Miura Senzaburō was a Japanese sake brewer whose “Miura method” of brewing sake with soft water, invented in 1887, laid the foundation for the development of the renowned Hiroshima sake. He’s also known as the father of ginjō sake.
Taketsuru Masataka, known to his friends as Massan, was a brewer and distiller from Takehara. He’s known as the founder of Japan’s whisky industry and Nikka Whisky.
The museum displays materials related to the local salt and sake industry, and exhibits related to the city’s people, history, and culture.
A port town on the Seto Inland Sea famed for its traditional wooden buildings from the Edo period.