Sake Brewery Tours in Japan: Where to Visit, Reserve and Taste [2026]
We track 350 sake breweries across Japan that accept visitors, using official brewery websites, local governments and brewers' associations. Start with a sake town — several breweries within walking distance make an easy half-day trip.
Prefectures
- Kyoto — 5 breweries
- Hyogo — 18 breweries
- Niigata — 27 breweries
- Hiroshima — 9 breweries
- Gifu — 11 breweries
- Nara — 7 breweries
- Yamaguchi — 7 breweries
- Tokyo — 4 breweries
Sake towns
- Fushimi (Kyoto) — 2 breweries, 2 walk-in
- Nada (Higashinada) (Kobe, Hyogo) — 6 breweries, 3 walk-in
- Nishinomiya (Hyogo) — 3 breweries, 1 walk-in
- Saijo (Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima) — 4 breweries, 3 walk-in
- Kitakata (Fukushima) — 4 breweries, 1 walk-in
- Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima) — 3 breweries, 1 walk-in
- Nihonmatsu (Fukushima) — 4 breweries
- Daisen (Akita) — 3 breweries
- Yokote (Akita) — 4 breweries, 1 walk-in
- Yuzawa (Akita) — 2 breweries
- Sado Island (Niigata) — 3 breweries
- Myoko (Niigata) — 2 breweries, 1 walk-in
- Shibata (Niigata) — 3 breweries
- Komatsu (Ishikawa) — 4 breweries
- Eiheiji (Fukui) — 2 breweries, 1 walk-in
- Kashima (Saga) — 4 breweries
- Matsuyama (Ehime) — 4 breweries
- Fujinomiya (Shizuoka) — 3 breweries
- Iwakuni (Yamaguchi) — 3 breweries
- Sagae (Yamagata) — 3 breweries, 2 walk-in
Tips for visiting a sake brewery
- Most brewery tours require a reservation; walk-in visits are usually limited to shops and museums.
- The legal drinking age in Japan is 20. Never drive after tasting — use trains, buses or taxis.
- Many breweries brew in winter and spring; tour content may change in summer.