Brewery Visits
Sake brewery tours in Nagasaki: 5 breweries you can visit
5 sake breweries in Nagasaki accept visitors, according to
each brewery's own website. Below you can compare booking, tasting, fees, how long a visit takes and
the nearest station; where a brewery has an official booking page, you can go straight to it.
Details are translated from the breweries' Japanese websites, with the source and the date we checked.
Open to visitors 5Tasting available 2Shop on site 5Within 1 km of a station 3
Official websites checked: 2026-07-12 – 2026-07-19 / Page updated: 2026-10-25
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| Brewery | Area | Reservation | Tasting | Fee | Duration | Nearest station |
|---|
| Kinokawa | Isahaya | Reservation required | Available | — | — | Hon-Isahaya Station (Shimabara Railway), 180 m in a straight line |
| Senryuu | Sasebo | Reservation required | — | Honjin Yashiki ¥300 (¥200 fo… | — | Kita-Sasebo Station (Matsuura Railway), 930 m in a straight line |
| Senryu Shuzo | Sasebo | Reservation required | — | Honjin Yashiki ¥300 (¥200 fo… | — | Eyuki-Shikamachi Station (Matsuura Railway), 470 m in a straight line |
| Bansho | Minamishimabara | Reservation required | — | — | — | — |
| Fukuda Shuzo | Hirado | Reservation required | Available | — | — | — |
Brewery by brewery
Kinokawa杵の川
Isahaya
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Kinokawa Yokayoka (head office direct sales shop)
- Nearest station
- Hon-Isahaya Station (Shimabara Railway), 180 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1839
Direct sales shop open 10:00-17:00 (may close temporarily). Tasting available at the tasting corner. Factory tours are by phone reservation (0120-833-123). The adjoining sake BAR "Kakuuchi Yahachi" is open 12:00-17:00, by reservation, up to 1 hour per group, and serves limited sake such as unpasteurized (nama) sake for a fee.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Senryuu佐世保酒造
Sasebo
Open to visitorsReservation requiredShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Honjin Yashiki / Motokura
- Fee
- Honjin Yashiki ¥300 (¥200 for 20 or more), Motokura ¥150 (¥100 for 20 or more)
- Nearest station
- Kita-Sasebo Station (Matsuura Railway), 930 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1688
Tours require a reservation for 5 or more people (by phone 0956-65-2209, 2 to 7 days before the visit, weekdays 9:00-16:00). Tours are not available in December, the busy brewing season; from January to March, only Honjin Yashiki may be available. Direct sales shop hours: 8:15-16:45 on days shown in white, 10:30-16:00 on days shown in red/blue.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Senryu Shuzo潜龍酒造
209 Nagasaka, Eyuki-cho, Sasebo, Nagasaki
Open to visitorsReservation requiredShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Honjin Yashiki / Motokura
- Fee
- Honjin Yashiki ¥300 (¥200 for 20 or more), Motokura ¥150 (¥100 for 20 or more)
- Nearest station
- Eyuki-Shikamachi Station (Matsuura Railway), 470 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1688
Tours require a reservation for 5 or more people (by phone 0956-65-2209, 2 to 7 days before the visit, weekdays 9:00-16:00). Tours are not available in December, the busy brewing season; from January to March, only Honjin Yashiki may be available. Direct sales shop hours: 8:15-16:45 on days shown in white, 10:30-16:00 on days shown in red/blue.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Bansho吉田屋
785 Yamakawa, Ariie-cho, Minamishimabara, Nagasaki 859-2202
Open to visitorsReservation requiredShop on site
- Founded
- 1917
Tours of a 100-year-old sake brewery are available. Temporarily by reservation only to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19. There is a direct sales shop inside the brewery. For details, contact 0957-82-2032.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Fukuda Shuzo福田酒造
1475 Shishiki-cho, Hirado, Nagasaki
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Two-story sake brewing museum
- Founded
- 1688
Brewery tours 9:00-15:00. Closed on New Year's Day and Sundays (Sunday visits require a reservation at least 1 week in advance). Reservations by phone or email. Inside, sake brewing tools are displayed on the 1st floor and materials related to the lord of the Hirado domain on the 2nd floor; tasting available. The entire official website is available in English.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Questions
How many sake breweries in Nagasaki are open to visitors?
Terroir HUB lists 5 breweries in Nagasaki that accept visitors. Every entry comes from the brewery's own website, with the source and the date we checked it.
Can I visit without booking?
No brewery in Nagasaki states on its own site that visits are possible without a reservation. Please check each brewery's booking instructions.
Is there anywhere with an English tour?
No brewery in Nagasaki mentions English support on its own site. Some may still be able to help, so it is worth asking them directly.
When was this information checked?
We checked each brewery's official website between 2026-07-12 and 2026-07-19. Opening status changes, so please confirm with the brewery before you travel.
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