan
Established 70-80 year(s)
Employees 2 - 5
Legal Entity Private Limited Company
Reported Sales USD 324 thousand
Run Rate Sales USD 325 thousand
EBITDA Margin 15 %
Industries Breweries
Locations  Hitachiomiya
Local Time 12:41 AM Asia / Tokyo
Listed By Business Owner / Director
Status Active
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Partial Stake Sale
USD 450 thousand for 18.0% stake (Native Currency: JPY 70,000,000)
Reason: We are seeking equity investment to accelerate the revitalization and global expansion of our 400-ye... View More
Includes physical assets worth USD 1.95 million
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Business Overview
- Family-owned Japanese sake brewery with 400 years of history and a modern corporate structure established 74 years ago, holding historic brand assets and valuable cultural capital.
- Possesses a sake manufacturing license enabling production and sale of sake, umeshu (plum liqueur), and other craft liqueurs under Japan’s liquor regulations.
- Signature product is our ultra-premium umeshu positioned as a luxury Japanese liqueur for global markets, leveraging terroir, traditional brewing methods, and heritage branding.
- Produces sake, umeshu, and craft liqueurs with a production cap of ~600,000 bottles per year.
- Current go-to-market via domestic distribution contracts with 6 Japanese distributors, selling to retail, specialty liquor stores, restaurants, and bars across Japan.
- Revenue is generated from direct sales to domestic distributors, premium pricing for ultra-premium umeshu and craft liqueurs, and potential export sales targeting global spirits, luxury drinks, and sake markets.
- Backed by investors with strong spirits industry expertise, aiming to replicate Japanese whisky’s global trajectory with 20–30% projected growth and export expansion.
- Includes production facilities, land, and historic brewery infrastructure, assets that support brand authenticity and production continuity.
- Core team of 3 permanent employees plus temporary hires for production, marketing, and design, enabling flexible cost structure and seasonal scale-up.
Products & Services Overview
- The brewery’s top-selling offerings are its premium umeshu, a luxury plum liqueur crafted with exceptionally high fruit concentration, hand-brewed sake produced with centuries-old techniques.
- Supplied to domestic distributors, specialty liquor stores, high-end restaurants, and bars across Japan.
Assets Overview
- Tangible assets: Land, brewery buildings and production equipment.
- Intangible: Goodwill & industry presence (400+ years), brand, manufacturing license, trademarks and recipes.
Facilities Overview
- Brewery and storage facilities are located on company-owned land in Yamagata, Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
- The property features traditional kura (storehouse) architecture combined with modernized brewing equipment.
- The real estate is included in the transaction.
Capitalization Overview
The company is currently funded by internal equity and strategic investors.
One majority owner holding 100% of the shares (pre-transaction).
There is no significant external debt.
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