From May to September on weekdays, you can be guided through the brewery along the sake-making process and taste sake. Tours pause during the brewing season, but you can buy Takaisami and other sake at the shop.
What you can do
- Reservation required
- 1 hr
- Tasting included
A guided walk through the brewery following the sake-making process. Tasting is available during the tour (not for under-20s or drivers).
- When
Mon–Fri at 10:00, 13:30
Closed Sat, Sun & holidays
May–Sep
Closed October–April. Also closed 10, 12–14 Aug and 24–25 Sep. Check the business calendar.
- Booking
Book at least 7 days ahead · By web form or phone
Apply by phone or form at least 1 week ahead, giving a representative's name, number of guests, number of tasters, preferred date and time, and contact details.
- Included
- Tasting
- Language
- Japanese
- Group size
- Up to 10 people
Book on the brewery's site ↗Call 0858-53-0111
Sake made at the brewery can be bought at the shop. It stays open as usual even while tours are paused for the brewing season.
- When
Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00
Closed Sat, Sun & holidays
Hours follow the official 10:00–15:00 business hours. Check the calendar for closed days.
- Language
- Japanese
Before you go
- Do not eat natto on the day of your visit. Its bacteria can spoil the brew.
- No perfume or strongly scented products.
- Avoid natto, yogurt and other fermented foods from the day before the tour
- No tasting for under-20s or drivers
- Visits with infants may be declined
- 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
- On site
- Ships within Japan
- Good to know
- Tours and tasting are currently paused for the brewing season (1 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027). They are due to resume from May 2027, with an announcement on the official site. The shop stays open. Up to 10 people per tour.
About the brewery
Founded in 1872 (Meiji 5), this sake brewery is in Kotoura, in central Tottori Prefecture. At the foot of Mt. Daisen, it brews dry sake from Yamadanishiki as the base, together with Gouriki, a sake rice suited to Tottori, and Tamasakae, handling everything from in-house rice polishing to brewing. Its flagship brand is Takaisami (鷹勇), named by the first head of the family, a bird lover who was captivated by the sight of a hawk soaring in the sky. The brewery has won gold at the National New Sake Appraisal 14 times.
Brewery profile, brands and bottles (3 brands, 9 bottles)
Sources: takaisami.co.jp/pages/170, takaisami.co.jp/pages/2
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