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Visiting Otokoyama

男山

Hokkaido

At the free Sake Brewing Museum you can see Edo-period ukiyo-e prints and sake-making tools. Next door, OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK offers tasting, brewery-limited sake, a cafe and a children's plaza. During the brewing season you can also see part of the sake making.

What you can do

Museum

Sake Brewing Museum

Free

  • No reservation needed
  • Available in English

The 3rd floor shows old sake-making tools and a VTR in five languages. The 2nd floor displays ukiyo-e prints and old documents featuring Otokoyama, including works by Utamaro and Kuniyoshi. Part of the brewing can be seen during the brewing season.

When
Daily 09:00–17:00
Closed Dec 31 and Jan 1-3.
Price
Free admission
Language
Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Thai

Tasting

Tasting Corner (OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK)

  • No reservation needed

You can taste Otokoyama sake at the shop in the adjacent OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK.

When
Daily 09:00–16:30
Tasting ends at 16:30. Closed Dec 31 and Jan 1-3. Price not confirmed on the official site.
Where
OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK shop
Price
Not available to drivers or minors
Language
Japanese

Brewery shop

Shop (OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK)

  • No reservation needed

The shop next to the museum sells seasonal and brewery-limited sake, sake cups, aprons, T-shirts and other Otokoyama goods.

When
Daily 09:00–17:00
Closed Dec 31 and Jan 1-3.
Where
OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK
Language
Japanese

Restaurant & café

Cafe (OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK)

  • No reservation needed

The cafe in OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK serves drinks made with the brewing water, soft serve ice cream and more.

When
Daily 09:00–16:30
Cafe closes at 16:30 (per official SNS and press). Soft serve is paused on machine-cleaning days announced on the site.
Where
OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK
Language
Japanese

Open-brewery event

Sake Brewery Open Day

Free

An event held since 1979 where visitors can enjoy freshly brewed sake at the brewery during the brewing season. Admission is free.

When
Held every year in the brewing season; dates announced on the official site (older info: 2nd Sunday of February).
Language
Japanese

Before you go

  • No tasting for drivers or minors.
  • Tasting is for those aged 20 and over. If you are driving or cycling, you cannot taste.
Language
Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Thai
The VTR on the 3rd floor of the museum is available in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean and Thai. The official site has English and Chinese pages.
Good to know
Free brewing water ("Enmei Chōju no Mizu") can be taken up to 20 liters per person (9:00-17:00). Details of operations are on the OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK site (sake-park.otokoyama.com).

Getting there

Address
〒079-8412 北海道旭川市永山２条７－１－３３
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Directions
2-minute walk from Dohoku Bus Nagayama 2-jo 6-chome stop. By car: 30 min from Asahikawa Airport, 15 min from Asahiyama Zoo, 5 min from Ramen Village, 15 min from Takasu IC.
Parking
Available
50 cars and 8 buses. Groups should contact the brewery in advance.

About the brewery

Otokoyama is a sake brewery in Nagayama, Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Its predecessor, Yamazaki Shuzo, was founded in Hokkaido in 1887. In 1968 it formally inherited the Edo-period sake "Otokoyama (男山)" from the Yamamoto family of Kimenaya. The sake is brewed with meltwater from Mt. Daisetsuzan and has a crisp, dry, light style. In 1977 "Otokoyama Junmai Daiginjo" won the first Monde Selection gold medal for a Japanese sake, and the brewery now exports to more than 20 countries. In September 2024 it opened "OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK", which has a sake brewing museum, a shop, a cafe and a plaza.

Brewery profile, brands and bottles (2 brands, 25 bottles)

Sources: otokoyama.com/museum, otokoyama.com/corp, otokoyama.com/museum/en, otokoyama.com/about, otokoyama.com

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