Osaka Sake Brewery Tours
Osaka is one of the best cities for foreign tourists to visit the sake breweries and experience the Japanese sake culture. Around Osaka, there a large number of sake breweries. Some of them are available for the public to visit. In addition, you can also choose a plan of tasting and cooking, to taste the dishes that are made with wine on the spot and try them out. During your trip to Japan, you can visit a sake brewery to experience the Japanese wine culture in depth. For more than 1,000 years, sake has been the most commonly used drink in Japan. At large banquets, wedding ceremonies, people can have sake at the bar or at the tables of events. Sake has become the national essence of Japan.
Osaka Sake Brewery Tours
Japan Holiday has a very valuable experience for thesake brewery tours and has long-term cooperative relationships with many sake breweries in the Osaka area. For families and tourist groups, Osaka is the first place to visit a sake brewery. If you are interested, our company offers a half-day tour of the Osaka sake brewery and a day trip to an Osaka sake brewery. Our Japan Small Group Tours also includes a tour of a sake brewery. Here is a list of sake breweries that visitors can visit, and we hope you will book Osaka Sake tours with us.
Kitashoji Sake Brewery is located in the city of Izumisano (South Osaka Prefecture), which is also home to the Kansai International Airport. The idea is a small amount of good wine. The most representative brand, Shuu no Sato, aims to produce light but not too spicy, which can highlight the original delicious Japanese sake. While visiting the brewing site, you can also feel the attention and persistence of touji. The tour lasts about an hour.
Opening Hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Address: 3173 Hineno, Izumisano-shi, Osaka, Japan
2) Daimon Brewery
The Daimon Brewery is located in Katano, northeast of the Osaka Prefecture. Rikyubai is characterized by its calm aroma and pure taste, which is a representative sake in which you can fully feel the sweetness of the white rice. Daimon Sake Brewery has the theme of full-flavored but mellow and balanced, adding tradition and innovation, and diligently making wine every day.
Opening Hours: 11:00 to 12:00 (regular visit); 12:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 20:00 (trial drink and cooking)
Address: 3-12-1 Mori-Minami, Katano-shi, Osaka, Japan
3) Isaka Brewery
The Isaka Sake Brewery is located in Kishiwada, which is south of the Osaka Prefecture. Inside the brewery store, there are special kinds of sakes like the Miwafuku, a type of sake that got its name from the Miwa Shrine, the shrine of the Sake god. There is also Danjiri, which is a type of rich sake named after the famous festivals.
Opening Hours: 13:00 to 16:00 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Address: 117 Inaba-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka, Japan
4) The Brewery of Saijo Limited Partnership
The Saijo Limited Partnership was founded in 1718. This brewery has a long history of nearly 300 years. The brand Amonozake, which is known to the inside is famous for daiginjo genshu sake. Daiginjo means the sake is made with rice that's polished to 50% or less, and genshu means it is made without added water. The winery tour here is only opened during the winter, during the wine preparation period.
Opening Hours: 10:00 to 17:00 (Saturday from February to March)
Address: 12-18 Nagano-cho, Kawachi Nagano-shi, Osaka, Japan
5) Yamano Brewery
Yamano Brewery produces about 500 stones (1 stone is approximately 180L) of Japanese sake a year, and it is a small-scale brewery. They continue to make unprocessed sake and strive to make sake every day. Their specialty, Daiginjo Shizuku won a gold award at the National Research Institute of Brewing, which is made from natural, unrefined sake droplets (moromi) without pressurization. It is an extremely rare and precious product.
Opening Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (except public holidays such as Sundays and national holidays, closed on Saturdays from April to October)
Address: 7-11-2 Kisabe, Katano-shi, Osaka, Japan
Nada Area of Kobe City
The Nada area in Kobe, west of Osaka, is Japan's top sake producer. One-third of the sake in Japan comes from this district because of the large breweries that are concentrated here. The Nada region is a miyamizu civilization rich in minerals for their water. Miyamizu water is hard water that contains substances such as calcium, potassium, and phosphoric acid is all beneficial to increase the activity of yeast and promote fermentation. Representative breweries include Kiku-Masamune, Hakutsuru, Sakuramasamune, Sawanotsuru, Fukumusume, etc. Most of the wineries have memorials opened to tourists and sake lovers to visit and learn more about.
Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum opens the old cellar to the public as a brewery archive. On the ground floor of the museum is a collection of different winemaking tools, including a huge wooden barrel made from fir trees that were once used for fermentation. In the wine tasting area, visitors can enjoy fresh, unpasteurized raw wine that can only be tasted here.
Hours: 9:30 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00)
Address: 4 Chome-5-5 Sumiyoshi Minamimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0041
Sakuramasamune Museum Sakuraen
The Sakuramasamune Memorial Museum is located in Uozaki. The Sakura Museum is a newly opened facility that has passed the test of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake to spread the concept of authenticity to the future. The exhibition room on the second floor displays collections of sake, signs, and labels that describe the 400-year history of Sakura's authentic brewing.
Hours: 10:00 to 19:00
Address: 4 Chome-3-18 Uozaki Minamimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0025
Kiku-Masamune Sake Museum
The Kiku-Masamune Sake Museum displays the nationally designated tangible folk cultural relics, the Nada sake-making utensils and collections of small props. As an archive of the history of brewing, there are about 50,000 visitors that come every year. The theme of the museum is understanding the origin of brewing. They allow the audience to get close contact with the knowledge and objects from the process of making wine to various utensils, understand the technology, water, rice, teriyaki.
Hours: 9:30 to 16:30 (admissions until 16:00)
Address: 1 Chome-9-1 Uozaki Nishimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0026
Kobe Shushinkan Brewery
Various facilities are located in the brewery area of Kobe. In addition to sake brewing factories, there some gardens and restaurants serve Japanese foods that match well with the delicious sake, shops that sell Japanese sake and tableware, and a multi-purpose hall converted from a wine cellar that can hold various events.
Hours: 10:00 to 18:00
Address: 1 Chome-8-17 Mikagetsukamachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0044
Sawanotsuru Sake Museum
There are three important sections of the Sawokuru Museum. The museum uses a wooden warehouse built in the late Edo period, it introduces the process of making sake and displays Funaba, an underground structure considered to be rare in Japan. The tank farm is a workplace where the sake is squeezed out of the bowl; you will see the structure of the sakabune and the Hanging Pot (steamer).
Hours: 10:00 to 16:00
Address: 657-0852 1-29-1 Ooishiminami-cho Nada-ku Kobe, Hyogo
As a reliable Japan Travel Agency, we provide guided Osaka tours and private transfer services for travelers from overseas. Whether you are looking for Kyoto tours from Osaka or a Osaka Airport Chauffeur, you can easily find the most suitable one at an affordable price.
Osaka is one of the best cities for foreign tourists to visit the sake breweries and experience the Japanese sake culture. Around Osaka, there a large number of sake breweries. Some of them are available for the public to visit. In addition, you can also choose a plan of tasting and cooking, to taste the dishes that are made with wine on the spot and try them out. During your trip to Japan, you can visit a sake brewery to experience the Japanese wine culture in depth. For more than 1,000 years, sake has been the most commonly used drink in Japan. At large banquets, wedding ceremonies, people can have sake at the bar or at the tables of events. Sake has become the national essence of Japan.
Osaka Sake Brewery Tours
Japan Holiday has a very valuable experience for thesake brewery tours and has long-term cooperative relationships with many sake breweries in the Osaka area. For families and tourist groups, Osaka is the first place to visit a sake brewery. If you are interested, our company offers a half-day tour of the Osaka sake brewery and a day trip to an Osaka sake brewery. Our Japan Small Group Tours also includes a tour of a sake brewery. Here is a list of sake breweries that visitors can visit, and we hope you will book Osaka Sake tours with us.
Sake Breweries in Osaka and Kobe
1) Kitashoji Sake BreweryKitashoji Sake Brewery is located in the city of Izumisano (South Osaka Prefecture), which is also home to the Kansai International Airport. The idea is a small amount of good wine. The most representative brand, Shuu no Sato, aims to produce light but not too spicy, which can highlight the original delicious Japanese sake. While visiting the brewing site, you can also feel the attention and persistence of touji. The tour lasts about an hour.
Opening Hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Address: 3173 Hineno, Izumisano-shi, Osaka, Japan
2) Daimon Brewery
The Daimon Brewery is located in Katano, northeast of the Osaka Prefecture. Rikyubai is characterized by its calm aroma and pure taste, which is a representative sake in which you can fully feel the sweetness of the white rice. Daimon Sake Brewery has the theme of full-flavored but mellow and balanced, adding tradition and innovation, and diligently making wine every day.
