初亀醸造株式会社は一六三六年、
初代当主・橋本九郎右衛門が駿府城から程近い場所（現在の静岡市葵区中町）で酒造業をはじめました。
当時、酒蔵の周りに葦が茂っていたことから「葦名屋」と呼ばれ、後に屋号を「足名屋」としました。
先祖は【足】という字に〝知足〟すなわち「足ることを知る」という意味を込め、
その想いを後世へ残したかったのではないかと想像します。
私は「知足」の精神が人生をより豊かなものにすると信じ、ありがとうの感謝の気持ちで初亀の酒を醸しております。

第十六代目 当主  橋本謹嗣

Hatsukame Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. was established in 1636 by the founder, Kuroemon Hashimoto, who started to brew sake in the vicinity of Sumpu Castle, presently Nakacho, Aoi-ku in Shizuoka City.
Since the warehouse of this company was surrounded by reeds in those days, the company was called “Ashinaya,” with Kanji characters depicting “a shop named reed.” Later, it was developed into today’s fictitious business name, “Ashinaya,” with Kanji characters depicting a “shop named sufficiency.” Our ancestors, I guess, adopted the new Kanji character, “ashi of sufficiency,” from a Japanese creed, “chisoku,” meaning “knowing sufficiency,” wishing to preserve for their descendants the message, “Knowing that we are blessed with sufficiency.”
I brew the sake of Hatsukame with ceaseless gratitude in my heart, believing that the spirit of “chisoku, knowing sufficiency,” will make our life richer.”The 16th Head, Noritsugu Hashimoto