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Sake brewery and shochu distillery tours in Japan, by prefecture

355 sake breweries and shochu and awamori distilleries say on their own site that they take visitors on a tour. They are listed here by prefecture (47 in all), with what each says about booking, price and length.

From each brewery's own site (checked 1–24 Oct 2026)

Brewery tours in Hokkaido

Hokkaido6

Brewery tours in Tohoku

Aomori2

  • MomokawaBy phone or online, five days ahead · Free · About 50 minutes
  • Hachinohe ShuzoReservations online · 500 yen including a tasting · About 40 minutes

Iwate8

Miyagi6

  • IchinokuraAdvance reservation only
  • Kinnoi ShuzoBy reservation · Paid
  • Kanbai ShuzoBook via the website · Individuals: 1,100 yen without tasting, 1,760 yen with tasting, 2,420 yen with tasting and snacks · About 1.5 to 2 hours
  • Zao ShuzoBooked through the reservation page
  • Taiwakura JozoAdvance reservation required
  • Sasaki ShuzotenApply via the contact page · 1,100 yen per person including tax

Akita10

  • Kimura ShuzoBy reservation only, by phone or email at least three business days ahead · About 40 minutes
  • Suzuki ShuzotenBy phone or fax by 17:00 the day before · Adults, 500 yen Japanese tour, 1,000 yen English tour
  • Akita ShuzoFrom 30 to 7 days before the desired date · 1,100 yen per person, tax included · About 45 minutes
  • Akita Shurui SeizoBy reservation · Free · About 45 minutes
  • Akita MeijoAdvance reservation · 1,000 yen · About 60 minutes
  • Kodama JozoBooking and price on the brewery page
  • Chitosezakari ShuzoBy phone or inquiry form
  • Tenju ShuzoMust be booked in advance · 1,000 yen per person incl. tax · About 1 hour
  • Hinomaru Jozo200 yen (free under 20)
  • Okuda ShuzotenBy phone at 018-892-3001 (10:00 to 17:00)

Yamagata4

Fukushima14

Brewery tours in Kanto

Ibaraki13

Tochigi12

Gunma3

Saitama8

Chiba9

  • Inahana ShuzoBy reservation only, one group at a time · About 60 to 90 minutes
  • AsahiduruReservation required · 1,000 yen per person including tax · About 40 minutes
  • Sudo HonkeAdvance contact required
  • Baba Honten ShuzoBooking and price on the brewery page
  • Iinuma HonkeBooking and price on the brewery page
  • Moriya ShuzoReserve by the day before · 500 yen per adult
  • Koizumi ShuzoBooking and price on the brewery page
  • NabedanaBook at least one week ahead · 1,200 yen per person (incl. tax) · 40 to 50 minutes
  • Wakura ShuzoBook by phone or form (Teigen site)

Tokyo4

  • Ozawa ShuzoBy reservation · 700 yen per person including tax, free under 20 · About 40 minutes
  • Ishikawa ShuzoBy phone or email · 500 yen per person, with tasting · About 45 minutes
  • Tamura ShuzojoReservation required
  • Toshimaya ShuzoNo reservation needed · 1,000 yen per person including tax · About 120 minutes

Kanagawa5

  • Koganei ShuzoGroups of 6 to 20, by email or phone a week ahead · 1,000 yen (tax included)
  • Seto ShuzotenVia the Otonami experience booking site
  • Kubota ShuzoAdvance reservation, by email or phone up to the day before · 1,000 yen per person (free under 20) · About one hour
  • Ishii JozoBy reservation only · From 1,100 yen · About one hour
  • Izumibashi ShuzoBooking and price on the brewery page

Brewery tours in Chubu

Niigata28

Toyama2

Ishikawa5

  • Yachiya ShuzoBooking and price on the brewery page
  • KaetsuNovember to April, by advance reservation · About 30 minutes
  • Kuze ShuzotenFrom 1 person, booked in advance by phone or form · 300 yen (includes discount coupon)
  • Higashi ShuzoBy reservation only · 1,100 yen per person
  • FukumitsuyaBy reservation

Fukui7

  • Symphony Yoshida ShuzoBooking and price on the brewery page
  • Uno ShuzojoReservation only · 300 yen including tasting · 30 to 60 minutes
  • KoshinoisoPrior phone call required, same-day bookings not accepted
  • Kubota ShuzoBy reservation, contact needed by the previous day · 500 yen per person
  • Funaki ShuzoSame-day sign-up possible, advance booking preferred, by phone 0776-54-2323
  • Tanabe ShuzoAdvance booking only, 5 days ahead · 300 yen
  • Yoshida ShuzoBy reservation · 2,500 yen per person (paid on site) · About 40 minutes

Yamanashi3

Nagano13

Gifu13

Shizuoka3

Aichi10

Brewery tours in Kansai

Mie5

  • Asahi ShuzoGroups only, by phone · 1,000 yen per person, tax included
  • Ito ShuzoBy reservation · 1,000 yen per person · About 30 minutes (tasting course)
  • Kankoubai ShuzoInquire or apply to the brewery
  • Wakaebisu ShuzoBy reservation, about 10 to 40 people, online, by phone or by fax · 500 yen
  • Moriki ShuzojoBy reservation · 2,000 yen for 1-2 people, 1,000 yen per person for 3-15 people

Shiga4

Kyoto5

Osaka2

  • Kitashoji ShuzotenBy reservation · 2,200 yen (tax included) per person · About 60 minutes
  • Naniwa ShuzoAdvance reservation only, by phone or booking site

Hyogo9

Nara5

Wakayama2

Brewery tours in Chugoku

Tottori7

Shimane6

Okayama4

  • Kamigokoro ShuzoBook at least one week ahead, giving representative name, preferred date and time, and number of visitors · 500 yen (incl. tax) · About 30 minutes
  • Tago Honke ShuzojoGroups only, advance booking required
  • Kikuchi ShuzoAdvance booking, by phone at least three days before · From about 15 minutes
  • Morita Shuzo3,000 yen per person · 60 to 90 minutes

Hiroshima8

Yamaguchi5

Brewery tours in Shikoku

Tokushima1

Kagawa1

  • Ayakiku ShuzoAdvance reservation only, year-round · Free · About 60 minutes

Ehime4

Kochi3

  • Takagi ShuzoBook at least one week ahead · Groups of 15 or more pay a 5,000 yen entry fee plus a charge per bus
  • Tsukasabotan ShuzoReservation required · 1,000 yen per person
  • Suigei ShuzoAdvance booking required · 1,000 yen per person, tax included

Brewery tours in Kyushu

Fukuoka7

Saga7

Nagasaki7

Kumamoto9

Oita7

Miyazaki10

Kagoshima29

Brewery tours in Okinawa

Okinawa20

Questions

Where are the most breweries you can tour?

Of the 355 in KIKI, most are in Kagoshima (29), Niigata (28) and Okinawa (20).

Do you need to book a brewery tour?

Of the 286 that say anything about booking, 246 need a booking, 15 only for groups and 17 don't. The other 8 only state limits such as group size.

Are brewery tours free?

Of the 156 that state a price, 65 are free. The 84 paid tours with an amount cost ¥1,000 in the middle, and half of them ¥500 to ¥2,000.

How long does a brewery tour take?

About 45 minutes, the middle of the 108 that state a length.

Tours, prices and opening days change. Check the brewery's own page before you go. No tasting under 20.

Some breweries open their doors only on their open day. Brewery open days and sake festivals

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