Visiting Daishichi Shuzo

What you can do

Booking

Reserve via the website

Closed

In principle, closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

Price

¥1,000–¥3,500

Duration

60–100 minutes

What to expect

● Standard Tour (outside the brewing season): ¥1,500 per person (tax included) Approx. 70 minutes Includes tasting of 5 items (same price even if you do not taste) ● Standard Tour (during the brewing season): ¥1,000 per person (tax included) The brewing rooms (where the moromi, or fermentation mash, is made) cannot be shown. Approx. 60 minutes Includes tasting of 5 items (same price even if you do not taste) ● Premium Tour (outside the brewing season): ¥3,500 per person (tax included) Approx. 100 minutes Includes tasting of 7 items (same price even if you do not taste) ● Premium Tour (during the brewing season): ¥3,000 per person (tax included) The brewing rooms cannot be shown. Approx. 80 minutes Includes tasting of 7 items (same price even if you do not taste)

Getting there

By train: Take the Tohoku Shinkansen and change at Koriyama or Fukushima, then take the Tohoku Main Line to Nihonmatsu Station. From Nihonmatsu Station, it is a 5-minute taxi ride. By car: 7 minutes from Nihonmatsu IC.

Notes

◇ Tours are guided in Japanese only. International visitors can watch videos in English and Chinese. For those who need English interpretation, we can arrange an English interpreter guide belonging to the Omotenashi Fukushima Interpreter Guide Association (おもてなし福島通訳ガイドの会). English interpreter guide: ¥7,700 per group (tax included) The brewery offers paid tours. Please make a reservation in advance if you wish to visit. In principle, the brewery is closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. (It operates on some Saturdays during the year, so please check.) Please note that during the brewing season, the brewing rooms cannot be shown. However, you can still enjoy tasting in the hall. To allow visitors to tour at a relaxed pace, and due to the facilities, the number of guests we can accept is in principle limited to 6. If you wish to tour the factory and brewing rooms, the names of all visitors must be provided.

Getting there

Address

〒964-0902 福島県二本松市竹田1-66

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About the brewery

Daishichi Sake Brewery is located in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, and was founded in 1752 (Horeki 2). Since its founding, the brewery has devoted itself to kimoto (the traditional yeast-starter method) brewing, and every one of its products is made with kimoto. In Nihonmatsu, where subterranean water from Mount Adatara wells up, the brewery polishes sake rice such as Yamada Nishiki and Gohyakumangoku using its own ultra-flat rice polishing technology, and it also uses an oxygen-free filling system. Its flagship brand is Daishichi, and its labels include Myoka Rankyoku, Horeki Daishichi, and Minowamon. The brewery's sake was served at the 2008 G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, and in 2018 it received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 7th Monozukuri Nippon Grand Awards.

Brewery profile, brands and bottles (1 brand, 20 bottles)