Why You Should Visit
Once a year, Hakutsuru—one of the great Nada breweries—opens its head office, Sake Brewery Museum and production plant to the public. Entry is free with no reservation. Highlights include free plant tours, paid tastings of sake and wine (6 tickets for ¥500), a ¥3,000 lucky bag with nine bottles, and the debut of Hakutsuru cocktails mixed live. The plant side has food stalls, kitchen cars and an outdoor stage, while the museum lawn is an alcohol-free zone reserved for families, with papermaking and super-ball scooping for kids. Drinkers and non-drinkers alike will find something to do.
Essentials
- location
- Hakutsuru Sake Brewery head office, Sake Brewery Museum and production plant (Higashinada-ku, Kobe)
- period
- October 3, 2026 (Sat)
- Time
- 10:00〜16:00
- cost
- Free entry (tasting tickets ¥500 for 6, lucky bag ¥3,000, wine mystery bag ¥1,000, etc.)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About a 5-minute walk from Hanshin Sumiyoshi Station (10 min from Hanshin Mikage, 15 min from JR Sumiyoshi). No parking—please use public transport.
- NOTE
Head office & museum side
- Free plant tours 10:00–15:00, every 20 min, about 20 min each
- Hakutsuru lucky bag ¥3,000, 1,000 bags (9 bottles), on sale from 10:00
- Wine mystery bag ¥1,000, 700 bags (one bottle from six Misiones wines)
- Hakutsuru cocktails mixed and sold live (with the Hotel Barmen's Association Japan)
- Cheesecake and tsukudani tasting & sales
- For kids: papermaking, super-ball scooping, yo-yo fishing
- Lawn open to families only (no alcohol)
Production plant side
- Paid tasting: 6 tickets for ¥500 (sold until 15:00), 6 sakes plus wine, beer, liqueur and non-alcoholic
- Stalls: fish cakes, beef-tendon bokkake, fried fugu, mackerel sushi, takoyaki, yakisoba
- Kitchen cars: banh mi, baumkuchen, katsu sandwiches, grilled vegetables
Outdoor stage
11:00 Cocktail demo
13:00 Juggling show (Kobe University juggling club)
14:00 Sake-brewing songs (staff)
* Entry may be limited when crowded; items end when sold out.
* No outside alcohol, food, tarps, chairs or picnic sheets. No pets (assistance dogs OK). Never drink and drive.
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