Miyake Honten (株式会社三宅本店)
Miyake Honten is a sake brewery in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, that brews and sells the Sempuku brand. It also offers bottling plant tours and tasting at its own shop. It was founded in 1856. KIKI lists one of its bottles.
What kind of brewery is Miyake Honten?
Miyake Honten was founded in 1856 (Ansei 3). At the time its trade name was Kawachiya, taken from a place name in Hiroshima Prefecture. Today it brews and sells sake under the Sempuku name in the city of Kure.
Can you visit Miyake Honten?
- Tours
The bottling plant tour (Sake Kobo Seseragi) runs on weekdays only, starting at 14:00, and is closed on weekends, holidays, Obon, year-end and New Year, and Golden Week. Reservations are required by phone at least 2 days ahead (0823-22-3838, weekdays 9:00 to 16:30).
- Shop
Afterwards you can taste and shop at the brewery's own shop, Gallery Miyakeya Shoten.
- Tasting & food
Adults pay 1,100 yen including a tasting set, ages under 20 pay 550 yen, and preschoolers are free.
Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website
Other brewery tours in Hiroshima
Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: sempuku.co.jp
Bottles from this brewery
The app finds 27 bottles from this maker by their label (1 on this site).
Japan Sake Awards
A prize-winner in 7 of the 9 contests from brewing year 2017 to 2025, with a gold prize in 3.
- Prize (nyusho)黒松 千福PDF
- 2 prizes黒松 千福PDF
- Gold prize黒松 千福PDF
- 1 gold, 1 prize黒松 千福PDF
- Prize (nyusho)黒松 千福PDF
- 2 gold黒松 千福PDF
- 2 prizes黒松 千福PDF
Source: the prize lists of the Japan Sake Awards (National Research Institute of Brewing and Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association). Brewing year 2019 had no final judging, so no gold prizes.