This is a small brewery in the old post-town along the Inaba Kaido road. Visits to the brewery are possible by reservation, and sake can be bought at the shop at the brewery entrance.
What you can do
A small-group tour of the sake brewing facilities, including the kama and the fune press. It is for small groups of up to about 10 people. Larger groups are split into teams.
- When
Apr–Oct
Basically not accepted from November to March because of brewing work.
- Booking
By web form, email or phone
Always contact the brewery in advance by phone, email or the inquiry form. The form asks for name/company, contact details, and planned date and number of people.
- Language
- Japanese
- Group size
- Up to 10 people
Book on the brewery's site ↗Call 0868-78-2059
Brewery shop
Brewery shop (Tanaka Saketen)
A shop at the brewery entrance sells Tanaka Sake Brewery's sake. It moved to its current location in August 2024.
- When
Daily 09:00–19:00
Closed days are listed as irregular on some official pages and as Wednesday on others, and there are closures at New Year and in summer.
- Language
- Japanese
Before you go
- Drivers are asked to refrain from tasting.
- 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
The official site does not mention English support. The tourism portal says Japanese only (English pamphlet only).
- On site
- Ships within Japan
- Good to know
- Brewery tours are basically not accepted from November to March because of sake brewing, so the current period (November) is off-season. An old notice on the company page says tours and tastings are suspended, so please confirm by phone. The shop's closed day is listed as irregular on one page and Wednesday on others.
Getting there
- Address
〒707-0412 岡山県美作市古町1655
Open in Google Maps ↗- Nearest station
- 5 min on foot from Chizu Express Omor Station
- Directions
- About 2 minutes by car from Ohara IC. The official site writes the station name as Ohara Station.
- Parking
- Available
A large parking lot is behind the brewery along Route 373. The tourism portal lists 8 cars and 1–2 buses.
About the brewery
Tanaka Sake Brewery is a sake brewery founded in 1885 (Meiji 18) along the old Inaba Kaido road in the Ohara district of Mimasaka, Okayama. It continues to press sake in a traditional "fune" press, filling sake bags with moromi and pressing them slowly. Since the late 1970s it has revived the Meiji-era yamahai-moto method. It brews Ohara Shiraume (大原白梅), the original brand since its founding, Musashi no Sato (武蔵の里), named after the birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi, the seasonal junmai Chuko (宙狐), and Sanno (山王), a junmai made with Omachi rice.
Brewery profile, brands and bottles (3 brands, 6 bottles)
Sources: musashinosato.com, musashinosato.com/06_company.html, okayama-kanko.jp/mimasaka/spot/detail_11517…, musashinosato.com/01_news.html
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