Nada no Sakagura (Sake Brewery), Hyogo

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Enjoy the splendor and history of sake while having fun.

The area called “Nada Gogo” (five sake-brewing district in Nada) spanning Kobe City and Nishinomiya City is the largest sake-producing area in Japan, where many brewery stores gather. Many sake breweries that can visit and taste, and everyone can enjoy knowing the splendor of sake and its history.
Nada area in Hyogo Prefecture is a famous place of sake that everyone knows. Not only the sake brewery based in this area, but also the manufacturers in other areas have a brewery in Nada. In such Nada, there are many places where you can visit sake warehouse and it is a pleasure for those who like alcohol. Recently, sake has become popular in countries other than Japan, and foreigners can be seen more often in Nada’s sake store tour.

Nada is a sake-producing area boasting the largest amount of sake produced in Japan. There is a reason why the Nada developed as a sake-producing area. The fact that rice best suited for brewing called Yamadanishiki is rich in quality, good quality mineral water is abundant, that the cold “Rokko Oroshi” (the seasonal cold wind) is suitable for sake brewing, and the port suitable for transportation is close. Thanks to these favorable conditions, Nada has developed as a sake-producing area since the middle Edo period. As “Nada’s Sake for Male” traditionally sake in Nada is famous for its dryness, this is because the hardness of water called “Miyamizu” which is used for sake brewing is relatively high. However, due to the spread of drinkers to women and foreigners in sake booms in recent years, sake using sweet fruits such as plum and yuzu as raw materials is increasing.

When talking about Nada which is a famous place of sake, the word “Nada Gogo” often comes out. This means “Imazu area”, “Nishinomiya area”, “Uozaki area”, “Mikage area”, “Nishi erea” which divided the Nada’s brewery area into five further. It is Mikage area that is suitable for sightseeing and alcohol watching tour in Nada Gogo. Access from Hanshin Railway’s Sumiyoshi Station and Uonzaki Station is also good, there are large sake brewery easy to observe, many souvenir sales and tasting are also substantial. There are places you can see in other areas and places where you can purchase products. Many brewers damaged during Great Hanshin Earthquake about twenty years ago, Nada Gogo cooperates and works hard and takes over the tradition of Japan.

Charms and Highlights of Nada no Sakagura (Sake Brewery)

Famous “Sake Brewery” in Japan

The area of “Nada” of Kobe is known as the famous town packed with “Sake Brewery”. There is some Sake brewery which is available for a visit in them.

Visitors could taste Japanese sake freely

Nada-area which is in the east side of center of Kobe is a Sake brewery battleground in Japan. There are famous manufacturers of sake like “Hakutsuru”, “Sawa no Tsuru” lining side of the seashore, visitors could taste Japanese sake at the museum in the old sake brewery. There is the fruity sake to be able to drink like a wine.

Let’s enjoy something different of Kobe by tour of Sake brewery.

600 years of history of sake brewery

You can taste a stroll with full of history and emotion in this town which is said to have roughly 600 years of history of sake brewery.

Information(Access, Price/Charge, Tel, Address, Official site, etc.)

Name:	Nada no Sakagura (Sake Brewery)
Adresse:	Kobe Shushin Kan Mikagetsukamachi 1-8-17 Kobe Higashinada-ku, Hyogo 658-0044 Japan Kikumasamune Brewery Memorial Hall Uozakinishimachi 1-9-1 Kobe Higashinada-ku, Hyogo 658-0026 Japan Sawanotsuru Archives Center Oishiminamimachi 1-29-1 Kobe Nada-ku, Hyogo 657-0852 Japan
Access:	Kobe Shushin Kan Hanshin Dentetsu-honsen “Ishiyagawa-eki Station” (8 minutes walk) Kikumasamune Brewery Memorial Hall Hanshin Dentetsu-honsen “Uozaki Station” (10 minutes walk) Sawanotsuru Archives Center Hanshin Dentetsu-honsen “Uozaki Station” (10 minutes walk)
Tel:	Kobe Shushin Kan (+81)78-841-1121 Kikumasamune Brewery Memorial Hall (+81)78-854-1029 Sawanotsuru Archives Center (+81)78-882-7788
Price:	Kobe Shushin Kan Free Kikumasamune Brewery Memorial Hall Free Sawanotsuru Archives Center Free
Official site:	Kobe Official Tourism Site http://www.feel-kobe.jp/

Kobe Shushin Kan
Kikumasamune Brewery Memorial Hall
Sawanotsuru Archives Center