Opening Hours: 11:00 to 12:00 (regular visit); 12:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 20:00 (trial drink and cooking)
Address: 3-12-1 Mori-Minami, Katano-shi, Osaka, Japan
3) Isaka Brewery
The Isaka Sake Brewery is located in Kishiwada, which is south of the Osaka Prefecture. Inside the brewery store, there are special kinds of sakes like the Miwafuku, a type of sake that got its name from the Miwa Shrine, the shrine of the Sake god. There is also Danjiri, which is a type of rich sake named after the famous festivals.
Opening Hours: 13:00 to 16:00 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Address: 117 Inaba-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka, Japan
4) The Brewery of Saijo Limited Partnership
The Saijo Limited Partnership was founded in 1718. This brewery has a long history of nearly 300 years. The brand Amonozake, which is known to the inside is famous for daiginjo genshu sake. Daiginjo means the sake is made with rice that's polished to 50% or less, and genshu means it is made without added water. The winery tour here is only opened during the winter, during the wine preparation period.
Opening Hours: 10:00 to 17:00 (Saturday from February to March)
Address: 12-18 Nagano-cho, Kawachi Nagano-shi, Osaka, Japan
5) Yamano Brewery
Yamano Brewery produces about 500 stones (1 stone is approximately 180L) of Japanese sake a year, and it is a small-scale brewery. They continue to make unprocessed sake and strive to make sake every day. Their specialty, Daiginjo Shizuku won a gold award at the National Research Institute of Brewing, which is made from natural, unrefined sake droplets (moromi) without pressurization. It is an extremely rare and precious product.
Opening Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (except public holidays such as Sundays and national holidays, closed on Saturdays from April to October)
Address: 7-11-2 Kisabe, Katano-shi, Osaka, Japan
Nada Area of Kobe City
The Nada area in Kobe, west of Osaka, is Japan's top sake producer. One-third of the sake in Japan comes from this district because of the large breweries that are concentrated here. The Nada region is a miyamizu civilization rich in minerals for their water. Miyamizu water is hard water that contains substances such as calcium, potassium, and phosphoric acid is all beneficial to increase the activity of yeast and promote fermentation. Representative breweries include Kiku-Masamune, Hakutsuru, Sakuramasamune, Sawanotsuru, Fukumusume, etc. Most of the wineries have memorials opened to tourists and sake lovers to visit and learn more about.
Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
The Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum opens the old cellar to the public as a brewery archive. On the ground floor of the museum is a collection of different winemaking tools, including a huge wooden barrel made from fir trees that were once used for fermentation. In the wine tasting area, visitors can enjoy fresh, unpasteurized raw wine that can only be tasted here.
Hours: 9:30 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00)
Address: 4 Chome-5-5 Sumiyoshi Minamimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0041
Sakuramasamune Museum Sakuraen
The Sakuramasamune Memorial Museum is located in Uozaki. The Sakura Museum is a newly opened facility that has passed the test of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake to spread the concept of authenticity to the future. The exhibition room on the second floor displays collections of sake, signs, and labels that describe the 400-year history of Sakura's authentic brewing.
Hours: 10:00 to 19:00
Address: 4 Chome-3-18 Uozaki Minamimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0025
Kiku-Masamune Sake Museum
The Kiku-Masamune Sake Museum displays the nationally designated tangible folk cultural relics, the Nada sake-making utensils and collections of small props. As an archive of the history of brewing, there are about 50,000 visitors that come every year. The theme of the museum is understanding the origin of brewing. They allow the audience to get close contact with the knowledge and objects from the process of making wine to various utensils, understand the technology, water, rice, teriyaki.
Hours: 9:30 to 16:30 (admissions until 16:00)
Address: 1 Chome-9-1 Uozaki Nishimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0026
Kobe Shushinkan Brewery
Various facilities are located in the brewery area of Kobe. In addition to sake brewing factories, there some gardens and restaurants serve Japanese foods that match well with the delicious sake, shops that sell Japanese sake and tableware, and a multi-purpose hall converted from a wine cellar that can hold various events.
