Brands
Hime Kaido
姫街道"Hime Kaido" is a brand of Shirai Jozo named after the historic road passing through Toyokawa City. It featured an elegant and approachable flavor that matched the image of the road where many travelers passed as an alternative to the Tokaido. Although no longer produced, the name continues to live along with the memory of Toyokawa as a brand that tells the history of the region today.
Choyo
長誉"Choyo" is a traditional brand that Maruishi Jozo has protected since its founding. It is a prestigious name that was once also brewed in the famous sake district of Nada during the Meiji era, and was lightened again in the miracle brewery that survived the Okazaki air raid. Fusing "intuition" nurtured by 330 years of history with latest technology, it is a brand serving as the backbone of Maruishi, providing a nostalgic yet deep flavor that stays close to the tastes of the era.
Sandayu
三太夫"Sandayu" is a brand that conveys the traditional brewing techniques and spirit of Maruishi Jozo to the modern era. Valuing the "warmth of handmade brewing" cultivated in over 330 years of history, it pursues a flavor with a solid core that is simple yet never tiring to drink. It is a bottle that provides reliability and familiarity, blending into local life.
Tokugawa no Hana
徳川の華"Tokugawa no Hana" is a brand that expresses the gorgeous history and culture of Okazaki, the land linked to Tokugawa Ieyasu. While making you feel the weight of history, it features a light and elegant sake quality that adds glamor to modern tables. It is a bottle that staged a refined (miyabi) moment, making you feel the pride and tradition of the Tokugawa family.
Sushi
寿司"Sushi" is a brand brewed to pursue perfect compatibility with the representative Japanese food, sushi. Its merit lies in a gentle aroma that does not interfere with the taste of ingredients and a sharp finish that cleanly washes away fatty sushi toppings. It is a definitive food-pairing sake from the historic Okazaki brewery, richly coloring your daily delicious moments.
Banzai
萬歳"Banzai" is a brand brewed to decorate celebratory occasions, fitting its name full of auspiciousness. Along with the name symbolizing good luck, it features a gorgeous and mature flavor that is approachable for everyone. It is a bottle symbolizing happiness that adds glamor to important milestones and banquets, brewing harmony among people.
Maruishi Kinsei
丸石謹製"Maruishi Kinsei" carries the brewery's own name and is a work of confidence into which all the pride and technology since founding have been poured. It achieves both the dignity of carrying 330 years of tradition and a solid quality that meets the drinker's expectations. It is a brand condensing the sincere attitude of the historic Maruishi Jozo, changing a daily moment into something a bit luxurious.
Marukame
〇龜"Marukame" is a highly auspicious brand carrying the name of the "turtle," which is considered a symbol of longevity and prosperity in traditional Japanese culture. Using traditional techniques valued by Maruishi Jozo, it features a solid and stable umami and a pleasant long-lasting afterglow. It is the perfect sake for occasions wishing for long-lasting happiness, such as family gatherings or celebrations of longevity.
Niko
二鯱"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
桜泉"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.
Te Ma
THEMAAoi no Kaze
葵の風"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
三河武士"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.
Date no Miyako
伊達之都 EC
Date no Miyako is a brand that expresses the history and culture of Sendai and Miyagi, the castle town of the Date clan. It imbues the sake with the elegance and power of the "City of Trees" (Mori no Miyako), Sendai, built by Date Masamune.
Oku
奥"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
年魚市"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
長久手"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
焚火"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
三河鳥羽の火祭"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
山崎醸"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
賜冠"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
众"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
輝きたい星のように。"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.
Taiwagura
大和蔵 EC
Taiwagura is a brand bearing the brewery's name, expressing sake brewing that utilizes the rich natural environment of Taiwa-cho. It features a pure sake quality brewed at the foot of Nanatsumori and community-rooted brewing using local rice and water.
Aioi no Ume
相生乃梅"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.