Brewery Visits
Sake brewery tours in Shimane: 5 breweries you can visit
5 sake breweries in Shimane 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 3Shop on site 2Within 1 km of a station 2
Official websites checked: 2026-07-19 / Page updated: 2026-10-25
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| Brewery | Area | Reservation | Tasting | Fee | Duration | Nearest station |
|---|
| Sake Mochida Honten | Izumo | Reservation required | Available | — | — | Unshu-Hirata Station (Ichibata Electric Railway Kitamatsue Line), 660 m in a straight line |
| Okishuzou | Oki-gun | Reservation required | Available (paid) | 2,000 yen per person (includ… | About 80 min | — |
| Okuizumosyuzou | Nita-gun | — | Available (free) | — | — | Kamedake Station (JR Kisuki Line), 3.4 km in a straight line |
| Zaimasakaba | Kanoashi-gun | — | — | — | — | Tsuwano Station (JR Yamaguchi Line), 2.0 km in a straight line |
| Kisuki Shuzo | Unnan | Reservation required | — | — | — | Kisuki Station (JR Kisuki Line), 250 m in a straight line |
Brewery by brewery
Sake Mochida Honten酒持田本店
785 Hirata-cho, Izumo, Shimane
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableShop on site
- Nearest station
- Unshu-Hirata Station (Ichibata Electric Railway Kitamatsue Line), 660 m in a straight line
Only brewery tours require a reservation (see the Momen Kaido Tanboucho site for details, TEL: 0853-62-2023). Tasting is possible without a reservation. Direct sales shop hours: weekdays 8:30-18:00, weekends and holidays 9:30-18:00.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Okishuzou隠岐酒造
174 Harada, Okinoshima-cho, Oki-gun, Shimane
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)
- Fee
- 2,000 yen per person (includes tour fee, tasting fee and souvenir)
- Duration
- About 80 min
- Founded
- 1972
Tours available April-October (not available November-March, or on Sundays and holidays). Start time 13:00 or 15:00. Tours may be declined due to business circumstances. Advance reservation recommended.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Okuizumosyuzou奥出雲酒造
1380-1 Kamedake, Okuizumo-cho, Nita-gun, Shimane 699-1701
Open to visitorsTasting: Available (free)Shop on site
- Visitor facility
- Sakagura Okuizumo Kouryukan
- Nearest station
- Kamedake Station (JR Kisuki Line), 3.4 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 2002
Okuizumo Kouryukan sells Nita rice, local specialties and Okuizumo Shuzo products, with a tasting corner. Open 9:00-18:00 (Jan and Feb 9:30-17:30), closed January 1. Reopened after renovation on March 1, 2025. Brewery tours only during events (e.g., April 11-12, 2026, 10:00-15:00, with a free tasting event).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Zaimasakaba財間酒場
Nakaza-ro 34, Tsuwano-cho, Kanoashi-gun, Shimane 699-5612
Open to visitors
- Nearest station
- Tsuwano Station (JR Yamaguchi Line), 2.0 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1791
The official site states "Tours inside the sakaba accepted at any time" (whether a reservation is required is not stated).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Kisuki Shuzo木次酒造
477-1 Kisuki, Kisuki-cho, Unnan, Shimane
Open to visitorsReservation required
- Nearest station
- Kisuki Station (JR Kisuki Line), 250 m in a straight line
Reservation required; not available during the brewing season. Reserve by phone at 0854-42-0072.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Questions
How many sake breweries in Shimane are open to visitors?
Terroir HUB lists 5 breweries in Shimane 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 Shimane 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 Shimane 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 on 2026-07-19. Opening status changes, so please confirm with the brewery before you travel.
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