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Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten

Japanese sake brewery in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, founded in 1869 and known for the sake brand "Zaku".

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten Ltd. is a sake brewery based in Suzuka-City, Mie-Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1869 and established as a company in 1952. Its representative director is Shinichiro Shimizu. The brewery's flagship sake line is "Zaku", whose name expresses the idea that the true value of sake is created together with customers, not by the brewers alone. The company states that its brewing aims for "ultimate sharpness and transparency", using relatively small fermentation tanks to allow close daily control of fermentation.

History

The brewery traces its founding to 1869 (Meiji 2), when it was established in Suzuka as "Daikokuya Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten". The company was established as a corporation in 1952 (Showa 27). Its home region of Suzuka in Mie Prefecture has long been called "Umasake Suzuka no Kuni" (the land of tasty sake), a name the company cites in describing its brewing heritage. The brewery states that it has continued brewing sake in this area for 150 years since its founding, and that it aims to brew "the modern umasake".

Products and positioning

Sake brewery emphasizing traditional brewing combined with continuous evolution, aiming for sharpness and transparency in its sake.

  • Zaku (作)

  • Zaku Gen no Tomo (作 玄乃智)

  • Zaku Hono Tomo (作 穂乃智)

  • Zaku Megumi no Tomo (作 恵乃智)

  • Zaku Kano Tomo (作 奏乃智)

  • Zaku Miyabi no Tomo (作 雅乃智)

  • Zaku Miyabi no Tomo Nakadori (作 雅乃智 中取り)

  • Zaku Yozan Itteki Sui (作 陽山一滴水)

  • Zaku Kaizan Itteki Sui (作 槐山一滴水)

  • Zaku Aiyama / Ise Nishiki / Omachi / Kami no Ho (作 愛山・伊勢錦・雄町・神の穂)

  • Zaku Tokusen-shu Daichi (作 特撰酒 大智)

  • Zaku Tokusen-shu Tomo (作 特撰酒 智)

  • Toji Tokubetsu Hizou-shu Saku (杜氏特別秘蔵酒 筰)

  • Zaku Z

  • Zaku Impression

  • Zaku FLINT

  • Zaku MONAD

  • Zaku Naguwashi (作 なぐわし)

  • Zaku KIZUI (作 KIZUI(竒瑞))

  • Zaku FUTSUMA (作 FUTSUMA(布都麻))

  • Zaku Concentration (作 凝縮H)

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