Editing Sake (section)

===Oldest sake brewery===
The oldest sake brewing company still in operation, as confirmed by historical documents, is the [[Sudo Honke]] in [[Kasama, Ibaraki]], founded in 1141 during the [[Heian period]] (794–1185).<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja: 日本最古の酒蔵ベスト5！ ほか歴史の古い酒蔵は？|language=ja|url=https://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/225336/|publisher=All About, Inc.|date=13 June 2010|archive-date=30 December 2022|access-date=5 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230024039/https://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/225336/}}</ref> ''Sudō Honke'' was also the first sake brewery to sell both ''[[#Different handling after fermentation|namazake]]'' and ''hiyaoroshi''. ''Hiyaoroshi'' refers to sake that is finished in winter, pasteurized once in early spring, stored and aged for a little while during the summer, and shipped in the fall without being pasteurized a second time.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja: 歴史は850年超！日本最古の酒蔵、茨城・須藤本家に行ってきました|language=ja|url=https://jp.sake-times.com/knowledge/sakagura/sake_g_sudo_ibaraki|publisher=Sake Times|date=21 December 2015|archive-date=28 May 2022|access-date=5 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528234917/https://jp.sake-times.com/knowledge/sakagura/sake_g_sudo_ibaraki}}</ref>

In terms of excavated archaeological evidence, the oldest known sake brewery is from the 15th century near an area that was owned by [[Tenryū-ji]], in [[Ukyō-ku, Kyoto]]. Unrefined sake was squeezed out at the brewery, and there are about 180 holes (60&nbsp;cm wide, 20&nbsp;cm deep) for holding storage jars. A hollow (1.8 meter wide, 1 meter deep) for a pot to collect drops of pressed sake and 14th-century [[Bizen ware]] jars were also found. It is estimated to be utilized until the [[Ōnin War]] (1467–1477). Sake was brewed at [[Tenryū-ji]] during the [[Muromachi period]] (1336–1573).<ref>{{cite web |title=Oldest sake brewery found at former temple site in Kyoto |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ202001190005.html |publisher=The Asahi Shimbun |access-date=January 20, 2020 |archive-date=January 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119222931/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ202001190005.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>