Liquor Store Spots in Hokkaido Area

  • Chitosetsuru Sake Museum
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    Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Minamisanjouhigashi 5-1
    The Chitosetsuru Sake Museum has been awarded the gold award 14 years running in the National Research Institute of Brewing Awards. Real Hokkaido sake, born in Hokkaido and brewed in Hokkaido. In the museum is a display area where you can find out about the history and specialties of brewing sake, as well as a tasting counter. You can also taste the water used for brewing, said to be the lifeblood of sake, and purchase sake directly from the brewery at the shop. The museum is a five minute walk from exit 9, Bus Center-mae Station on the Tozai Subway Line. Entry is free of charge and the museum is closed only over the end of the year and New Year holidays.
  • Takasago-shuzo Distillery
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    Hokkaido Asahikawashi Miyashitadori 17
    This historic local sake brewery founded in 1899 is known for “Kokushimuso”, a tasteful, dry sake. Visitors are welcome to view the brewery for free. In winter, you can see Ichiya Shizuku or “drip overnight”, describing the way the rice is pressed in an igloo to make the well-known Daiginjo, a top quality variety of sake and you can also see inside the ice dome. Factory inspections require reservations up to three days in advance. During the summer the Sangokura Hall is lent to the local residents for free, and various events, concerts and exhibitions are held.
  • Higashide Saketen
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    Hokkaido Kamisogunkikonaichou Honchou 329
    A long standing Japanese liquor shop located near Kikonai Station with a quiet, comfortable atmosphere created by the fragrance of the Donan Japanese cedar wood used extensively in the shop. Higashide always keeps on hand a stock of three varieties of Misogi no Mai sake-the white-labeled junmai and tokubetsu junmai varieties made with Honoka 224 rice; and a black-labeled junmai variety made with Hoshi no Yume rice. The junmai daiginjo variety made with Honoka 224 rice is only sold in the town, making it extremely rare. The shop also carries a wide variety of unpasteurized pure sakes, unfiltered sakes, and seasonal sakes like hiya oroshi.
  • Kobayashi Shuzo sake brewery
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    Hokkaido Yubarigunkuriyamachou Nishiki 3-109
    A long-standing sake brewery founded in 1878 and located in Kuriyama Town, Yubari County, Hokkaido. The Kita no Nishiki Memorial Hall is popular with tourists and contains displays concerning Japanese sake as well as a tasting corner. With an advance reservation, visitors can also tour the brewery. 13 of the brewery's buildings, such as a kura warehouse and preserved home, have been Registered Tangible Cultural Properties by the national government.
  • Liquor Mountain Susuki no 5 Jodori
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    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Minami 5-jo nishi 4-chome 2-2N Center Building 1F
  • Liquor Mountain (8/17 OPEN) Asahikawa 36 Machi
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    Hokkaido Asahikawa-shi 3 Jodori 6-417-2 PREMIUM 36 Building 1F
  • Kitano Ace Feel Asahikawa
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    Hokkaido Asahikawa-shi Ichijodori 8-108 Feel Asahikawa B1
  • Sake no Sokuhai Susukino Minami
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    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Minami 7-jo nishi 4-2
  • Sake no Sokuhai Otaru Hanazono
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Hanazono 1-9-28 Daiwa Building 2F
  • Kuraya
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    Hokkaido Obihiroshi Nishinijouminami 1-6
  • BIG Texas Tom Hall
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    Hokkaido Obihiroshi Nishinijujouminami
  • BIG Texas Nishi 5 Jo
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    Hokkaido Obihiro-shi Nishi 4 Jominami 31-1-4
  • BIG Texas Minamimachi
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    Hokkaido Obihiro-shi Nishi 14 Jominami 31-4-27
  • Daily Shop Yamamoto
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    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Makubetsucho Takaramachi 75
  • Fukuda Store
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    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Makubetsucho Satsunaiakashiyamachi 59-27
  • Bankei Toge no Winery
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    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Bankei 201-4
  • Wine Shop Maruyama Ya maruyama class
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    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Minami 1-jo nishi 27-1-1 maruyama class 1F
  • Sapporokaitakushibirubaisabashosapporofakutoriten
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    Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Kitanijouhigashi 4-chome Sapporo Factory brick Hall 1F
  • ENOTECA Sapporo Stella Place
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    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Kita 5-jo nishi 2-chome Sapporo Stella Place EAST 1F
  • Maru Yo Ishi Ie Store
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    Hokkaido Sunagawa-shi Higashi 1 Jokita 1-1-1

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Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.

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