This small brewery sits midway along the Tenri Hondori shopping street and accepts free brewery tours on request. Depending on the season, you can talk with the brewery owner and taste sake, or see the brewing facilities and taste freshly pressed sake.
What you can do
- Reservation required
- Tasting included
In summer, when no brewing takes place, the visit centers on talking with the brewery owner and sake tasting. In winter, you can see the brewing facilities and taste freshly pressed sake.
- When
Business hours are 9:00-17:00, irregular holidays. Arrange the visit date and time by contacting the brewery.
- Booking
By email, phone or fax
Contact the brewery in advance by email, phone or fax. During the brewing season your requested date may not be possible.
- Language
- Japanese
Call 0743-62-0040See how to book ↗
Before you go
- 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
- Good to know
- The Tenri city tourism site and the Goshuincho site list details such as booking one week ahead, about 30 minutes and regular closing days. The official site does not, and they disagree, so they are not used. Official hours are 9:00-17:00, irregular holidays.
Getting there
- Address
〒632-0015 奈良県天理市三島町379
Open in Google Maps ↗- Nearest station
- JR Tenri Station / Kintetsu Tenri Station
- Directions
- The brewery is midway along the Tenri Hondori shopping street, which runs east to west from JR and Kintetsu Tenri Station.
- Parking
- Available
Parking is down the lane north of Cafe Apple; enter the lane and head west.
About the brewery
Inada Shuzo is a sake brewery in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, founded in 1877. It stands midway along the Tenri Hondori shopping street, which runs east to west from JR and Kintetsu Tenri Station. It began by brewing "Ine no Hana" (稲の花) as sacred sake for the Tenrikyo religion. Its flagship brand is Kuromatsu Inaten (黒松稲天), and it also uses Tenri-grown sake rice Gin no Sato. Since 1970 it has also made narazuke pickles using its own sake lees. In 2020 it won gold at the Wine Glass de Oishii Nihonshu Award.
Brewery profile, brands and bottles (1 brand, 2 bottles)
Sources: inaten.com/storehouse, inaten.com/storehouse.html
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