Nihonmatsu: Okunomatsu Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting

Visit Okunomatsu Sake Brewery on a guided brewery tour with a curated sake tasting session and Okunomatsu Sake Gallery visit.

Getting started

Arrive at Okunomatsu Sake Brewery and check in for your scheduled visit. After a brief introduction to the site, you join your guided group and enter the production area with your guide. From here, the experience moves through the working brewery before finishing in the dedicated tasting and gallery spaces.

What to expect

Okunomatsu Sake Brewery

This working brewery in Nihonmatsu is where you follow the complete journey from raw ingredients to bottled sake. The visit focuses on the art of sake making and how Okunomatsu is shaped by its history, philosophy, and natural surroundings.

Features

• During the guided brewery tour, your guide explains each main production stage and points out how Okunomatsu’s history, philosophy, and natural surroundings influence the sake produced here. You move through operational areas that are normally not accessible without a guide.
• Observation points along the route let you discover the art of sake making at Okunomatsu Sake Brewery, from preparation through to the final checks on quality and consistency.
• At the end of the route you observe the bottling line and see the final stage of production, watching how the finished sake is filled, sealed, and prepared for distribution.

Sake tasting session

After seeing how it is made, you sit down for a structured sake tasting session. This is where you compare several varieties of Okunomatsu sake in one place.

Features

• A curated sake tasting session introduces you to several varieties of sake produced by Okunomatsu, so you can compare differences in aroma and flavor across the line-up.
• Your tasting is included as part of the guided experience, so you can focus on exploring the range of pours without needing to order separately.

Okunomatsu Sake Gallery

The visit concludes at the Okunomatsu Sake Gallery. This space is dedicated to products and souvenirs linked to the brewery.

Features

• Inside the Okunomatsu Sake Gallery you explore displays that showcase the brewery’s range and related items, giving you a final overview of what you have just seen in production.
• The gallery includes an area where you can find memorable souvenirs, from bottled sake to other Okunomatsu-branded items, so you can choose something to take home after the tour and tasting.