Brewery Visits
Sake brewery tours in Yamanashi: 6 breweries you can visit
6 sake breweries in Yamanashi 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 6Tasting available 5English tour or materials 1Shop on site 5Within 1 km of a station 1
Official websites checked: 2026-07-19 – 2026-07-25 / Page updated: 2026-10-25
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| Brewery | Area | Reservation | Tasting | Fee | Duration | Nearest station |
|---|
| Sake Shichiken | Hokuto | Reservation required | Available (paid) | 7,000 yen per person (tax in… | About 2 hr | — |
| Taikan Shuzo | Minami-Alps | Reservation required | — | — | — | Koikawa Station (JR Minobu Line), 7.5 km in a straight line |
| Kainokaiun | Minamitsuru-gun | Reservation required | Available (paid) | 2,200 yen per person (tax in… | About 1 hr | Kawaguchiko Station (Fujikyuko Line), 580 m in a straight line |
| Yoro Shuzo | Yamanashi | Reservation required | Available | Tour fee 500 yen per person | About 20-30 min | Higashi-Yamanashi Station (JR Chuo Main Line), 1.6 km in a straight line |
| Yokouchi-Shuzoten | Minami-Alps | — | Available (free) | — | — | Koikawa Station (JR Minobu Line), 7.5 km in a straight line |
| Sasaichi | Otsuki | — | Available | — | — | Sasago Station (JR Chuo Main Line), 1.0 km in a straight line |
Brewery by brewery
Sake Shichiken山梨銘醸
2283 Daigahara, Hakushu-cho, Hokuto, Yamanashi
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)Shop on site
- Visitor facility
- Sakedokoro Onakaya
- Fee
- 7,000 yen per person (tax included)
- Duration
- About 2 hr
- Founded
- 1750
The "Shichiken Story Tour" is by reservation only (by the 15th of the previous month), 13:30-15:30, about twice a month. Includes tasting and a visit to the brewery, the Angyosho, the shochu storehouse, Gozen-sui and more. The direct sales shop "Sakedokoro Onakaya" is open 9:00-17:00 (tasting 9:00-16:30) and sells brewery-limited nama sake and more.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Taikan Shuzo太冠酒造
57 Kamimiyaji, Minami-Alps, Yamanashi 400-0312
Open to visitorsReservation required
- Nearest station
- Koikawa Station (JR Minobu Line), 7.5 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1877
Tour hours 9:00-17:00 (closed Sundays, holidays, and the 2nd/3rd/4th Saturdays). Up to 5 people per tour. No tour reception in December (busy season). Cooperation with infection control measures such as temperature checks and disinfection is required.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Kainokaiun井出醸造店
8 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi 401-0301
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English tours availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Shubo-shi (brewery sales area)
- Fee
- 2,200 yen per person (tax included)
- Duration
- About 1 hr
- Nearest station
- Kawaguchiko Station (Fujikyuko Line), 580 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1850
Same-day tours accepted until 16:00. Start times 9:30/15:00. Closed about 1 day per month.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Yoro Shuzo養老酒造
567 Kita, Yamanashi, Yamanashi 405-0041
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Kuramoto Gohan & Cafe Sakagura Kai
- Fee
- Tour fee 500 yen per person
- Duration
- About 20-30 min
- Nearest station
- Higashi-Yamanashi Station (JR Chuo Main Line), 1.6 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1849
Tours are by reservation, starting at 12:30 (apply by phone up to 2 days before, or by inquiry form up to 5 days before). Generally no tours in July and August. Recommended period is January to early February. Not available to those under 20; up to about 15 people. Tasting is available year-round at the attached cafe "Sakagura Kai". Cafe hours: lunch 11:30-16:00, dinner 18:00-22:00; closed Mondays (open if Monday is a holiday, closed the next day).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Yokouchi-Shuzoten横内酒造店
57 Kamimiyaji, Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
Open to visitorsTasting: Available (free)Shop on site
- Visitor facility
- Direct Sales Shop
- Nearest station
- Koikawa Station (JR Minobu Line), 7.5 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1872
A direct sales shop is attached at the brewery entrance, with free tasting. Open 8:00-17:00; irregular closing days, so a phone check before visiting is recommended.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Sasaichi笹一酒造
26 Yoshikubo, Sasago-cho, Otsuki, Yamanashi 401-0024
Open to visitorsTasting: AvailableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Shuyukan
- Nearest station
- Sasago Station (JR Chuo Main Line), 1.0 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1919
Shuyukan 9:30-18:00; attached cafe 11:00-16:00 (weekdays) / 10:00-16:00 (weekends and holidays); open year-round. Paid and free tasting counters available.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Questions
How many sake breweries in Yamanashi are open to visitors?
Terroir HUB lists 6 breweries in Yamanashi 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 Yamanashi 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?
1 brewery(ies) mention an English tour or English materials (Kainokaiun).
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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