Nakayu Sake Brewery Tour in Kami Town, Miyagi Prefecture

Northern Miyagi (Osaki, Tome, Kurihara, Kami, etc.) Recommend Application Required Museums / Facilities (Factories, Sake Breweries) 1-Hour Experience Solo Travel With Friends Do It Here

Learn about how sake is made and the history of our brewery. Then enjoy a tasting session and sake shopping at our gift shop. We specialize in handmade ginjo sake made of local rice and underground water from the Ou Mountains.

Sake brewery tour (about 45min) + tasting and shopping at our direct sales shop (15 min) for a 1 hour experience. View the tools and machines we have been using for many years while learning about how sake is made.

Nakayu Sake Brewery was established in 1906. Our sake brand is "Tenjo Mugen."

Applications for tours are accepted in English by Email. Tell us your name, contact information, desired date and time to visit, and how many people.

Holding Term	April-October
Duration	1 hour
Number of people involved	1 ~ 10people
Fee	500 JPY- (tax included)

NAKAYU SAKE BREWERY

Established in 1906 during the Meiji period, Nakayu Sake Brewery is producer of the craft sake label “Tenjo Mugen.” We are a small brewery specializes in making sake during the cold northern winters using a directly heated rice steaming vat (rarely used in modern times). We offer brewery tours to explain the sake making process. We also offer tastings (free) and sales of sake made onsite in our annex shop.

Contact / Organizer Information

Experience Index

Comment by orgnaizer

Welcome to Nakayu Sake Brewery. We are happy to show visitors around our small brewery that makes sake by hand. Inside our direct sales shop you can freely sample our high quality sake, including an exclusive sake served in Japan Airlines' (JAL) first class lounge.

Basic Information

Experience Name	Nakayu Sake Brewery Tour in Kami Town, Miyagi Prefecture
Holding Place	Nakayu Sake Brewery
Duration	1 hour
Holding Term	April-October
Start Time	8:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00

Implementation Condition

Minimum number of passengers	1people
Maximum number of passengers	10people
Reservation Application Deadline	By 15:00, 7 days in advance
Cancellation Policy	The programs may be canceled due to equipment malfunction or failure, or natural disaster. If it is decided the experience will be canceled, we will contact you.
Important Notes for Participants	Please understand we will not serve alcohol to those under 20 years of age or those driving cars.

Fee

Fee	Brewery Tour & Tasting: 500 JPY (tax included)
Included in the fee	Brewery Tour & Tasting
Payment Methods	The experience is free, but for shopping we accept cash and credit card (VISA, Master, JCB, American Express).
Cancellation and Changes	No cancellation fee is charged.
About Cancellation Fees	If you wish to cancel or change your reservation, please contact us immediately. Requests for changes may not be available depending on the time and reservation situation.

Meeting Place & Access

Meeting Place	Minamimachi 166, Kami-machi, Kami-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-4241
Meeting Time	Please come by the agreed upon start time.
Access	--By Public Transportation--　 50 minutes by Miyako Bus (highway bus) from Sendai Station [Sendai ⇒ Kami]. Depart at「Nakaniida」(中新田) bus stop then walk 10 minutes. OR 20 minute taxi from Furukawa Station via JR Tohoku Shinkansen --By Car-- 20 minute drive from Tohoku Expressway「Furukawa IC」
Parking	There is. Room for 3 cars, no reservation required, free. (Contact us in advance if coming by large vehicle or tour bus).
Facility Information	Restroom (Japanese style).

Directions

Other

Barrier Free	None
Guides and Information	The experience will be led by brewery staff.
Regarding Multilingual Support	Japanese Currently offered in Japanese only.