Sake Brewery Spots in Okinawa Area

  • Awamori Masahiro Gallery
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    4.0
    33 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Itomanshi Nishizakichou 5-8-7
    This sake brewery was established in 1883 in Shuri, the castle town of the Ryukyu Kingdom. At the time when only those approved to brew by the royal government could receive a license, a tradename and brewing license were given by the king, down to the present day. It sells vintage sake that has received many Monde Selection Gold awards, awamori made of pure rice , and moromi-su (vinegar from rice mash).

    工場見学ができるというので行ってみると、瓶詰め工程だけでした。工場ショップで、自社製造のいろいろな泡盛やアルコール商品が置いてあり、試飲もできますが、わざわざ車でここまで来なくとも、他のお土産店でよいと思います。

  • Kusu no Mori ChukoGura
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    Okinawa Pref. Tomigusukushi Iraha 556-2
    This brewery tour facility is where you can enjoy learning about the history and culture of awamori such as an old-fashioned awamori factory, an old-style storehouse with a lot of aged sake, and earthenware pots. Convenient located approximately 10 minutes by car from Naha Airport, this brewery that has received some of the most awards and is very popular. If you make a reservation in advance, you can also experience making awamori through an experience that reproduces traditional awamori-making.
  • Helios Distillery Co., Ltd.
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    Okinawa Pref. Nagoshi Kyoda 405
    An awamori brewery represented by the aged awamori “Kura,” it brews general alcoholic beverages. You can go on a recommended factory tour that lasts for approximately 40 to 60 minutes for a fulfilling time where you can learn the traditions and secrets of awamori and what makes it special. Do not forget to make the required reservation in advance.
  • Tokuyama Shuzo
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    Okinawa Miyakojima-shi Irabu Sawada 1500
    This distillery is located in a residential area just east of Sawada no Hama Beach and Heiseinomori Park about a 15-minute walk from Sarahama Fishing Port. Established in 1945, the venerable distillery is best known for producing smooth tasting awamori that fills the mouth with a pronounced sweetness. Their awamori is made with groundwater with a high content of minerals derived from coral reefs. The distillery's offerings include Honen, their hallmark brand, which was given this name in the hope of a bountiful harvest, as well as their mildly-flavored Yura, which was created to suit the tastes of women and people from outside of the prefecture who haven't acquired a taste for awamori. Visitors with a reservation can tour part of the distillery.
  • Miyanohana Co., Ltd.
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    Okinawa Miyakojima-shi Irabu Nakachi 158-1
    This venerable distillery founded in 1948 is located on southwestern Irabu Island just southwest of the Kanzato Well. The distillery makes its awamori using time-honored but labor-intensive techniques, emphasizing the quality of its products. They exclusively use groundwater with a high content of minerals derived from coral reefs. The distillery's awamori offerings include Toriike, an aged awamori made from domestic rice grown using natural cultivation techniques, Shimojishima, which is sold exclusively at Miyako Shimojishima Airport Terminal, and Miyanohana, which tastes just like it did when the distillery first opened. The distillery also sells moromi vinegar made by pressing the lees created as a byproduct of the mashing process.
  • Taragawa Co., Ltd.
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    Okinawa Miyakojima-shi Gusukube Sunagawa 85
    This venerable distillery founded in 1948 is located north along the road from Uipyayama Site. The distillery is dedicated to making awamori using the same traditional methods it has used since it was founded. In order to assure the quality of its products, the distillery pays great attention to the rice and water ingredients. Their most popular product is Ryukyu Ocho. Well known in even Okinawa prefecture, this easy-to-drink awamori pairs well with any cuisine. Some of their many other products include Taragawa Brown which is also recommended to drink with flavored vinegar and soda water, and Churara, which is made with Miyako Island's great water.
  • Kumejima’s Kumesen
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Kumejimacho Uegusuku 2157
    This company, located in Uegusuku, Kumejima Town, Shimajiri County, brews Awamori, an Okinawan distilled rice liquor. It uses the island's famous water and carefully selected southern hard rice, and the resulting product is called Kumejima no Kumesen, after the medieval legendary figure Kume no Sennin. Visitors who make reservations can take a guided tour of the plant and enjoy an Awamori tasting session.
  • Ishigakijima Beer
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    3.5
    11 Reviews
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    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Arakawa 2094-4

    クラフトビールではない。純然たる地ビールです。港でバス待ちの間に二種類購入。二本とも土産にしようと思いましたが、我慢出来ず。 タイトルの通り、地ビールです。

  • Sakiyama Brewery Tokoro
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kincho Igei 751

    何か特別な体験ができるのか?と勝手に期待していましたが、工場の入口にある直販店でした。 お店の方は気さくで、とても気持ちよく買い物する事ができました。

  • Takazato Brewery Tokoro
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Ogimi Mura Takazato 417

    丁寧な手作り感たっぷりの売店とお酒。若者から年寄りまで楽しめる味わい。泡盛初心者でも色々教えてくれる。地元の食べ物も買える。

  • Kikunoro Sake Brewing
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi Hirara Nishizato 290

    宮古島の繁華街にある泡盛の蒸溜元で、販売もしている。平日6時まで開いていて、気になった泡盛は試飲ができ、割引価格で購入できる。

  • Sakimoto Sake Brewing Tokoro
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Yaeyamagunyonagunichou Yonaguni 2329

    観光で立ち寄りましたが、売店もありましたので、花酒『与那国』の小瓶を購入しました。工場見学はしませんでしたが、高台にある酒造所でした。帰ってからちびちびと思い出しながら飲ませていただきます。

  • Yae Izumi Brewery
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Ishigaki 1834

    店内では泡盛の作り方や歴史を知る事ができるビデオをみたり、試飲が楽しめる。泡盛や八重泉酒造のオリジナルグッズも売っている。

  • Ikehara Brewery Tokoro
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Okawa 175

    石垣島の市街地、宮良殿内の近くにある、琉球泡盛の蔵元。こちらでは、琉球泡盛、白百合をつくられています。石垣島の居酒屋さんや酒屋さんでも普通にだされています。日曜日の訪問でしたが、お店や工場は営業されていませんでした。

  • Tama Naha Brewery Tokoro
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Ishigaki 47

    石垣島の市街地、民家が並ぶ路地ぞいにあります。八重山最古の蔵元で、明治末の創業。琉球泡盛、玉の露の蔵元です。3月の日曜日でしたが、お店も工場も営業していませんでした。

  • Ishikawa Shuzojo
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    2.0
    1 Reviews
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    Okinawa Nakagami-gun Nishiharacho Onaha 1438-1

    土、日、祝日全て休みです。平日しか行けません。折角、見学とかもできるなら、土日どちらか、或いは月一回でも、休みの日に見学できるようにしてほしいです。

  • Iri Namihira Brewery
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    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Yonagunicho Yonaguni 4147-1
  • Okinawa Brewery Kyodo Union
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    Okinawa Naha-shi Minatomachi 2-chome 8-9
  • Kamiya Brewery Tokoro
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Yaese Cho Yonagusuku 510-3
  • Kin Brewery Tokoro
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kincho Kin 429

Okinawa Areas

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Let go of your image of a busy, ordered Japan and replace it with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and relaxing folk music: You’ve arrived in Okinawa. A world away from the high intensity of Tokyo, Okinawans appear to live a laid-back beach life on this paradisiacal tropical island that lies in the middle of the East China Sea almost 1,000 kilometers south of mainland Japan’s most southern tip. Home to a spattering of islands, prepare yourself to discover underwater caves, star-shaped sand, and an island culture sometimes unrecognizable from mainland Japan.

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