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Junmai Daiginjo

We launched this premium sake collection in 2015 in collaboration with contemporary artists.
Since its inception we have been honored to work with different Japanese contemporary artists each year.
When rice is highly polished, it becomes extremely difficult to cultivate koji, which makes it difficult to extract the umami derived from koji, but with NIIZAWA, we have succeeded in extracting 2 times the umami than Zankyo Super 7 which also has a 7% rice polishing ratio.
One can experience the sweetness of the rice directly as it lingers on one’s palate so it can be thoroughly enjoyed.
It will age beautifully when stored in a refrigerator.
This sake is the penultimate of the 7% polished rice series, which began with the goal of “producing the best polished rice in the world”. It is limited to 1,000 bottles per year.
Each year we collaborate with a different artist, therefore the label differs each year.

[Awards]
【CHAMPION】【GOLD】Oriental Sake Awards 2024 Junmai Daiginjo/Junmai Ginjo category (Light & Clean), “NIIZAWA 2022 Junmai Daiginjo”
【Gold Medal】Kura Master 2024 Junmai Daiginjo Category, “NIIZAWA 2023”
【GOLD】International Wine Challenge 2024 Junmai Daiginjo Category “NIIZAWA 2021”
【GOLD】International Wine Challenge 2024 Junmai Daiginjo Category “NIIZAWA 2022”
GOLD】International Wine Challenge 2024 Aged Sake Category “NIIZAWA 2020”
【GOLD】Singapore Sake Challenge 2023,“NIIZAWA 2021”
【GOLD】Singapore Sake Challenge 2023,“NIIZAWA 2022”
【GOLD】U.S. National Sake Appraisal
【GOLD】Kura Master 2023 Old Sake Category

Polishing Ratio 7%
Sake Meter ±0
Acid 1.5
Amino Acid 0.9
Alcohol by Volume 16%
Capacity 720ml
Storage temperature -5°C to 5°C

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Art Work

KENJI YANOBE
《SHIP’S CAT(Flying)》, 2024

KENJI YANOBE

Contemporary artist/Professor at Kyoto University of Arts/Director of Ultra Factory
Born in Osaka in 1965. Since the early 1990s, he has been creating large-scale, functional mechanical sculptures with the theme of “survival in modern society.” His works, which contain social messages in humorous forms, have received high praise both domestically and internationally. In 2017, we started producing the “SHIP’S CAT” series, which is a guardian deity of travel, with the motif of “sailor cats.” “SHIP’S CAT(Muse)” (2021) will be permanently installed as a symbol of Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, which opened in 2022.

Art Work

Makoto Aida
Patriotism never stops, 2021

Makoto Aida

He was born in Niigata Prefecture in 1965, and completed the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 1991. The subject of his work varies greatly, ranging from beautiful young women, to war paintings, and even office workers. These works freely cross the borders between society and history, modern and pre-modern times, and the West and the East, presenting unconventional contrasts and harsh criticism. This broad array of expression has garnered a lot of support and become overwhelmingly popular among a wide range of generations. His areas of expression span a wide range of fields both domestically and internationally, including painting, photography, video, three-dimensional art, and performance.
His recent works include the novel “Geisai” (Bungei Shunju, 2020) and the essay collection “Sex and Art” (Gentosha, 2022). Major solo exhibitions in recent years include: “Sorry for being a genius” (Mori Art Museum, Tokyo 2012 13); “The person who doesn’t think” Chateau de Brittany France 2014); “GROUND NO PLAN” (Aoyama Crystal Building Tokyo 2018); “Patriotism never stops” (Mizuma Art Gallery Tokyo 2021), and more.

Art Work

Katsuhiko Hibino
2016 BRASIL, 2016

Katsuhiko Hibino

He graduated from the Department of Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 1982, and completed graduate school at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1984. In 1982, he received the Japan Graphic Exhibition Grand Prize. In 1986, he participated in the Sydney Biennale, and in 1995 was a Venice Biennale Japan Pavilion artist. Winner of the Mainichi Design Award in 1999, he has also received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award in the 2015 Art Encouragement Division. Some of his work includes: 2003~ “The Day After Tomorrow Morning Glory Project/The Day After Tomorrow Newspaper Culture Division/The Day After Tomorrow Morning Glory Project”; 2010~ “Setouchi Undersea Exploration Ship Museum Project”. Since 2014, he has been supervising the art project ”TURN”, which uses the values of art, which consider differences between people as individuality, as the basis for realizing a diverse society. Currently, he is the president of Tokyo University of the Arts, the director of the Gifu Prefectural Museum of Art, the director of the Kumamoto City Museum of Contemporary Art, and the chairman of the Japan Football Association Social Contribution Committee.

