Daizo Sumida

Daizo Sumida was a Japanese American businessman.

Early life Daizo Sumida was born on August 7, 1887, to a farming family in what is now Aki District, Hiroshima, Japan. Sumida moved to Hawaiʻi in 1904,

Career Sumida was co-owner of Marumasa Soy Sauce, along with his brother Tajiro and nephew Shinzaburo Sumida; Marumasa Soy Sauce later became known as Diamond Shoyu. However, they were most notable for founding the Honolulu Sake Brewing Company. It was the first sake brewing company founded outside Japan. During prohibition the company sold ice. After prohibition ended, in the early 1930s, Honolulu Ice Co. Ltd. changed its name back to Honolulu Sake Brewery & Ice Co. Ltd. Daizo Sumida was the president at the time. Sumida died on December 30, 1961, after having a stroke the previous summer. Sumida posthumously received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, fifth class in 1962. The medal was presented to his wife, Fusao Sumida.