Gekkeikan Okura Museum (Fushimi)

photo by kajikawa · CC BY 3.0

photo by kajikawa · CC BY 3.0

The final tasting lets you choose three sakes out of ten, and the cup is yours to keep.

The Fushimi district is, together with Nada near Kobe, one of the two great historic centres of sake production in Japan: the area's groundwater, soft and low in iron, is the reason cited for centuries for the quality of the local product. The museum occupies a real fermentation house from 1909, with the original tools and vats still displayed in the order in which they were used; the visit ends in a tasting room where you choose three sakes to taste from about ten labels, and you take the cup you used home with you.

Gekkeikan is one of the oldest sake producers in Fushimi, founded in 1637; the museum, opened in 1982 in the company's historic building, tells its story and that of the district.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–16:30 (last entry 16:00), 600 yen per person, with a tasting of three sakes and a small gift included in the price. Closed during Obon (13–16 August) and at the end/beginning of the year (28 December – 4 January). From 1 July 2026 payment is electronic only, no cash.

🚉 Chushojima · 9 min walk

Sources: gekkeikan.co.jp · gekkeikan.co.jp

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