Visiting Torihama Shuzo

What you can do

Booking

Phone, email

What to expect

1) Enter through the direct sales shop and receive a brochure. 2) At the entrance to the storage room, change into slippers. 3) In the storage room, watch a 6-minute video giving an overview of sake brewing. 4) Guided visit to the brewing room (note: this may not be possible depending on the brewery's work schedule). 5) Return to the storage room for a tasting (Junmai Ginjo and Kamo Sakae Josen). 6) Shopping at the direct sales shop.

Getting there

From the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway, exit at Wakasa Mikata IC and turn left onto National Route 27 (toward Obama). After 2.5 km, turn right at the Mikata intersection onto National Route 162. After 750 m, turn left. The brick chimney visible ahead on the right belongs to Torihama Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.

Parking

For buses and similar vehicles, there is a parking lot at the community center behind the brewery.

Notes

Brewery tours are accepted at any time for both groups and individuals. However, we may have to decline during events or when the group is large. Please call first. For tour operators: Reservation required (no bookings accepted from December 29 to January 5). Capacity: up to about 40 people per tour. Tours are offered once per day, in the afternoon only.

Getting there

Address

〒919-1331 福井県三方上中郡若狭町鳥浜59-30

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About the brewery

Torihama Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. (Torihama Shuzo) is a sake brewery founded in 1920 (Taisho 9) in Torihama, Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture. Its brewery buildings were registered as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan (national registration) on October 28, 2011. Since its founding, the brewery has been devoted to sweet sake (amakuchi) and promotes a style it describes as "sweet with a clean finish." It produces three brands: Kamo Sakae, Torihama and Wakasa Jiman. The brewery has suspended operations from June 1, 2026, for major renovation work on the brewery.

Brewery profile, brands and bottles (3 brands, 3 bottles)