Yamagata Sake Brewery Tours: 13 Breweries You Can Visit [2026]
Yamagata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan side of the Tohoku region. 13 sake breweries here accept visitors, and 3 welcome walk-ins.
Sake towns in Yamagata
- Sagae — breweries within walking distance, with a suggested route
Breweries you can visit in Yamagata
- Dewazakura — Dewazakura Sake Brewery （出羽桜・天童市）
Reservation required · ¥2,000 · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Tatenokawa — Tatenokawa Shuzo （楯野川・酒田市）
Reservation required · ¥2,000 · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Toko — Kojima Sohonten （東光・米沢市大町）
No reservation needed · ¥350 · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Hatsumago — Tohoku Meijo （初孫・酒田市十里塚）
Check reservation · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Sumiyoshi — Taruhei Shuzo （住吉・東置賜郡川西町）
Reservation required · See official site · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Rokkasen — Rokkasen （六歌仙・東根市温泉町）
Reservation required · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Ginrei Gassan — Gassan Shuzo （銀嶺月山・寒河江市谷沢）
No reservation needed · See official site · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Iwaki Kotobuki — Suzuki Shuzoten （磐城壽・長井市四ツ谷）
Reservation required · See official site · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Chiyokotobuki — Chiyokotobuki Toraya （千代寿・寒河江市南町）
Reservation required · ¥1,000 · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Dewanoyuki — Watarai Honten （出羽ノ雪・鶴岡市大山）
Check reservation · ¥200 · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Hanauyo — Koya Shuzo （花羽陽・最上郡大蔵村）
Reservation required · See official site
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Azumanofumoto — Azumanofumoto Shuzo （東の麓・南陽市宮内）
Reservation required · See official site · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細 - Furusawa Shuzo — Furusawa Shuzo （古澤酒造・寒河江市）
No reservation needed · Free · Tasting available
Official website ↗ ・ 日本語の詳細
FAQ
Q. How many sake breweries can I visit in Yamagata?
A. 13 breweries in Yamagata accept visitors, according to our research of official sources.
Q. Which breweries accept walk-in visitors?
A. Toko, Ginrei Gassan and Furusawa Shuzo.
Q. Where can I taste sake in Yamagata?
A. Dewazakura, Tatenokawa, Toko, Hatsumago, Sumiyoshi, Rokkasen, Ginrei Gassan, Iwaki Kotobuki and more (age 20+).
Other prefectures
- Kyoto
- Hyogo
- Niigata
- Hiroshima
- Gifu
- Nara
- Yamaguchi
- Tokyo
- Nagano
- Fukushima
- Ibaraki
- Akita
- Tochigi
- Saga
- Iwate
- Aichi
- Miyagi
- Saitama
- Hokkaido
- 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.