Visiting Tanaka Shuzoten

What you can do

Booking

Reservation required, by phone or email

Hours

9:00-17:30

Closed

Closed on Mondays and public holidays

What to expect

Our company is primarily a manufacturer, and sake brewery tours are not part of our regular operations. Tours are offered as a service to customers on the premise that they will purchase sake products. Please confirm the following and contact us in advance. - Brewery tours are provided on the premise that you will purchase sake products. - Outside the brewing season (November to May), there is little to see. In addition, we may have to decline depending on the production schedule.

Getting there

Address

〒302-0004 茨城県取手市取手2-13-35

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About the brewery

Tanaka Shuzo Ten (Tanaka Brewery Co., Ltd.) was founded in 1655 (the first year of Meireki) in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture. Located in Toride, which flourished in the Edo period as a post town on the Rikuzen Hama Kaido road, the brewery produces its flagship brand, Kimibandai. According to tradition, the brand name was bestowed after Emperor Meiji drank water from the brewery's well. The brewery values hand-crafted methods, including rice washing, steaming in a traditional kettle (wagama), and making koji in a traditional koji room (muro). Beginning with the 2021 brewing year, it has made sake without relying on Nanbu toji (master brewers), using only its own year-round employees. The brewery also produces Junmai sake and other sake made with rice grown in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Brewery profile, brands and bottles (1 brand, 7 bottles)