“Not a Company I Can Handle Alone” — 6th Generation Head of Hamada Syuzou Focuses on Empowering Young Talents

Editor’s note: This page is retained as an archive summary of a Tsuginojidai profile by Rumi Yokoyama. An unrelated product-description passage that had been inserted into the page has been removed.

Hamada Syuzou, founded in 1868 in Ichiki-Kushikino City, Kagoshima Prefecture, appointed Kotaro Hamada as its sixth-generation President and CEO in October 2025. He joined the company in 2017, worked across its production and other divisions, and became president at age 31.

The profile focuses on his decision to use collective leadership, involve younger employees, and create an environment where staff can take on challenges. It also records that the company employed 270 people as of July 1, 2025, ranked fourth in the 2024 national shochu-manufacturer sales ranking, and regarded DAIYAME, released in 2018, as one factor in its recent growth.

Product tasting, pairing, serving, purchase, and member-registration language has been omitted from this archive version.