The name ‘SAWANOTSURU’literally means ‘crane of the swamp’. The origin of the name comes from Japanese mythology.
～Once upon a time, a deity(倭姫命) found a crane crying and holding a sheaf of rice in its beak at the swamp near Ise shrine.（伊勢神宮）
She was moved because even a crane would offer rice to the shrine. She ordered another deity(伊佐波登美神) to brew sake from the rice and offer it to the god of the shrine.

 Afterwards, she cherished the crane as the god of food.（大歳神）～

In Japanese, swamp=SAWA(沢）which has a good image like an oasis that provides animals and plants with an enough water and sunlight.

We hope our sake can also enrich man's life like the swamp.

1717	Established
1885	Created“澤の鶴”（SAWANOTSURU） trademark
1898	1900’s Sawanotsuru The headquarters and shop of Osaka in 1900
1919	organized as a joint-stock company.
1949	started exporingt to Hawaii, Los Angeles, San Francisco
1950	1950’s SAWANOTSURU
1962	founded first brewery 四季醸造蔵*「西蔵」 “NISHI-GURA”
1971	founded second brewery 四季醸造工場「瑞宝蔵」 “ZUIHO-GURA”
1978	constructed the “Sawanotsuru Museum”
1980	The museum was recognized as a cultural property of Hyogo prefecture
1987	“DAIGINJO BYAKUROURAN”,“DAIGINJO ZUICHO”and “GENSYU”won The Gold Medal at the 25th annual Monde Selection
1991	designed a new SAWANOTSURU trademark and Corporate Identity
1995	All wooden breweries and the museum were destroyed by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
1999	rebuilt the“Sawanotsuru Museum”
2001	The number of visitors to the Museum since it opened in 1987 surpassed a million people. Acquired ISO14001：2004
2005	“GINJO HITOHANA GLASS” won The Grand Prize and The Design Prize at the 2005 Japan Champion Cup conducted by Sakebunka Institute
2006	Sawanotsuru brewery won The Prestige Award at the 45th Monde Selection
2007	Revised ISO14001：2004 in March 14
2010	Revised ISO14001：2010 in March 14

*Shiki-jozo-gura四季醸造蔵
Automated brewery which maintains an even temperature which allows sake to be brewed year-round.