Higashi Shuzo was founded in 1860 late in the Edo Period and is located in Ishikawa Prefecture. The present head of the family is the Sixth since the time of foundation. When it was founded, it was surrounded by countryside, and made a sake in the water(聖水) that was pumped from a nearby shrine(神社) is beginning. Ever since then, the Higashi family has continued to make this sake in the beautiful countryside.