Brewery Visits
Sake brewery tours in Shiga: 4 breweries you can visit
4 sake breweries in Shiga 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 4No reservation needed 2Tasting available 3English tour or materials 1Shop on site 2Within 1 km of a station 2
Official websites checked: 2026-07-19 – 2026-07-25 / Page updated: 2026-10-25
Compare at a glance
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detail on the brewery's own website.
| Brewery | Area | Reservation | Tasting | Fee | Duration | Nearest station |
|---|
| Fujiihonke | Echi-gun | Reservation required | Available (free) | Free | About 40-50 min | Echigawa Station (Omi Railway Main Line), 1.1 km in a straight line |
| Mifuku | Koka | Reservation required | Available (free) | Free | About 40 min (tour about 20 min + tasting about 20 min) | Minakuchi-Johnan Station (Omi Railway Main Line), 880 m in a straight line |
| Ohta Shuzou | Kusatsu | No reservation needed | — | — | — | Kusatsu Station (JR Biwako Line), 950 m in a straight line |
| Kin Kame | Inukami-gun | No reservation needed | Available (free) | Tour free, tasting free | — | — |
Brewery by brewery
Fujiihonke藤居本家
793 Nagano, Aisho-cho, Echi-gun, Shiga
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (free)Free admissionEnglish materials available
- Fee
- Free
- Duration
- About 40-50 min
- Nearest station
- Echigawa Station (Omi Railway Main Line), 1.1 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1831
Reservations in principle by advance application (separate forms for 1-9 people / 10 or more / travel agencies). Previous-day and same-day applications by phone only. Meals are served at Kakure Gura Fujii (12:00-14:00, reservation required; cancellation fee: 100% same day, 50% previous day).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Mifuku美冨久酒造
3-2 Nishibayashiguchi, Minakuchi-cho, Koka, Shiga 528-0025
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (free)Free admission
- Visitor facility
- Attached Kura Cafe Kaori-gura
- Fee
- Free
- Duration
- About 40 min (tour about 20 min + tasting about 20 min)
- Nearest station
- Minakuchi-Johnan Station (Omi Railway Main Line), 880 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1917
Sessions start on the hour from 10:00 to 16:00, accommodating 1-40 people. Closed Thursdays, Obon and the year-end/New Year period. Some restrictions in the busy season (November-March); cancelled all days in December.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Ohta Shuzou太田酒造
3-10-37 Kusatsu, Kusatsu, Shiga
Open to visitorsNo reservation neededShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Dokan Gura and Fujin Gura
- Nearest station
- Kusatsu Station (JR Biwako Line), 950 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1874
At Dokan Gura and Fujin Gura, the first floor is a shop and the second floor is the Ota Dokan museum, which can be visited freely.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Kin Kame岡村本家
100 Yoshida, Toyosato-cho, Inukami-gun, Shiga
Open to visitorsNo reservation neededTasting: Available (free)Shop on site
- Fee
- Tour free, tasting free
- Founded
- 1854
Tours without explanation need no reservation; tours with explanation require a reservation (by phone or the web tour reservation form). Open 9:00-17:00, open year-round. About 2,000 brewing tools on display; parking for large buses available.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Questions
How many sake breweries in Shiga are open to visitors?
Terroir HUB lists 4 breweries in Shiga 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?
2 brewery(ies) state on their own site that no reservation is needed (Ohta Shuzou, Kin Kame).
Is there anywhere with an English tour?
1 brewery(ies) mention an English tour or English materials (Fujiihonke).
Are visits free?
2 brewery(ies) state that admission is free. Tastings and hands-on experiences may still cost extra.
When was this information checked?
We checked each brewery's official website between 2026-07-19 and 2026-07-25. Opening status changes, so please confirm with the brewery before you travel.
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