| 223 sake breweries burned down in the war, and 17 percent of the amount of sake produced in the Showa 20 brewing year (1945 to 1946) was lost, and the human resources such as toji and kurabito (skilled workers at sake breweries) suffered great loses. |
戦火に焼かれた酒蔵だけでも223場にのぼり、昭和20酒造年度（1945年-1946年）の全製成量の17%の酒が失われ、杜氏や蔵人などの人的損失もたいへん大きかった。 |