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    Chief Brewer

    Maho Otsuka

    Chief Brewer, Ichinoya

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    Portrait of Maho Otsuka

    Portrait of Maho Otsuka

    i. Biography

    Maho Otsuka is the Chief Brewer at Ichinoya in Omachi, a role she began. Prior to this, she spent over two decades brewing in Kyoto at Shotoku Shuzo, serving first as a brewer and later as toji.

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    Asked of Maho

    • What is Maho Otsuka's current position?

      She is the Chief Brewer at Ichinoya in Omachi.

    • Where did Maho Otsuka work prior to Ichinoya?

      She worked at Shotoku Shuzo in Kyoto, serving as a brewer to 2005 and as toji to 2021.

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