Brewery Visits
Sake brewery tours in Nara: 4 breweries you can visit
4 sake breweries in Nara 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 4Tasting available 3Shop on site 3Within 1 km of a station 1
Official websites checked: 2026-07-12 – 2026-07-25 / Page updated: 2026-10-25
Compare at a glance
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| Brewery | Area | Reservation | Tasting | Fee | Duration | Nearest station |
|---|
| Sake Asaka | Yamatokoriyama | Reservation required | — | — | — | Kintetsu-Koriyama Station (Kintetsu Kashihara Line), 310 m in a straight line |
| Umenoyado | Katsuragi | Reservation required | Available | ¥1,200 per person (tax inclu… | About 45 min | — |
| Choryo Shuzo | Kitakatsuragi-gun | — | Available (paid) | — | — | Matsuzuka Station (Kintetsu Osaka Line), 2.1 km in a straight line |
| Harushika | Nara | Reservation required | Available (paid) | Kikizake of 5 types ¥700 (ta… | — | — |
Brewery by brewery
Sake Asaka中谷酒造
2-4 Yanagi, Yamatokoriyama, Nara 639-1134
Open to visitorsReservation required
- Visitor facility
- Nakatani Shuzo Yanagimachi Brewery
- Nearest station
- Kintetsu-Koriyama Station (Kintetsu Kashihara Line), 310 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1702
Offers a "Sake Brewing Experience" (brewing in small fermentation vessels of less than 100 liters). Reservation required via the online shop. Please inquire about the fee and duration (0743-56-2296).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Umenoyado梅乃宿酒造
27-1 Teraguchi, Katsuragi, Nara
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Umenoyado Shuzo Directly Operated Shop
- Fee
- ¥1,200 per person (tax included; tasting and souvenir included)
- Duration
- About 45 min
- Founded
- 1893
By reservation. About 45 min (including tasting time). Includes tasting of 5 types in total of sake and liqueurs. Japanese only. No tasting for drivers. Directly operated shop open 10:00-18:00 (irregular holidays).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Choryo Shuzo長龍酒造
472 Nango, Koryo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara
Open to visitorsTasting: Available (paid)Shop on site
- Visitor facility
- Choryo Brew Park
- Nearest station
- Matsuzuka Station (Kintetsu Osaka Line), 2.1 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1963
Open Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 11:00-17:00 (last order 16:30); on weekdays only the lawn area is open. Tasting sets of 7 craft beer taps and 3 sake taps are available, and a coin-operated tasting machine is installed. Limited-edition sake, craft beer and other products are sold.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Harushika今西清兵衛商店
24-1 Fukuchiin-cho, Nara, Nara
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)Shop on site
- Visitor facility
- Harushika Sakagura SHOP
- Fee
- Kikizake of 5 types ¥700 (tax included, glass included)
- Founded
- 1884
At Sakagura SHOP (10:00-17:00, closed every Sunday, New Year, Golden Week and Obon) you can taste 5 sample sakes for ¥700 (tax included), and take the glass home. Brewery tours can be reserved for about 5 to 10 people. Brewery tour events are also held in February and March each year.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Questions
How many sake breweries in Nara are open to visitors?
Terroir HUB lists 4 breweries in Nara 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 Nara 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 Nara 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 2026-07-25. Opening status changes, so please confirm with the brewery before you travel.
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