Tsuchiya Brewery in Tokyo's Komae is set to release Sakurako brand "jizake" (local sake), featuring the name of the future figurehead of the 128-year-old company.
The new sake has been brewed through the winter by 31-year-old Sakurako Tsuchiya, who will become the fifth "kuramoto" (brewer) when she succeeds her 68-year-old father, Shozo. The sake will be on hand for the "sakura" cherry blossom season.
"By cutting down on my sleeping time, I devoted all my skills and efforts to these pink Sakurako bottles all through the winter," Sakurako Tsuchiya said.