
Kiyasho Shuzo
Mie
Founded 181830 sakes
From the brewery
Kiya Shuzo Sake Brewery was founded in 1818 on the Hatsuse Kaido connecting Nara and Kyoto to Ise Jingu Shrine. The ancestors are reported to have moved from Imabari to the Todo family in the early Edo period. He had a shop name of Kiya Sho because he was originally a wooden trader. The Iga Basin is 150m above sea level, located at the center of the Kii Peninsula. The precipitation was stable and the temperature difference between the morning and evening was large, so it has long been a famous rice production area for rice. At the top of the Kizugawa water system that joins the Yodo River, the underground water of the Nabari River is pure and blessed with water. Meanwhile, the sixth -generation Yuki Onishi returned to the storehouse and named the sake that he prepared as a forest in 2004 as "Jikon". It is a word based on the fact of the Zen sect, "I can just live as much as I want to be bound by the past or the future."
Details
- Founded
- 1818
- Brand
- Jikon
- Region
- Mie
Brands
Junmai Ginjo60%
Junmai Daiginjo23%
Tokubetsu Junmai10%
Other3%
Daiginjo3%
Lineup
All Kiyasho Shuzo Sakes

Jikon Tokubetsu Junmai Nama
Tokubetsu Junmai·60% polished·Yamada Nishiki, Gohyakumangoku, Hattan Nishiki·16%4.8 (3)
¥15,800+
5 shops

Jikon Junmai Ginjo Asahi
Junmai Ginjo·Asahi·15%5.0 (1)
¥18,500+
9 shops

Jikon Junmai Daiginjo Tokutou Omachi
Junmai Daiginjo·35% polished·Omachi·14.9%5.0 (1)
¥33,000+
6 shops

Jikon Kimoto Akaiwa Omachi
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Akaiwa Omachi·15.5%4.5 (1)
¥15,400+
3 shops

Takasago Junmai Daiginjo Hiire Matsukuizuru
Junmai Daiginjo·45% polished·Yamada Nishiki·16%4.5 (1)
¥3,520+
2 shops

Jikon Junmai Ginjo Omachi
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Omachi·16%4.0 (1)
¥19,800+
7 shops

Jikon Junmai Daiginjo Nabari
Junmai Daiginjo·40% polished·Yamada Nishiki·16%4.5 (1)
¥31,600+
5 shops

Jikon Yamada Nishiki Junmai Ginjo Hiire
Junmai Ginjo
HK$898.00+
2 shops

Jikon Akitsu Yamada Nishiki Kimoto Hiire
HK$1,328.00+
1 shop

Jikon Yamada Nishiki Junmai Ginjo Muroka Hiire
Junmai Ginjo
HK$1,788.00+
1 shop

Jikon Junmai Daiginjo Kimoto Unane 20th Anniversary Commemorative Sake
Junmai Daiginjo
HK$2,680.00+
1 shop

Jikon Junmai Ginjo hattannisiki Hiire
Junmai Ginjo·55% polished·Hattan Nishiki·16%
¥18,700+
5 shops

Jikon Junmai Ginjo Toujo Yamada Nishiki
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Yamada Nishiki·16%
¥16,500+
2 shops

Jikon Junmai Ginjo Sennbonnisiki
Junmai Ginjo·55% polished·Senbon Nishiki·16%
¥20,900+
6 shops

Jikon Junmai Daiginjo Hakutsurunisiki
Junmai Daiginjo·45% polished·Hakutsuru Nishiki·15.5%
¥24,800+
8 shops

Jikon Daiginjo
Daiginjo·40% polished·Yamada Nishiki·16%
¥24,800+
7 shops

Jikon Tokubetsu Junmai Nigorizake
Tokubetsu Junmai·60% polished·Yamada Nishiki, Gohyakumangoku·16%
HK$858.00+
1 shop

Jikon Tokubetsu Junmai
Tokubetsu Junmai·60% polished·Yamada Nishiki, Gohyakumangoku, Hattan Nishiki·16%
¥15,800+
11 shops

Jikon Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishikihiire
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Yamada Nishiki·16%
¥25,300+
5 shops

Jikon Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishik
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Yamada Nishiki·16%
¥14,300+
4 shops

Jikon Junmai Ginjo Omachimurokanama
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Omachi·16%
HK$898.00+
3 shops

Jikon Junmai Ginjo Hattannishiki Murokanama
Junmai Ginjo·55% polished·Hattan Nishiki·16%
HK$1,288.00+
1 shop

Jikon Yamada Nishiki Junmai Ginjo Muroka Namazake
Junmai Ginjo
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Jikon Junmai Ginjo Yokkawa Yamadanisiki
Junmai Ginjo·Yamada Nishiki·16%
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Jikon Junmai Daiginjo Tojo Yamadanisiki
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Yamada Nishiki·15.5%
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Takasago Junmai Daiginjo Kimoto Yamada Nishiki Matsukuizuru
Junmai Daiginjo·45% polished·Yamada Nishiki·16%
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Takasago Junmai Daiginjo Kimoto Omachi Matsukuizuru
Junmai Daiginjo·45% polished·Omachi·16%
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Jikon Junmai Ginjo Sembonnishiki Murokanama
Junmai Ginjo·55% polished·Senbon Nishiki·16%
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Jikon Junmai Ginjo Sakemirai
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Sake Mirai·16%
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Jikon Junmai Ginjo Aiyama
Junmai Ginjo·50% polished·Aiyama·16%
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Story & Media
History
1818
Founded in the Bunsei era on the old Hase-kaido road; the family, originally timber merchants, had moved from Imabari with the Todo clan in the early Edo period.
2005
The 6th-generation owner brewed sake as head brewer for the first time and named it Jikon.
2018
Marking the 200th anniversary, the brewery attempted kimoto brewing for the first time and revived the Takasago brand with the new method.
Gallery

Evening view of the brewery's registered tangible cultural property storefront on the old post-road street.

A tea room inside the historic Kiyasho Shuzo building with a hanging calligraphy scroll reading Jikon.

Hands working freshly steamed rice spread out during the brewing process.

Close-up of koji rice with visible mold growth during fermentation preparation.

Traditional Noh masks displayed inside the historic building, reflecting the local Noh theater heritage of Nabari.
Visit
Address
314-1 Honmachi Nabari Mie
Region
Mie
Hours
8:30〜17:30(会社営業時間。小売販売・酒蔵見学・試飲は非対応)
Tel
0595-63-0061