About the brewery
Yukawa Shuzo-ten expanded their fame by winning IWC Sake Championship in 2023. Located in the scenic area of Kiso, Nagano, altitude of 936m, they brew unique yet very delicious sake with pure water. They make a very good use of acidity, which is very difficult for a sake brewery.
The brewery is managed by Naoko-san (the CEO) and Shinichi-san (brewery master), which bears a home-like atmosphere in the brewery. They made the brewery in an innovative way, looking towards the future of sake.
Sake tasting is offered at a renovated old house of 150 years old. Serving as the showroom of Kiso, this brewery as a whole passes down story of sake to you.
Special Features
Old-style building
Sake storage (indeed, only one in the world)
Location - in the middle of Yabuhara-juku
Price
JPY 12,000 per person (plus tax)
Useful information
Language: English / Japanese
Kids: Allowed
Itinerary
Brewery’s story telling
Walking tour in the brewery (their sake storage is the only one in the world)
Tasting
Shopping (not mandatory)
Brewery’s sake
16th Kuroemon - the one that won IWC Champion Sake
Kisoji - long-lasting brand named by the area
Sanmizuki - all the ingredients for this sake are from this Kiso Villege, and only available in this area
Location
1003-1 Yabuhara, Kisomura, Nagano
Spots around
Yabuhara-juku
Suginomori Sake Brewery (551-1 Narai, Shiojiri, Nagano)
Testimony