Sake Brewery Spots in Eastern Shinshu Area

  • Okazaki Brewery Corporation
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    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Chuou 4-7-33
    A sake shop alive with tradition since 1665. The sake here is distilled using the famous Shinshu waters and rice from the prefecture and takes into account the whole taste, flavor and aroma. Overall they mainly produce dry junmaishu (sake made without added alcohol or sugar), but their plum wine, developed on sake, is also popular. Their Shinshu Kirei was awarded first prize in the Ginjo category, and received an excellence award in the Junmai category of the Kanto Shinetsu National Research Institute of Brewing Sake Awards. It’s possible to taste the various sake on offer in the distillery and you can also pick up some souvenirs from the shop.

    上田駅から2キロほど北の北国街道の柳町に岡崎酒造はあります。昔ながらの家並の酒屋です。ここは日本酒の醸造(信州亀齢)がなされていて、日本酒の買い物や試飲もできます。少し重いですが、お土産にもいい酒です。

  • Takeshige Honke Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.
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    Nagano Saku-shi Motai 2179
    A one-minute walk from the Motai iriguchi bus stop and a 30-minute drive from the Saku Interchange and Yunomaru Interchange. This sake brewery is located not far from the Shinano Sanrin Art Museum; look for the stone Bokusui Wakayama monument out front. The brewery makes and sells sakes using underground spring water from Mt. Tateshina , including Misonotake, a sake variety well-known by locals; and Bokusui, a sake whose name is derived from the poet Bokusui Wakayama and the water of the former village of Maki. The brewery's Nakasendo is made by taking the rice-based shochu Misono and aging it for over five years. The brewery also makes special seasonal sakes such as for New Years and the flower viewing season. On the day of the Spring equinox, visitors can tour the factory and taste some of its wares, as well.
  • Otsuka Shuzo
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    Nagano Komoro-shi Ote 2-1-24
    A sake brewery situated east on Babaura-dori Street from the front gate of Komoro Castle. This long-standing brewery, established in the late Edo period, is known for its deep connection to the literati; for example, in the Meiji period, Komoro Gijuku school teacher Toson Shimazaki composed a poem about the company. The company's Asamadake, a celebrated seishu refined sake made since it was established, is crated with underground spring water from Mt. Asama and rice grown in Nagano Prefecture. The brewery also sells Kenshin, a health-promoting liqueur created with odorless garlic. With an advance reservation, from April to September visitors can view the brewery's sake making tools.
  • Chikumanishiki Co., Ltd.
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    Nagano Pref. Sakushi Nagatoro 1110
    "A sake brewery located in Nagatoro, Saku City. The brewery makes renowned sake using water from the Shinano River and water running underground beneath Mt. Asama such as ""Chikumanishiki"" and ""Yoshidaya Jisuke."" Visitors can tour the brewery's rice mill and fermentation storehouse for free (reservation required). In the adjoining shop, you can sample the brewery's products and purchase limited edition sake."
  • Kurosawa Brewery
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    Nagano Minamisaku-gun Sakuho Machi Hozumi 1400
  • OH ! LA ! HO Beer
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    Nagano Tomi-shi Kano 3875
  • Tsuchiya Brewery
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    Nagano Saku-shi Nakagomi 1914-2
  • Furuya Brewery
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    Nagano Saku-shi Tsukabara Akaiwa 411
  • Yamaken Sake Brewing
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    Nagano Pref. Komoroshi Ichimachi 1-chome 2-27
  • Kyowa Brewery
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    Nagano Saku-shi Kyowa 7377
  • Kutsukake Brewery
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    Nagano Ueda-shi Shimoshiojiri 35
  • Tachibana Kura Brewery
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    Nagano Saku-shi Usuda 653-2
  • Totsuka Brewery
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    Nagano Saku-shi Iwamurada 752
  • Local beer Shirakaba‧Tateshina
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    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Tateshinamachi Ashidahatsukano 1754
  • Shinshu Famous Winery
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    Nagano Ueda-shi Nagase 2999-1
  • Tomono Brewery
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    Nagano Saku-shi Nozawa 123
  • Fuyo Brewery
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    Nagano Saku-shi Hiraka 5372
  • San Mi Brewery
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    Nagano Ueda-shi Mitakedo 687-1
  • Yonayona Ale karuizawadaka Hara beer
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    Nagano Pref. Sakushi Otai 1119-1
  • Wakabayashi Brewing
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    Nagano Ueda-shi Nakano 466

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Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.

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