Sake Brewery Spots in Japan

  • Umegae Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
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    4.5
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    Nagasaki Pref. Saseboshi Joumachou 317
    "This sake brewery is located in Joma-cho, Sasebo City. Founded in the Edo period (1603-1868), it brews Japanese sake and shochu, including the brand-name sake ""Umegae."" It has also received high praise at the Annual Japan Sake Awards. It conducts free tours of the brewery (reservations required), and you can purchase products and learn about the brewing process and taste samples."

    Umegae Sake Brewery is more than just Japanese Rice Wine otherwise known as Sake. It is a cultural, tasting and most of all, a true Japanese Traditional Experience.. The staff are friendly, have...

  • Toyonotsuru Sake Brewery
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Chiba Isumi-gun Otakimachi Shinmachi 88

    通りに面した建物では昔ながらの作りですが、閉まっているので、敷地内に入っていきました。落ち着いた口調で商品の説明をしてくれました。

  • Takarayama Shuzo
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    4.5
    14 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Nishikan-ku Ishize 2953
    The Takarayama Shuzo brewery is a sake (rice wine) brewery located in Ishize, Nishikan Ward, Niigata City that was founded in 1885. Takarayama produces sakes that include the Seishu (a class of superior special-designation sake) “Takarayama” sake made using Niigata-grown Koshitanrei rice (a rice strain specially developed for sake-brewing) and the “Precious Treasure Takara no Yama” sake that is offered to the gods at the Yahiko-jinja Shrine. Free guided tours of the brewery are available twice a day (once in the morning and once in the afternoon), although advance booking is required. Participants can see how sake is made, and can also taste freshly-brewed, authentic Japanese sake.

    昔ながらの酒蔵見学ができます。歴史を感じる素敵な酒蔵です。女将さんが丁寧に説明してくださり、最後は試飲タイム。何でも飲ませてもらえますので、思わず大量に買ってしまいますが、宅配もしてもらえるので心配いりません。フレッシュないちごを使った甘酒が珍しく、お土産にも喜ばれました。私は午後15時からの見学でしたが、酒蔵ならではの米を蒸す午前中の方が見ごたえがあるそうですので、行かれるなら朝早い時間がお薦め...

  • Reijin Shuzo
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Suwashi Suwa 2-9-21
    This brewery was established in 1789 along National Route 20 in Suwa, Suwa City. It sells high-quality spirits brewed using groundwater that runs underneath Kirigamine Highland. Tours of the facility are offered as well (unavailable from October until around March). There’s also a popular local brew available called “Suwa Roman Beer” that was created by the chief brewer.

    1789年創業の酒蔵です。訪れた時は試飲は中止していました。 こちらでは300ccの3本セットが運び良さそうで2セット買ってしまいました(1つはギフト)。濁り酒、辛口も入っていて楽しめるセットでした。 麗人のネーミングは、麗人(美しい人)のようなきれいなお酒を醸したい、と言う願いをこめてつけられたとの事です。

  • Kirei Sake Brewery
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
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    Hiroshima Higashi-hiroshima-shi Saijohonmachi 8-18

    7つの酒蔵が建ち並ぶ西条の酒蔵通り。その中間あたりの道路沿いに、亀齢酒造がありました。 こちらの「亀齢」というお酒は、長寿と繁栄の願いが込められたネーミングなんだとか。敷地内には、こちらの蔵の直売所「万年亀舎(まねきや)」があり、試飲できるんですよ。

  • Ume Shuzo Oyama
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    4.5
    12 Reviews
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    Oita Hita-shi Oyamamachi Nishioyama 4587

    「梅酒蔵おおやま」は、梅林が広がる梅の郷、日田市大山にあります。私たちは、梅酒蔵のお隣にある温泉宿「うめひびき」に宿泊した翌朝、こちらの梅酒蔵を訪ねてみました。 というのは、前日いただいたうめひびきの夕食の際、食前酒としてこちらの梅酒蔵でつくられた梅酒が提供されて、とてもおいしかったので購入して帰ろうと思ったからです。 こちらでつくられている梅酒は、高級なものからリーズナブルなものまで数種類...