Art Work

Mariko Mori
Ring: One with Nature, 2016
Acrylic, stainless steel, and concrete
Diamater: 3 meters Height: 6 meters

Mariko Mori

Mori has participated in major group exhibitions and held solo exhibitions at museums around the world.
Her major solo exhibitions have been Pure Land (2002, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo) and Rebirth (2012, Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Some examples of Mori’s public art include Tom Na-H-iu (2010) in Teshima, Kagawa, Ring: One with Nature (2016) in Cunhambebe State Park, Rio de Janeiro, and Cycloid V (2020) in Toranomon Hills Business Tower, Tokyo.
Some of the awards she has received include the Menzioni d’onore at the 47th Venice Biennale in 1997 and the 8th Annual Award as a promising Artist and Scholar in the Field of Contemporary Japanese Art in 2001. Mori was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of the Arts London in 2014.

Art Work

Akira Yamaguchi
Tokyo Tower, 2010
Pen and watercolor on paper

Akira Yamaguchi

Born in Tokyo in 1969 and raised in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, Yamaguchi completed his master’s degree in painting (oil painting) at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1996 and received the 12th Kobayashi Hideo Award in 2001 for his book “Hen na Nihon Bijutsu Shi” (Weird History of Japanese Art) published by Shodensha.
Yamaguchi’s style is characterized by the combination of traditional Japanese painting styles and oil painting techniques. His expression is not limited to paintings, such as bird’s-eye views of cities and battle scenes, but also includes three-dimensional works, manga, installations, and a wide range of other media. Yamaguchi has exhibited many times in Japan and abroad. He has created public art for Narita International Airport and paintings for the symbol of the Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center. He created the official art poster for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Art Work

Chiharu Shiota
Uncertain Journey, 2016/2019
Metal boats, red wool.

Chiharu Shiota

Born in Osaka in 1972. Lives and works in Berlin. Shiota has been working with various techniques such as sculpture, photography, and video, focusing on large-scale installations that weave a thread of presence in absence, such as memories that reside in places and objects, while confronting the fundamental human issues of life and death and exploring “what it means to live” and “what existence is. In 2015, she was chosen to represent the Japanese Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. Shiota has also participated in numerous solo exhibitions around the world, including at the Art Gallery of South Australia (2018), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (2018), the Museum of Art, Kochi (2013), and the National Museum of Art, Osaka (2008), as well as numerous group exhibitions, including international exhibitions.

Art Work

Tadanori Yokoo
Woman with Men’s Shoes, 2017
Silkscreen

Tadanori Yokoo

Born 1936 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. In 1972, Yokoo held a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Since then, Yokoo has exhibited internationally at biennials in Paris, Venice, Sao Paulo, Bangladesh, and other countries. In 2012, the Tadanori Yokoo Museum of Contemporary Art opened in Kobe, and in 2013, the Teshima Yokoo Museum opened in Teshima, Kagawa Prefecture. He has received numerous awards and decorations, including the Mainichi Art Award in 1995, the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2001, the Order of the Rising Sun in 2011, the Asahi Prize in 2011, and the 27th Praemium Imperiale in 2015. His works are in the collections of many major museums in Japan and abroad, and solo exhibitions are scheduled in museums around the world.

Art Work

Kohei Nawa
Throne (G/P_ BOY), 2017.
Mixed media

Kohei Nawa

Born in Osaka in 1975. Sculptor. Professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design. 1998 graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, majoring in sculpture. 2000 completed the graduate course in sculpture at the same university. 2003 completed the doctoral course in sculpture at the same university. 2009 established “SANDWICH”, a platform for creative work in Fushimi, Kyoto. In 2011, he held the solo exhibition “Kohei Nawa – Synthesis-” at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and in 2017, “ESPUMA | Kohei Nawa” at JAPAN HOUSE Sao Paulo. Based on his unique concept of “PixCell,” which combines the words “pixel” and “cell”, he is expanding new possibilities in sculpture by using various materials and technologies such as beads, polyurethane foam, and silicone oil.

Art Work

Yasumasa Morimura
Self-Portrait – Sharaka2 (Self after Servant Edobei)
Woodcut, photogravure, and digital printing on Japanese paper.

Yasumasa Morimura

A graduated of the Kyoto City University of Art, Morimura has continued to create photographic works based on the consistent theme of “self-portrait expression.” His works include a series on famous paintings in art history, an actress series in which he himself plays the role of a movie actress, and a requiem series on the history of the 20th century.
In 2016, Morimura held a solo exhibition entitled “When ‘I’ Meet ‘Me’: A History of Self-Portrait Art” at the National Museum of Art, Osaka, and a solo exhibition is scheduled for 2017 at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.
His recent publications include “Taisetsuna Wasuremono” (2014, Heibonsha), “Bijutsu, Ansatsu Sho” (2014, Chikuma Shobo), and “Self-Portrait Confessions” (2016, Chikuma Shobo).

Art Work

Ay-O
Night flower
Screenprint

AY-O

Born in 1931 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, AY-O joined the Society of Democrat Artists in the 1950s. He was noted for his brightly colored paintings, and in 1958, he moved to New York to create tactile and experiential installations called “enviroments. AY-O began covering everything with colors in the order of the light spectrum, and henceforth became known as the “Rainbow Artist.” He was also a key artist at the height of Fluxus in New York City. He is also known for his tactile works, such as “Finger Box,” which is experienced by inserting a finger into the work. In 2011, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo held a large-scale retrospective of his work. He currently resides in Ibaraki Prefecture.