Hours: 10:00 to 18:00
Address: 1 Chome-8-17 Mikagetsukamachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0044
Sawanotsuru Sake Museum
There are three important sections of the Sawokuru Museum. The museum uses a wooden warehouse built in the late Edo period, it introduces the process of making sake and displays Funaba, an underground structure considered to be rare in Japan. The tank farm is a workplace where the sake is squeezed out of the bowl; you will see the structure of the sakabune and the Hanging Pot (steamer).
Hours: 10:00 to 16:00
Address: 657-0852 1-29-1 Ooishiminami-cho Nada-ku Kobe, Hyogo
As a reliable Japan Travel Agency, we provide guided Osaka tours and private transfer services for travelers from overseas. Whether you are looking for Kyoto tours from Osaka or a Osaka Airport Chauffeur, you can easily find the most suitable one at an affordable price.
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Most Frequently Asked Questions
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Does your company offer trips to visit the sake breweries in Osaka?Yes, we do. We can customize a half-day or one-day tour of the Osaka sake breweries according to your specific preferences. Even a tour from Osaka to Kobe's sake breweries can be arranged. You can contact our customer service representatives for more detail.
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Does the sake brewery tour include tastings?Most of the sake brewery tours in Osaka include tasting, such as the Kitashoji Sake Brewery, Daimon Brewery, etc. Among those, the Daimon Brewery also offers the option of tasting and cooking. You can taste the dishes prepared with wine on the spot during your tasting. You will have to make an appointment in advance if you would like to try.
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Can I take a photo while visiting the sake brewery?Photographs are allowed in certain areas displayed outside the sake brewery. In addition, be sure to pay attention to the signs that say "Do Not Enter", as you cannot enter without authorized permission.
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Is it convenient to visit a sake brewery from Osaka to Kobe?The public transportation from Osaka to Kobe is very convenient. You can choose Sanyo Shinkansen Line, the interval is from Shin-Osaka station to Shin-Kobe station, which is about 13 minutes by the Nozomi train, Hikari train.
JR Kobe Line: Osaka Station to Kobe Station, the one-way fare is 390 yen for adults. the new express train takes about 25 minutes; the express train takes 32 minutes; the ordinary train takes about 40 minutes.
Hanshin Electric Railway: From Umeda Station in Osaka to Motomachi Station in Kobe, a direct express train from Hanshin takes about 33 minutes and a regular train takes about 70 minutes. -
Is the sake in Kobe famous?Yes, in the Nada area in Kobe, west of Osaka, is Japan's top sake producer. One-third of the sake in Japan comes from Kobe because a large number of breweries are concentrated here. The Nada region is a miyamizu civilization rich in minerals for their water. Miyamizu water is hard water that contains substances such as calcium, potassium, and phosphoric acid is all beneficial to increase the activity of yeast and promote fermentation.
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What are good recommendations for purchasing sake in the Koba, Nada District?It is a good choice to visit the sake breweries and buy a few bottles to bring back home. Sake Brewery, Hakutsuru Sake Brewery, Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery, Sakuramasamune Sake Brewery, Sawanotsuru Sake Brewery and other wineries are a few places to purchase their signature sakes as souvenirs.
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Do I need to make an appointment to visit the Kitashoji Sake Brewery in Osaka?An appointment is needed. In order to respect the normal production order of the factory, visiting the sake brewery requires an appointment by phone or the internet in advance. To visit the Kitashoji Sake Brewery in Osaka, you should make a phone reservation a week in advance with the number of people, which must not be less than 10.
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What are the recommendations for buying sake at the Osaka Sake Brewery?When visiting the sake brewery, it is good to buy a few bottles to share with family or give as gifts to friends. The Shuu no Sato by Kitashoji Sake Brewery, Rikyubai by Daimon Brewery, and Daiginjo Shizuku by the Yamano Brewery are the more popular sakes you could purchase.
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Apart from the sake breweries in Osaka and Kobe, are there any other breweries worth visiting?There are some located in Hiroshima, west of the Osaka Prefecture, which has a mild climate in all four seasons, and there are various wells in the town with soft, clean, and sweet water. Historically, the Hiroshima Prefecture has been an important source of sake. There are some breweries located in the Hiroshima Prefecture that has existed since the Edo era, and the technology of milling rice has been passed from generation to generation.
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