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Learn about and taste Hiroshima’s Ginjo-Sake

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Overview

Ginjo-shu is one of the most famous styles of sake. This tour will take you to Akitsu, the birthplace of ginjo-shu, and Saijo, one of Japan’s three major sake brewery regions, to learn about sake while tasting Hiroshima's sake. The tour guide will explain about sake and sake brewing methods in Hiroshima, so you can deepen your knowledge of sake. Lunch will be served at a restaurant owned by Kamotsuru Sake Brewery, one of Saijo's sake breweries, where you can enjoy the famous local dish "Bishu-nabe" (sake hot pot).
During the sake brewery tour, you will be given a sake stamp book so that you can keep your own memories of your sake brewery tour by picking up a representative sake label at each brewery you visit, pasting it on the book, and writing your impressions of the sake.

■Schedule/Time
Except for Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays/year round,
9:15a.m. - 4:58p.m.

Feature

  • Senzaburo Miura laid the foundation for the spread of Hiroshima sake. We will visit Sakakiyama Hachiman Shrine in Akitsu Town, where his bronze statue is located, to learn about his achievements. After visiting the shrine, we’ll receive a shrine stamp.

  • We’ll visit Tsuka Sake Brewery, a local sake brewery made according to the brewing methods established by Senzaburo Miura, and have a sake tasting.

  • Lunch in Saijo will be Bishu-nabe, which was originally provided for the sake brewery employees. Enjoy a simple, lightly seasoned nabe.

  • The guide will introduce you to the sake breweries that line the streets of Saijo, one of Japan’s three major sake brewing areas! You can taste and compare local sake made at each brewery.

  • There are many stores that use Saijo sake as ingredients, including a chocolate store that collaborates with Saijo sake and a bakery that uses sake lees. At the end of the tour, please enjoy a free tour of Saijo.

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Schedule

  • 1

    9:15 a.m.

    Meet your guide in front of the Information Center at the north exit of JR Hiroshima Station. 　　　　　　　

  • 2

    9:38~9:49 a.m. Shinkansen（bullet train）

    Shinkansen（bullet train） from JR Hiroshima Station to JR Higashi Hiroshima Station

  • 3

    9:55-10:30 a.m. TAXI

    Taxi from JR Higashi Hiroshima Station to Sakakiyama Hachiman Shrine

  • 4

    10:30-10:50 a.m.

    Visit Sakakiyama Hachiman Shrine.

  • 5

    11:00-11:30 a.m.

    Visit Tsuka Saka Brewery and taste their sake

  • 6

    11:30-12:10pm TAXI

    Taxi to Saijo

  • 7

    12:00-1:00 p.m.

    Taste Bishunabe hot pot lunch at the restaurant “France-ya.”

  • 8

    1:00-2:45 p.m.

    Visit sake breweries in Saijo.

  • 9

    2:45-3:45 p.m.

    Free time at Saijo Sake Brewery Street

  • 10

    4:21-:4:58 p.m.

    Train from JR Saijo Station to JR Hiroshima Station and finish the tour.

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Price *this is a reference price, please contact us for details.

■Number of Participants (Min.- Max.)
2-6 participants (Private Tour)

■ Reservation
By request

■Fee
￥34,000 per person (2 participants)
￥34,000 per person (3-4 participants)
￥28,000 per person (5-6 participants)

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