Hokkaido Sake Brewery Tours: 8 Breweries You Can Visit [2026]
Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island. 8 sake breweries here accept visitors, and 4 welcome walk-ins.
Breweries you can visit in Hokkaido
- Kunimare — Kunimare Shuzo （国稀・増毛郡増毛町）
No reservation needed · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Otokoyama — Otokoyama （男山・旭川市永山）
No reservation needed · See official site · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Kokushimuso — Takasago Shuzo （国士無双・旭川市宮下通）
Reservation required · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Kamikawa Taisetsu — Kamikawa Taisetsu Shuzo （上川大雪・上川郡上川町）
No reservation needed · See official site
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Takaragawa — Tanaka Shuzo （宝川・小樽市信香町）
No reservation needed · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Kinteki — Kinteki Shuzo （金滴・樺戸郡新十津川町）
Check reservation · See official site
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Kita no Nishiki — Kobayashi Shuzo （北の錦・夕張郡栗山町）
Reservation required · See official site · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Chitosetsuru — Nippon Seishu （千歳鶴・札幌市中央区南3条東5丁目）
Reservation required · See official site
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細
FAQ
Q. How many sake breweries can I visit in Hokkaido?
A. 8 breweries in Hokkaido accept visitors, according to our research of official sources.
Q. Which breweries accept walk-in visitors?
A. Kunimare, Otokoyama, Kamikawa Taisetsu and Takaragawa.
Q. Where can I taste sake in Hokkaido?
A. Kunimare, Otokoyama, Kokushimuso, Takaragawa and Kita no Nishiki (age 20+).
Other prefectures
- Kyoto
- Hyogo
- Niigata
- Hiroshima
- Gifu
- Nara
- Yamaguchi
- Tokyo
- Nagano
- Fukushima
- Yamagata
- Ibaraki
- Akita
- Tochigi
- Saga
- Iwate
- Aichi
- Miyagi
- Saitama
- Kochi
- Shimane
- Oita
- Gunma
- Ishikawa
- Ehime
- Kanagawa
- Tottori
- Shiga
- Chiba
- Fukuoka
- Okayama
- Shizuoka
- Yamanashi
- Mie
- Aomori
- Kumamoto
- Toyama
- Fukui
- Kagawa
Information is based on official brewery websites, local governments and brewers' associations. Last updated: 2026-11-06.