A herbal liqueur made with 16 herbs since 1659, sold in a shop inside the gate of Fukuyama Castle.
The historic shop occupies the old barracks gate (nagayamon) of Fukuyama Castle, moved here in the Meiji era and now an Important Cultural Property of the city: inside, you can taste Homeishu (保命酒), a liqueur based on aged mirin with sixteen herbs and spices imported from the continent.
Historic shop of the herbal liqueur Homeishu, in Tomonoura, in a building that came from Fukuyama Castle. According to tradition, Homeishu was created in 1659 (Manji 2), when Nakamura Kichibē, the son of a herbal doctor from Osaka, perfected the recipe in Tomo. The Okamoto Kametarō Honten shop started out as a sakagura in 1855 and inherited the Homeishu shop sign and equipment from the Nakamura family.
ℹ️ Shop with free tasting and direct sales; check the opening hours on site or by phone, as they are not published consistently online.
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