Best Traditional Sake Breweries Tours near Tokyo!
Why enjoy Traditional Sake Brewery Tours near Tokyo?
Sake breweries offer an authentic glimpse into Japan’s rich cultural heritage.
Join sake brewery tours to discover the sake-making process, from rice to refined sake, and even taste different kinds of sake! Many of the breweries below are over a century old and are housed in beautifully preserved wooden buildings, celebrating timeless craftsmanship. With English-speaking staff or English leaflets, these breweries promise an immersive and accessible experience.
Explore our top picks below for an unforgettable brewery tour – or check out our Culture & History experiences page for more inspiration!
1 ) Shimazaki Brewery
😍🍶Cheers! The ✨Ultimate Sake Experience For True Sake Lovers
🍶 Japanese Sake is known 🌏 worldwide, but how Sake has been distilled remains a ✨mystery to many. Visiting Shimazaki Sake Brewery, the largest Cave Storehouse of Sake in Japan, is a fantastic chance to dive deep into Japan’s 🎞️ time-honored Sake culture!
The ⛰️cave used for Sake storage was originally built for the construction of war tanks late in ⚔️World War II and was transformed into the very unique 🍶 aged Sake storehouse in 1970.
Visitors can not only have a close-up 👀 look into this historically rich Sake cellar but can also take tasters of the aged Sake and learn to understand its different subtle seasonal variations 🎈!
Shimazaki Sake Brewery
– Ryumon Falls
– Karasuyama Washi Paper Making
What else to do in Nasu-Karasuyama?
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2 ) Tonoike Brewery
🍻Drink & 🎓Learn!
😀Welcome to the World of 🍶 Sake Brewing!
Love the taste of 🍶Sake? Come check out the ✨Tonoike Brewery in Mashiko, to learn more about this magical alcoholic beverage that plays an essential role in 👘Japanese culture!
Made with the utmost care and true craftsmanship, the sake at Tonoike Brewery reflects its profound history that goes back 🏯three generations! Enjoy the 😍 tour and heart filled interactions with the staff, not to mention the tasting counter! Their amazing selection of 🍶sake and sake-related cosmetics are available at their store and ☕cafe.
After 😊savoring the sake, explore the town of Mashiko, known for its 🍶pottery and fun activities like 🍓strawberry picking! 😍
Tonoike Sake Brewery
– Pottery Experiences
– Yoshimura Strawberry Picking
– Cycling in the Countryside
What else to do in Mashiko?
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3 ) Watanabesahei Brewery
Choose from several English Sake Brewery Tours led by the brewery owner himself✨
Being listed on Forbes as one of the 👀 ‘best-to-see’ in Japan, you’re no doubt guaranteed to have the best quality 🍶 Sake brewery experience with the century-old 🏚️ Sake Brewery Watanabe Sahei Shoten!
You can choose from different sake brewery tours form their website (see below) which is offered in English by its president, Yasuhiro Watanabe ✨!
Visitors at this traditional brewery are welcomed to have a taste of different types of sakes! There are also large selections of local 🎁 souvenir stores and 🍱 authentic restaurants nearby to make your day!
See their website for more infomation.
Watanabesahei Sake Brewery
– Visit Katayama Brewery
– Visit Toshogu Shrine
– See Shinkyo Bridge
– Soake in an Onsen
What else to do in Central Nikko?
Places to Stay nearby
Kinugawa Park Hotels
Nikko Kanaya Hotel
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4 ) Katayama Brewery
Visit an authentic Sake Brewery that brews a 'All Blacks' Official Sake
Katayama Sake Brewery
– Visit Watanabesahei Brewery
– Visit Toshogu Shrine
– See Shinkyo Bridge
– Soake in an Onsen
What else to do in Central Nikko?
Places to Stay nearby
Kinugawa Park Hotels
Nikko Kanaya Hotel
This information was correct at the time of publishing, but please check with the attractions and/or the tourist board before traveling.
5 ) Nishibori Brewery
A traditional 🍶 sake brewery with a unique twist
Founded in 1872, Nishibori Shuzo has a long history of brewing sake with the help of yeast that has lived in the brewery for generations.
The brewery continues to use the same brewing cellar from when the brewery was founded, and some of its buildings are nationally registered tangible cultural properties.
If you are lucky, you may see sake being brewed in the only transparent fermentation tank in Japan, as well learn about a sake called ‘I My Me’, which is a white wine/sherry-like pure rice sake made using ancient rice.
Learn how the different tastes and types of sake depend on its manufacturing methods. If you find your favorite, you can purchase it on-site to take home with you!
More things to in Oyama
Ichigo no Sato
– Yuki Tsumugi Experience
What else to do in Oyama City?
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6 ) Daiichi Brewery
Explore history at the oldest sake brewery in Tochigi Prefecture
🪭 Established in 1673, it is the oldest and longest-running brewery in Tochigi prefecture.
🏯 When the 4th shogun, 🎎 Tokugawa Ietsuna, was in office, their sake was carried to Edo by boat down to the Tone River, where it was drunk by 🥷 samurai warriors and 🏮 locals. Daiichi is one of the few breweries in Japan to brew only 🍶 Tokutei-Meisho-Shu, which are specially designated sakes, such as Ginjoshu, Junmai, Honjoshu, and Honjozo.
In the brewery there is a audio guide via QR code where you can learn about the brewing process.
– Eat Sano Ramen
What else to do in Sano City?
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Best Traditional Sake Breweries Tours near Tokyo!
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