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Kirishima Shuzo will celebrate its 110th anniversary in 2026. Since its founding, Headquarters has been based in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, and has continued to operate honkaku shochu business. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our loyal customers, as well as to the local community and other related parties who have supported our company to date.

During the 29 years that our previous president, Yoriyuki Enatsu, and our senior managing director, Takuzo Enatsu, served as our representatives, our flagship products, "Kuro Kirishima" and "Aka Kirishima," were released, and are now enjoyed by customers all over Japan. However, in recent years, the honkaku shochu market has been shrinking, and we are facing challenges such as the outbreak of disease in the sweet potatoes used as the raw material and the soaring price of the raw rice.

As the fourth president, I will focus more on the core honkaku shochu business to solve these issues and achieve further growth, and work to enhance the value of honkaku shochu, both in Japan and overseas. In addition, we will further deepen our unique activities in the areas of social issues such as agriculture and the environment, such as the "Sweet Potato Seed Production Center 'Imo-Terasu'" and the "shochu lees Recycling System," which were created in the process of working on the honkaku shochu business, to fulfill our social mission as a community-based company more than ever. We will fulfill our social mission as a company rooted in the community even more than before.

Inheriting the unique value of Kirishima Sake Brewery established by our predecessors, our employees, who will lead the next generation, will work together as one and do their utmost to further enhance that value. We look forward to your continued support in the future.

■ Biography

March 1977	Born in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture
March 1999	Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science, Keio University
October 2001	Joined KIRISHIMA SHUZO CO., LTD., assigned to the Planning Department
April 2006	Assigned to the manufacturing department
April 2008	Assigned to the Sales Department
April 2009	Assigned to Fukuoka Branch the Sales Department
April 2012	Assigned to Tokyo Branch of the Sales Department
October 2013	Assigned to the Business Planning Department of the same company
April 2015	KIRISHIMA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Business Planning Department
June 2016	Appointed General Manager of the Business Planning Department KIRISHIMA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Appointed as Director of KIRISHIMA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Appointed as Director of KIRISHIMA SHUZO CO., LTD.
June 2025	Appointed President and CEO KIRISHIMA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Appointed President and CEO KIRISHIMA SHUZO CO., LTD.

■ Company Profile

KIRISHIMA SHUZO CO., LTD., Ltd. is a honkaku shochu manufacturer Headquarters in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, founded in 1916. Their flagship product is "Kuro Kirishima," and we make shochu with respect for the local area and nature, using 100% Kyushu-grown sweet potatoes, 100% Kirishima Rekka Water, groundwater from the Miyakonojo Basin, 100% domestic Shochu, and 100% produced in our own factory in Miyakonojo City.

Founded	May 1916 (Currently KIRISHIMA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.)
Established	March 2014 (*1)
Founder	Kichisuke Enatsu
Representative	President and CEO Kunitake Enatsu
capital	3 million yen (※2)
Number of employees	642 people (full-time employees only) (as of April 2025)
Business	honkaku shochu production and sales Craft beer production and sales, restaurant business

• 1: The company name was changed on April 1, 2015 due to the transition to Holding company system.
• 2: KIRISHIMA SHUZO CO., LTD. only. Parent company Kirishima Holdings Co., Ltd.: 38.89 million yen.

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