At this Wakayama brewery known for its plum wine, you can try making your own plum wine or plum syrup with Nanko-ume plums. You can also stroll the 3,000-tsubo Japanese garden and shop for sake and plum wine at the直営 shop Chokyu-an.
What you can do
Hands-on experience
Plum Wine / Plum Syrup Making Experience
¥1,650–¥2,200per person
- Reservation required
- 30 min
Make your own plum wine (900 ml bottle) or plum syrup with Wakayama-grown Nanko-ume plums. After the experience, you can stroll the Japanese garden and shop at the store.
- When
Tue–Sun & holidays at 10:00, 13:00
Closed Mon
Twice daily (10:00 and 13:00), about 30 minutes each. Closed Mondays (an older notice says the next weekday if Monday is a holiday).
- Booking
By phone or booking site
Book via the booking button on the official site, Jalan, or the toll-free number 0120-050-609. Under-18s must be accompanied by a guardian.
- Price
- Plum wine 2,200 yen and up, plum syrup 1,650 yen and up (adult, per Jalan listing).
- Language
- Japanese
- Group size
- 1–25 people
Book on the brewery's site ↗Call 073-482-1234
Brewery shop
Chokyu-an Direct Shop
The direct shop sells about 40 kinds of plum wine and seasonal sake. A public tourism page says 2 to 3 kinds of sake or plum wine can be sampled.
- When
Tue–Sun & holidays 10:00–16:00 (last entry 15:30)
Closed Mon
Hours are from an older notice and Jalan (last entry 15:00; 15:30 for shopping only). Closed over the New Year holidays.
Before you go
- Outside food and drink and pets are not allowed (except assistance dogs; older notice).
- Drivers, minors, and pregnant or nursing women cannot taste alcohol.
- 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 factory tour has been suspended until further notice because of the fire on 27 August 2026. The plum wine experience and the shop Chokyu-an remain open. Please check the official site for the latest status.
Getting there
- Address
〒642-0034 和歌山県海南市藤白758-45
Open in Google Maps ↗- Nearest station
- 15 min on foot from JR Kainan Station
- Directions
- About 2 minutes by car from Kainan IC on the Hanwa Expressway. Car navigation can find the brewery by the phone number 073-482-1234.
- Parking
- Available
Parking is available (about 15 spaces, free, per a travel information site).
About the brewery
Nakano BC in Kainan, Wakayama, began as a soy sauce brewery in 1932 and was incorporated in November 1961. It makes sake including Chokyu (長久), Kinokuniya Bunzaemon (紀伊国屋文左衛門) and Chokyu (超久), as well as plum wine made with Wakayama Nanko-ume plums, and shochu. The brewery has a 3,000-tsubo Japanese garden, and some sake is aged in an ice-chamber storehouse kept at minus 5 degrees Celsius. The company's guiding principles are "quality first" and "ingenuity".
Brewery profile, brands and bottles (5 brands, 2 bottles)
Sources: nakano-group.co.jp/tour/index/ja, nakano-group.co.jp/tour/sake-brewery, nakano-group.co.jp/nakanonaka/blog/20260828, jalan.net/kankou/spt_30202ae33420850…, wakayama-kanko.or.jp/activities/detail_3518.html
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