Visiting Daisekkei Shuzo

What you can do

Booking

By phone or email

Hours

In principle, 8:00 to 18:00

What to expect

The brewery does not have a set tour route for sightseers, so visits are possible only when a staff member who can guide you is available. Please be sure to contact the brewery by the day before your visit. From May to September no sake brewing takes place, so the visit is limited to viewing the facilities. Thank you for your understanding.

Getting there

By car: - 8 minutes from Daio Wasabi Farm - 10 minutes from Chihiro Art Museum - 30 minutes from Matsumoto Castle - 45 minutes from Ogizawa Station on the Alpine Route - 45 minutes from Hakuba By train: From Matsumoto Station, take the Shinano Oito Line for 35 minutes and get off at Azumi-Oiwake Station. Service is infrequent, but the town-run bus is also available. Alternatively, take the Shinonoi Line from Matsumoto Station for 15 minutes and get off at Akashina Station, then take a taxi for 15 minutes.

Getting there

Address

〒399-8602 長野県北安曇郡池田町会染9642-2

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About the brewery

Founded in 1898 (Meiji 31), Daisekkei is a sake brewery in Ikeda Town, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture. The brewery uses natural snowmelt subterranean water from the Northern Alps as its brewing water. The brand name Daisekkei comes from the Daisekkei (great snow valley) on Mount Shirouma. In 1953 (Showa 28), the brewery won the top prize at the Annual Japan Sake Awards, and its sake was also chosen as a sake presented to the Imperial Household at that time. Its standard sakes include Josen and Kuradashi.

Brewery profile, brands and bottles (1 brand, 11 bottles)