Visiting Tanakaya Shuzoten

What you can do

Booking

By phone or via the inquiry form on the website

Hours

9:00-17:30 (lunch break 12:00-13:15). Saturdays: 9:30-17:00

Closed

Closed on Sundays and public holidays

What to expect

Our philosophy is to share the local sake and sake culture unique to Oku-Shinano, and to bring smiles and happiness to people. We devote ourselves to sake brewing in that spirit. The Sake Brewery Experience Tour is the best way to experience this philosophy for yourself. The tour goes beyond rice-growing and sake-brewing experiences and sake tasting. It also includes a variety of activities, such as nature experiences and historical walks, so that you can enjoy the wider nature and culture of Oku-Shinano that support our sake. This is because local sake (jizake) is deeply connected to everything about the region's climate and culture: its food, living environment, agriculture, tourism, festivals and leisure. We believe that getting to know and enjoy this land is the way to know local sake, and Mizuo, more deeply. The brewery is also fortunately located two hours from Tokyo by Shinkansen and a 15-minute walk from Iiyama Station, a Shinkansen stop. We hope that visitors from near and far, in every season, will come to love Mizuo and Oku-Shinano more deeply.

Getting there

About 12 minutes from Toyoda-Iiyama IC on the Joshin-etsu Expressway. About 15 minutes on foot or about 5 minutes by taxi from Iiyama Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen / JR Iiyama Line).

Parking

Parking available for 12 cars

Notes

*We may close early or take days off for brewery events. Please contact us for details.

Getting there

Address

〒389-2253 長野県飯山市大字飯山2227

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About the brewery

Tanakaya Brewing Company, Ltd. (Tanakaya Shuzo Ten) is a sake brewery in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, in the Oku-Shinano region, established in 1873 (Meiji 6). The area is heavy-snow country, with more than 2 meters of snowfall in winter. All of the brewing water comes from spring water on Mount Mizuo (水尾山) in Nozawa Onsen Village (野沢温泉村). The brewery uses Nagano-grown Hitogokochi and Kinmon Nishiki rice. All of the rice is processed with limited water absorption, and all of the koji is made by hand in small boxes (hako-koji). Annual production is approximately 700 koku. The flagship brand is Mizuo.

Brewery profile, brands and bottles (1 brand, 4 bottles)