  • Yamamura Shuzo
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Aso-gun Takamorimachi Takamori 1645
    This sake brewery in Takamori Town is encircled by the five peaks and southern outer crater rim of Mt. Aso. Since it was founded in 1762, the brewery has continued to make sake utilizing the Aso region's extreme differences of heat and cold, and using pure underground spring water from Mt. Aso and Aso rice. The brewery's most popular brand, Reizan, has a crisp flavor and is designed to accompany meals. Amidst a boom in ginjo sakes in which many breweries are pursuing exceedingly fragrant beverages, this brewery continues to be dedicated to the production of traditional flavors which remain beloved by area residents and others. The brewery also offers tastings of its products, making it fun to find your favorite.

    高森町の街中。日本酒「 れいざん 」を産み出す蔵です。最近流行の華やかな酒とは違って、すっきりとした飲み口は、どんな料理にもマッチします。 蔵には酒造りの様子がわかるミニチュアや資料も展示されています。阿蘇観光の途中に、ちょっと立ち寄るのもいいですよ。

  • HAKUTAKE DENSHOGURA kuma shochu museum
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Hitoyoshishi Gounoharumachi 461-7
    This museum in Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture is dedicated to Hakutake, a kind of Japanese rice shochu. It presents the traditional manufacturing process of the Takahashi Distillery through videos and has displays of shochu making equipment in their exhibition area. They also have an area for tastings where you can try shochu varieties like Hakutake and Shiro and then purchase a bottle of the one you like best to take home.

    Visited Kuma Shochu Museum to learn how Shochu is made. Followed by shochu and umeshu tasting. We bought a few small bottles of umeshu to try. Nice museum and wide selection of liquor.

  • Izushi Shuzo Y.K.
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Hyogo Toyooka-shi Izushicho Uoya 114-1
    A sake brewery located in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, founded in 1708, the brewery is said to be 270 years old, and its distinctive red earthen walls change color according to the weather. Sake brewery concerts are held regularly, and have become a famous Izushi specialty.

    出石の中心部にある醸造所。時代劇に出てきそうな店構えは、絶好のフォトスポット。もちろんお酒の購入もできる。買って帰りたかったが、電車で持ち帰るのは重いので残念ながらあきらめた。

  • Ryozeki Shuzo
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Akita Pref. Yuzawashi Maemori 4-3-18
    This sake brewery was founded in 1874. It makes Ryozeki Nihonshu using the famous Chikaramizu water that flows from the Mt. Kurikoma mountain system. A tour of the sake brewery is available with a reservation, and tasting is also possible in the sales corner. In addition, there is a Brewery Tour Commemoratory Sake, which can only be purchased in the brewery, that is also very popular.

    湯沢にある酒蔵のひとつ。街道ぞいに大きな建物と蔵が並んでいます。国の登録有形文化財に指定されている歴史的建築です。歴史を感じさせる立派な建物です。

  • Tomita Shuzo Inc.
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    4.0
    9 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kinomotochoukinomoto 1107
    A sake brewery situated along National Route 303 in Kinomoto Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City. This long-standing brewery boasts over 450 years of history, having been established in the distant Tenbun era, and brews Shichihonyari, renowned sake known to have been a favorite of the artist Rosanjin. At the present time, the brewery does not offer tours.

    木ノ本の古い街並みにある老舗の酒蔵。七本槍の純米を購入したが、なかなかの辛口。JR木ノ本駅から徒歩10分もかからずアクセスも良い。

  • Nambu Sake Brewery
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
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    Fukui Ono-shi Motomachi 6-10
    A brewery located along Shichiken-dori Street in Motomachi, Ono City. They brew sake sticking to an ideal of, 'Carefully brewing only as much as they can keep watch over, ensuring that the sake they send to the world is the highest possible quality'. And being located in Fukui, producing area of top quality Gohyakuman-goku sake rice, they continue to produce quality Junmai sake. Sake they have for sale includes their famous Hanagaki label.

    七間通りにあるので、見つけやすいです。 試飲は3種類くらいさせてくれます。 どれも美味しかったので、4本購入しました。 宅急便でも送れるし、カードも使えたので有難いです。 お店の方の対応がとても丁寧で、素敵でした。

  • Matsuura Honke Brewery, Narutotai Store
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Tokushima Naruto-shi Oasacho Ikenotani Yanagi no Hon 19

    Drop by this hidden sake house on our way back to Osaka from Tokushima. They have some nice produce using local Tokushima rice that wasn’t exported and can be bought locally via online. Not being...

