Toji (Master Brewer)
Motoharu Morikawa
Toji (Master Brewer), Morikawa Shuzo
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Portrait of Motoharu Morikawa
i. Biography
Motoharu Morikawa is the toji (master brewer) at Morikawa Shuzo in Kure, Hiroshima, where he is identified as the younger brother of the brewery’s 7th-generation kuramoto (brewery owner). He is associated with the brewery’s sake production for the HAKUKO and SARASOUJU brands, and the brewery describes the role as being filled by him. The available sources do not support a hospitality, restaurant, or wine-industry profile beyond sake brewing, and they do not provide additional dated career milestones or awards.
