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Visiting Tatenokawa Shuzo

楯の川酒造

Yamagata

At the Kuramoto SHOP next to the brewery, you can choose from Tatenokawa and group sake and whisky, and taste them at a paid tasting bar. Shop-only limited sake is also sold.

What you can do

Tasting

Paid tasting bar (Kakuuchi)

Charged

  • No reservation needed

You can taste sake from the paid tasting menu at the Kuramoto SHOP, including Tatenokawa and other group brands.

When
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00
Closed Sun
Same hours as the shop. Open on public holidays, with occasional temporary closures.
Where
Tatenokawa Kuramoto SHOP
Price
Prices are not listed on the official page.

Brewery shop

Tatenokawa Kuramoto SHOP

  • No reservation needed

A shop next to the brewery selling Tatenokawa, group brands such as Wagauji, HOCCA and Gakkogawa whisky, and shop-only limited sake.

When
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00
Closed Sun
Open on public holidays. Temporary closures or changed hours may occur; check the official Instagram (tsukurizakaya.inc).
Where
Tatenokawa Kuramoto SHOP (52-1 Shimizuda, Yamadate, Sakata)

Before you go

  • 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.
Good to know
A reservation-based brewery tour (Saturdays, 10:00, 2,000 yen, age 20+) was held in the past, but no current official guidance was found. Please check with the brewery beforehand. The brewery festival was cancelled in 2025.

Getting there

Where
Tatenokawa Kuramoto SHOP
楯野川 蔵元SHOP
Address
52-1 Shimizuda, Yamadate, Sakata, Yamagata
山形県酒田市山楯字清水田52-1
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About the brewery

Tatenokawa Shuzo is a sake brewery in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, founded in 1832 (Tenpo 3). Located in the Shonai region, where the water and rice of the foothills of Mount Chokai are plentiful, the brewery is the first in Yamagata, a prefecture renowned as a kingdom of Ginjo sake, to produce only Junmai Daiginjo. Its flagship brand is the sake Tatenokawa, and it brews Junmai Daiginjo across a wide range of rice polishing ratios. In addition to sake, it produces a fruit liqueur called Kodakara and a liqueur called BAR Yoko, among others, and it exports overseas. The brewery owner is Junpei Sato, the sixth generation to lead the business.

Brewery profile, brands and bottles (5 brands, 49 bottles)

Sources: tatenokawa.com/ja/sake/room, tatenokawa.com/ja/sake/news, sakata-kankou.com/spot/30591

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