  • Suzuki Syuzo
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
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    Akita Pref. Daisenshi Nagano Futsukamachi 9
    This long-established sake brewery was founded in 1689. It uses water from underground streams in the Ou Mountains to make Hideyoshi Nihonshu. The brewery has a wide range of products such as Daiginjo sake and sparkling seishu. Visitors can take a tour of the brewery, where they can view exhibits of the historic Suzuki family collection, as well as valuable gifts donated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobunaga.

    Tours are offered in English or Japanese. Learned all about the sake making process, the history of this brewery, and got to sample some of the sake they make (all were delicious).

  • Hinomaru Brewing
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
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    Akita Yokote Masudamachi Masuda Nanokamachi 114-2

    増田の蔵町通り沿いにある蔵元。増田で唯一の蔵元です。まんさくの花をつくっておられるところです。建物は国の登録有形文化財。内蔵を公開されています。

  • Imanishi Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
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    Nara Pref. Sakuraishi Miwa 510
    This is a sake brewery located on Prefectural Route 199 in Miwa, Sakurai City. It is considered as the birthplace of sake brewing and the only brewery in Miwa, where the god of sake is enshrined. Sake such as Mimurosugi is brewed here. Also, a sake tasting tour based on Miwa, the holy land of sake is available (reservations a week in advance are required).

    大神神社参道にもお店がありました。三輪駅前にも。寒い日だったので甘酒も美味しくて。お土産用に三諸杉の小瓶購入しました。友人のも好評でした。

  • Sennenichi Syuzou Corporation
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Kuruma 2485-1
    "This sake brewery is located about seven minutes by car from Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway's Higashiura Interchange. Founded in 1875, their top-class ""Chiyo-no-Enishi"" Daiginjo sake has won numerous gold medals at the Annual Japan Sake Awards. When their sake's being produced, you can get a close look at the brewing process and take part in tastings of fresh sake. Generally, there are three or four varieties available at any given time. Their elegantly flavored sweet half-sake made from Daiginjo sake lees comes recommended. A small gallery on the second floor has antique equipment on display."

    淡路島のこじんまりした酒蔵で日本酒ができるまでを教えていただきました。 建物の外観も趣があり写真撮影しました。 1階の製造工程を拝見した後は、二階で日本酒の試飲。 芳醇な酒、パンチの効いた酒、など、数種類の日本酒を説明を伺いながらいただきました。 数種類の日本酒と酒かす(冷凍可)をお土産に購入しました。

  • Tsurunoe Shuzo
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Fukushima Pref. Aiduwakamatsushi Nanokamachi 2-46
    An old-fashioned liquor store located in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. Affiliated with a long-standing sake brewery founded in 1794, the store sells local sakes made with Fukushima-grown rice and yeast. The shop carries a variety of sakes, such as sakes designed to be drunk during a meal characterized by their profound flavor and clean aftertaste. With an advance reservation, visitors can tour the sake brewery. The shop also always offers sake samples.

    廣末酒造さんから、ホテルに帰る間に立ち寄りました。ゆりというお酒が賞をとっています。 ホテルで飲むお酒を、買いました。 福島のお酒は、本当に美味しいです。

  • Sommelier House
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Futtsushi Kami After 423-1
    This sake museum is on National Route 465. You can observe their facilities from the viewing area, as well as taste about 20 kinds of refined sake from the Koizumi Brewery, known for its fine Tokaizakari brew. The museum area displays daily items and sake brewing equipment dating from the Edo period. The gift shop offers limited availability brews and sweets made with sake, and there is also a tea room that offers Daiginjo sake soft serve ice cream.

    店内には、東山魁夷の残照という絵のポスターがあり、この絵が書かれたのはこの付近。 利き酒をかなり飲むことができる。 多くの種類があったものの、それぞれが小分けにされていて、それを飲むことができた。

  • Hachinohe Brewery
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Aomori Hachinohe-shi Minatomachi Honcho 9

    八戸の中心街から海の方へ進むと川沿いに登場する建物。レンガ調の建物と木の雰囲気が良い建物が酒蔵です。試飲や見学もできますが、建物の雰囲気だけでも港町の旅情を醸します。

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