See the stills and barrel storage where gin and single malt whisky are made from Hiroshima ingredients, and shop for drinks and goods at the on-site Visitor Center.
What you can do
Brewery tour
SAKURAO DISTILLERY Distillery Tour
¥2,000per person
- Reservation required
- Tasting included
The tour covers the gin and malt whisky stills, the mashing and fermentation of grain whisky, and the barrel storage. The paid tour ends with a tasting.
- When
Check the booking page for tour dates and times. Check-in is at the Visitor Center.
- Booking
By online booking
Different booking pages apply to tours up to 29 Dec 2026 and from 4 Jan 2027. Free cancellation until 0:00 two days before (new booking page).
- Price
- Price is based on an earlier official notice and third-party articles. The new booking page requires advance credit card payment.
- Included
- Tasting at the end of the tour
- Language
- Japanese
Book on the brewery's site ↗
Brewery shop
SAKURAO DISTILLERY VISITOR CENTER
A直営 shop where you can buy sake, spirits and goods available at the Visitor Center.
- When
Daily 10:00–17:00
Closed on the second Sunday of each month. Temporary closures, Obon and New Year holidays are announced on the official page.
- Language
- Japanese
Before you go
- No tasting for drivers, people under 20, or pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Tasting is for those aged 20 and over. If you are driving or cycling, you cannot taste.
- The brewery does not say whether English is available. Expect Japanese only.
- Language
- Japanese
English tours are not confirmed on the official site (third-party articles mention an English session).
- Good to know
- The sake brewery tour listed in the old record (Sake Festival only) is not mentioned on the current official site. The Visitor Center is open 10:00-17:00 and closed on the second Sunday.
Getting there
- Where
- SAKURAO DISTILLERY VISITOR CENTER
- Address
〒738-8602 広島県廿日市市桜尾1丁目12-1
Open in Google Maps ↗- Nearest station
- 8 min on foot from Hiroden Hatsukaichi Station
- Directions
- 10 minutes on foot from JR Hatsukaichi Station. The Hiroden bus stops Tenjin and Hatsukaichi are right nearby.
- Parking
- Available
Parking is available. If it is full, ask the Visitor Center.
About the brewery
Founded in 1918 in Sakurao, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, this beverage maker changed its name in 2021 from Chugoku Jozo Co., Ltd. to Sakurao Brewery and Distillery Co., Ltd. It makes sake (Ichidai Misen, 一代弥山), shochu (Daruma, 達磨), whisky (Tokawachi, 戸河内) and more. At SAKURAO DISTILLERY on the premises it produces gin and single malt whisky from Hiroshima ingredients, and it offers distillery tours.
Brewery profile, brands and bottles (1 brand, 10 bottles)
Sources: sakuraodistillery.com/fieldtrip, sakuraobd.co.jp/reservation, sakuraobd.co.jp/shop, sakuraobd.co.jp/factoryguidance
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