Hakutsuru Shuzo Museum — Kobe

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Founded in 1743, it is the largest of the Nada breweries: free admission and tasting.

Nada, the coastal strip between Kobe and Nishinomiya divided into five districts (灘五郷, Nada Gogo), is, together with Fushimi near Kyoto, one of the two great historic centres of Japanese sake; the local spring water, ‘miyamizu’, rich in minerals and low in iron, has been cited for centuries as the reason for the quality of the product. Hakutsuru, founded in 1743 and given its current name in 1747, is today the largest of the thirty or so breweries in the district by volume produced. The museum occupies a genuine fermentation building (酒蔵) from the Taishō period, with the original tools laid out in the order in which they were used, and a free tasting counter at the end of the route.

A company museum in the Sumiyoshi-Minami neighbourhood, Higashinada-ku, telling the story of the Hakutsuru brewery and the traditional technique of making Nada sake.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–16:30 (last entry 16:00), free admission. Up to 9 people can visit without booking during opening hours; from 10 upwards, booking is required. Free tasting at the end of the route; a paid automatic dispenser for premium labels.

🚉 Mikage · 11 min walk

Sources: hakutsuru.co.jp · kisspress.jp · sakeworld.jp

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