Shiga Sake Brewery Tours: 4 Breweries You Can Visit [2026]
Shiga Prefecture, surrounding Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. 4 sake breweries here accept visitors.
Breweries you can visit in Shiga
- Sanrensei — Mitomiku Shuzo （三連星・甲賀市水口町）
Reservation required · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Kinkame — Okamura Honke （金亀・犬上郡豊郷町）
Check reservation · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Kyokujitsu — Fujii Honke （旭日・愛知郡愛荘町）
Reservation required · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Furosen — Uehara Shuzo （不老泉・高島市新旭町）
Reservation required · See official site · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細
FAQ
Q. How many sake breweries can I visit in Shiga?
A. 4 breweries in Shiga accept visitors, according to our research of official sources.
Q. Which breweries accept walk-in visitors?
A. We could not confirm walk-in visits. Please book in advance.
Q. Where can I taste sake in Shiga?
A. Sanrensei, Kinkame, Kyokujitsu and Furosen (age 20+).
Other prefectures
- Kyoto
- Hyogo
- Niigata
- Hiroshima
- Gifu
- Nara
- Yamaguchi
- Tokyo
- Nagano
- Fukushima
- Yamagata
- Ibaraki
- Akita
- Tochigi
- Saga
- Iwate
- Aichi
- Miyagi
- Saitama
- Hokkaido
- Kochi
- Shimane
- Oita
- Gunma
- Ishikawa
- Ehime
- Kanagawa
- Tottori
- 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.