Sake Brands
in Aichi

"Niko" is a unique brand named after the "Golden Orcas" (Kinshachi) of Nagoya Castle, expressing the symbol of Aichi Prefecture. By carrying the local symbol, it transmits the climate and pride of Aichi to the world. Featuring an approachable yet powerful flavor, it contains the spirit of community-based brewing that stays close to people who love the region.

"Oizumi" is an extremely delicate and pure brand evocative of wild cherry blossoms symbolizing Japanese aesthetics and clear spring water. Its quality, with transparency nurtured by the pure water of the Yahagi River, features a gentleness that touches the heart. It is a bottle full of emotion that you want to enjoy quietly while feeling the transition of the four seasons.

"Aoi no Kaze" (Wind of the Hollyhock) is named after the Tokugawa family crest, "Mitsuba Aoi," and refreshingly expresses the history of Okazaki, the land linked to Lord Ieyasu. Its name evokes a refreshing breeze blowing through the streets of Okazaki, featuring a dignified and atmospheric flavor. It is a bottle filled with the pride of honoring Okazaki's history and passing it on to the next generation.

"Mikawa Bushi" (Mikawa Samurai) is a local sake embodying local production for local consumption, enjoying overwhelming support within Aichi Prefecture, especially in the home of Okazaki. Its merit lies in a powerful yet sincere flavor reminiscent of the strong spirit of Mikawa samurai who supported Lord Ieyasu. Brewed with local rice and water, it is a soulful brand loved by local people, as if you are tasting the climate of Okazaki itself.

"Sonnoh" is the flagship brand inheriting the spirit of Yamazaki Goshi Gaisha since its founding. Impressed by the inscription "Sonnoh Hobutsu" (Revere the Emperor, Worship Buddha) at the nearby ancient temple Yusho-ji, it was named after it. Using 100% Aichi-grown rice and brewed with traditional Nanbu Toji techniques, this sake features a sharp dryness and deep umami from low-temperature aging. Combining the strength and dignity born of the Mikawa climate, it demonstrates its true value across a wide range of temperatures, from chilled to warmed.

"Gengen" is a premium brand used by Yamazaki Goshi Gaisha only for specific products. As its name suggesting a "phantom" implies, it features rarity and limited distribution through specialty stores. Valuing traditional hand-crafting processes, it achieves a refined aroma and transparent flavor. Known to those in the know as an exquisite bottle for gifts or special occasions.

"Oku" is a limited brand through which Yamazaki Goshi Gaisha pursues the pinnacle of quality. Expressing the "depth" (oku) of Mikawa's rich nature, this sake achieves an extremely mellow and profound flavor through carefully selected rice and delicate temperature control. Its history of awards at various competitions back its quality, making it an object of admiration for sake fans as an "attainable supreme bottle" that is difficult to obtain.

"Ayuchi" is a brand that expresses the eternal history and climate of Aichi, derived from "Ayuchigata," an ancient name for Aichi Prefecture. Its name, even composed in the Manyoshu (the oldest Japanese poetry collection), symbolizes the abundant water and blessings of this land. Featuring a clear flavor evocative of a pure city of water, it is as if Yamazaki Goshi Gaisha, which values local culture, is reviving ancient memories in the present day.

"Nagakute" is a brand with a background in the history of Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture, known as the site of a historic battle. It reflects the gravity of history contained in the place name and the wish for regional development in its brewing. The flavor, where strength and gentleness harmonize, is a regionally rich bottle loved by local people and accompanying places of dialogue.

"Takibi" (Bonfire) is a popular limited brand of Yamazaki Goshi Gaisha handled only by authorized retailers. It was brewed under the concept of providing healing and warmth to the drinker, just as a bonfire gives peace of mind. The umami, slowly aged at low temperatures, has depth, making it an emotionally rich sake suitable for an adult's rest, meant to be savored slowly on a quiet night.

"Mikawa Toba no Himatsuri" is a brand named after the traditional event of Nishio City, which is a designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. It expresses the heat of the heroic fire festival and the strong will to connect regional history to the next generation in the sake. Putting regional pride into a single cup, it is finished with a powerful yet clear flavor. It is a sake of the soul, indispensable for people who love local traditional culture.

"Yamazaki Kamoshi" is a brand that collects the essence of the brewery's technologies, carrying the brewery's name "Yamazaki." It aggregates traditional techniques refined over 150 years and the commitment to the best materials into a single cup. As the face of the brewery, it pursues a dignified aroma and a harmonious deep flavor. It is the ultimate brand filled with the pride and confidence of Yamazaki Goshi Gaisha.

"Shikan" is the flagship brand of Nakagaki Shuzo, named with the meaning of "a blissful cup worthy of receiving a crown." Using extremely soft spring water with outstanding transparency, the brewery pursues sake making that brings out the best of the ingredients. In particular, the Josen grade, which has remained popular since founding, is characterized by its extremely sweet flavor with a sake meter value of -8, combining mellow umami and a clean finish. Due to its limited distribution centered on the Asahi district of Toyota City, it is a bottle with high scarcity value.

"Gin" is a brand that expresses the ultimate "expression of water," created from Shibata Brewery's insatiable pursuit of ultra-soft water. Using only "Kanzui," an extraordinary soft water with a hardness of 0.2, its transparency and delicacy are thoroughly sublimated into the sake. Characterized by a gentleness that seems to dissolve the moment it touches the palate and a serene aroma, it is a bottle that delivers a pure experience, overturning conventional concepts of sake.

"Kagayakitai Hoshi no Youni" (Like a Star that Wants to Shine) is a unique brand filled with hope and wishes from Shibata Brewery for a new generation of sake fans. Based on the solid quality of traditional "Kanzui" brewing, it pursues a sparkling, vivid aroma and fresh sweetness reminiscent of stars in the night sky. Filled with the brewery's wish for people to enjoy sake freely, it is a modern and playful bottle.

"Kono Tsukasa" is the flagship brand that passes on the soul and techniques of generations of Shibata Brewery to the present day. Committed to brewing using only the outstanding ultra-soft "Kanzui" water, they thoroughly implement pure brewing without any additives. The umami of carefully selected rice like Yumesansui and the water-like transparency form a miraculous harmony. With its brilliant aroma and dignified, fresh softness, it is truly a masterpiece born from the "water where gods dwell," deeply permeating the heart of the drinker.

"Aioi" is a sake brand of Aioi Unibio, bearing the same name as the company. They are committed to sake brewing that cherishes the local character of Nishio City.

"Aioi no Ume" is an authentic plum wine created through the masterful fusion of traditional sake brewing techniques and carefully selected plums. It maintains an exquisite balance of rich aroma that deepens over time, the refreshing acidity inherent to plums, and a profound sweetness. It demonstrates its personality not only straight or on the rocks, but also as a cocktail base. Integrating unique know-how cultivated over many years, it is a masterpiece liqueur that invites the drinker to a graceful moment.

"Kamisugi" is the flagship brand that embodies the soul of Kamisugi Shuzo. Born from the rich blessings of the Mikawa Plain and a deep commitment to carefully selected Aichi-grown sake rice, this sake possesses both powerful umami and a dignified, sharp finish. Particularly with the profound flavors produced through traditional Yamahai brewing, it maintains traditional methods while possessing a fresh personality that suits modern dining. As the only brewery in Anjo, it is a bottle where sincere tradition lives on, intended to accompany and walk alongside the lives of local people.