Sake Brewery tour / Sakagura Meguri in 2009

Visit to Sake Breweries.
:Sakagura Meguri
http://www.takayama-guide.com/event/index.html

Sake (rice wine) is one of Takayama's local specialties.
8 old sake breweries can be found in Takayama's old town, recognized by huge balls made of cedar branches called "Sugidama" hung over their entrances.

We have a saying in Japan “cold lands make the best sake” – and Takayama is blessed with the perfect conditions for making Sake such as chilly climate, clear water and great liquor rice. There are many kind of unique Sake and truly original Sake in each brewery.

7 proud sake breweries in the city will take turns opening their facilities to visitors for about one week, during which time you can see the breweries that are usually closed for the public. The end of the tour with the guides, you can enjoy tasting samples of new sake and receive a special sake cup　as a commemorative gift.
Small samples of sake can be purchased at some breweries, too.
We are sure that it is worth to visit every sake brewery in Hida Takayama.
Enjoy the winter of this city.


2009 Jan. 15 Thu~ Mar.4 Wed 10:00~16:00

Jan.15~Jan.21 Tanabe Shuzojo
Jan.22~Jan.28 Funasaka Shuzoten
Jan.29~Feb.4 Hirata Shuzojo
Feb.5~Feb.11 Harada Shuzojo
Feb.12~Feb.18 Kawashiri Shuzojo
Feb.19~Feb.25 Niki Shuzo
Feb.26~Mar.4 Hirase Shuzoten

Tanabe Shuzojo
Miyagawa Asaichi Store
19 Shimo San-no-machi Takayama City.
Phone:0577-32-0157
Open:8:30~12:00

Brewing sake from the finest rice "Nama" home brew of the Ho-nen is classified from the storehouse tank into this store's tank directly.
There is not retailing. So you can get this sake at only this store.

*Sake tasting menu:
Honen "Nama" 100ml 300yen/150ml 450yen


Funasaka Shuzojo
105 Kami San-no-machi Takayama City.
Phone:0577-32-0016
Open:8:30~17:00

You can enjoy from the youthful fragrance of "fresh pure sake" to deep great brewing sake of matured "Daiginjyo".

*Sake tasting menu:
Shinzan Kiku Daiginjo 400yen
Shinzan Kiku Jun-mai Ginjo 350yen
Shinzan Kiku shiboritate Namazake 200yen

Hirase Shuzo Ten
82 Kami Ichi-no-machi Takayama City
Phone:0577-34-0010
Open: 8:15~17:00

Fresh pure sake of Kusudama brand is shipped from the end of November to March and unblended super dry sake "Cho Karakuchi" are popular at this brewery.
*Sake tasting is available for free.

Hirata Shuzojo
43 Kami Ni-no-machi Takayama City
Phone: 0577-32-0352
Open:8:00~17:00

Please enjoy testing of "The drunkenness old man, Sui-o" which took first place in the national contest of old liquor section in a fall.

*Sake tasting menu:
Sui-o 250yen
Hida-no Hana 200yen
Kura-sake 100yen
Nigori-sake 100yen
Ama-sake 200yen


Harada Shuzojo
10 Kami San-no-machi Takayama City
Phone:0577-32-0120
Open:8:00~17:00

Flower yeast is made from natural flowers at this brewery.
At the workshop attached to the store, visitors can observe the brewing process of sake such as washing and steaming rice every day.
*Sake tasting menu:
Unblended sake 150yen
Fresh Hon-nama 150yen

Kawashiri Shuzojo
68 Kami Ni-no-machi Takayama City
Phone:0577-32-0143
Open:8:00~17:00

Kawashiri Shuzojo chose the local rice "Hida Homare" for brewing sake.
They polish the Hida Homare rice by themselves for aging sake.
It is hard to find this brewery's product in a retail store because of handmade small-lot production.
*Sake tasting menu
Unblended sake Hida Masamune 140yen
Junmai Yama Hida 140yen
Hon Jozo Ten-on 140yen
Orisake Hidaji 140yen
3 cups from avobe sake 400yen

Niki Shuzo
40 Kami Ni-no-machi Takayama City
Phone:0577-32-0021
Open:8:00~17:00

The store renovated last summer has an refined appearance such as the old private house-like cafe.Please compare Niki's brand sake in spacious and quiet atmosphere.
*Sake tasting menu
Ginjo Tama-no-i 100yen
Daiginjo Hifumi 150yen
Daiginjo Ryo-men Sukuna 150yen
Daiginjo Himuro 150yen
Ginjo Shiboritate fresh sake 150yen