NO CLAIM IS MADE TO ANY OF THE JAPANESE CHARACTERS OR "JAPANESE SAKE" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN.
THE WORD MASAMUNE IS THE NAME OF A FAMOUU JAPANESE SWORD MAKER, DECEASED.
THE JAPANESE CHARACTERS ON THE LEFT HAND PORTION OF THE LABEL ARE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AS BY APPOINTMENT PURVEYOR TO THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY. THE JAPANESE CHARACTERS ON THE RIGHT HAND PORTION OF THE LABEL ARE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AS PURE NADA RICE WINE. NADA IS A PLACE FAMOUS FOR ITS PRODUCTION OF RICE WINE. THE WORD KIKU IS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AS CHRYSANTHEMUM