Sake brewery tour

We will guide you through the brewery, explaining about Otokoyama Honten's sake brewing, history, and commitment.
You will also travel to a store that is a nationally registered tangible cultural property, where you will have the opportunity to tour the building and sample some sake.

Tour flow

The tour of the brewery begins with you being enveloped in the soft aroma of sake. You can see how sake is carefully made using ingredients grown in the Kesennuma countryside, while respecting traditional methods, and learn about the profound process of sake brewing.

After the tour, we moved to the store itself. The exterior walls and roof of the store, which features Western-style architectural design, survived the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. This was restored using remaining building materials with the cooperation of the Kesennuma Kazemachi Reconstruction Study Group, a group that campaigns to preserve Kesennuma's historical buildings.

This place is also a "witness to history" that has walked alongside the port town of Kesennuma. Learning about the background of how it overcame the earthquake and resurrected as a cultural symbol of the town makes the tasting even more enjoyable. Its refreshing taste is proof that it has continued to be a part of Kesennuma's food culture.

This program is designed for both tourists and residents of Kesennuma to enjoy with all five senses the "past" and "future" of Otokoyama Sake Brewery and Kesennuma!

Program overview

Dates

All year round (visits are not accepted on Tuesdays)
*Depending on the sake brewing schedule, there may be days when this cannot be carried out.

Time

13:30～14:30

Acitivity Time

60 minutes (40 minutes for brewery tour + 20 minutes for tasting at the store)

Prices

1,100 yen

Meeting Place

Otokoyama Main Store Sake Brewery and Guest Room
(3-8 Irisawa, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, 988-0013)

For individuals

Capacity

10 people *As a general rule, we can accommodate groups of 2 or more people.

Application deadline

Until 3 days prior,

Application form

Brewery tour (individual)

For groups and English support

Capacity

11 people
*If you are traveling as a group of 15 or more people, we may need to split you into multiple groups.

Application deadline

Until 7 days prior,

Application form

Brewery tour (for groups, English available)

Points to note

• Please note that you may be accompanied by other customers.
• We ask that customers who are driving a car or motorbike refrain from tasting.
• Please refrain from eating or drinking natto from the night before your tour of the brewery.
• Please refrain from using perfume or other strong scents.
• If there is a sudden change in the number of people, please be sure to let us know before you arrive at the venue.
  If you do not contact us in advance, we may charge a cancellation fee.

contact us

Contact Us

Otokoyama Main Store
TEL: 0226-24-8088
Business hours: 8:30-17:00 (Closed on Sundays and public holidays)
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