Kyoen no Toki SHOCHU SIDE 2026

Dates & time: August 2, 2026 (Sun) 11:00–15:00
Price & booking: Shochu is 300–400 yen a glass, paid by ticket. Advance tickets are 2,000 yen and are worth 2,200 yen of shochu tickets; tickets are also sold at the venue on the day and can be used from a single glass. Food is charged separately, cash only. Advance tickets are on sale at the organizer's own shop and at the participating restaurants (Ebisui, Santaka, Daigaku, Matsumotoya, Table5). No reservation is needed — tickets can also be bought at the venue on the day.
Venue & access: Akashi Citizens' Plaza, 2F Papios Akashi (Akashi, Hyogo) Right by Akashi Station (JR / Sanyo Electric Railway), on the 2nd floor of Papios Akashi. By car, use the paid Papios Akashi parking garage — though drivers should not drink at the event.

There are 6 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Akashi Citizens' Plaza, 2F Papios Akashi (Akashi, Hyogo), and 2 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A one-day tasting event where 12 distilleries — mostly from Kagoshima, plus Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Oita — gather in Akashi with around 30 kinds of honkaku shochu. Pours are 300–400 yen a glass, so you can work through sweet-potato, barley and rice styles and find the one that suits you. The people pouring are from the distilleries themselves, and they'll tell you how each bottle is best drunk. Five Akashi restaurants serve food alongside, so there's always something to eat between glasses. It's held indoors on the 2nd floor of Papios Akashi, right by Akashi Station, so summer heat and rain are less of an issue.

Participating Shops

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The 12 distilleries and the restaurants announced on the organizer's official Instagram (@kyouennotoki). A booth of reference bottles is also planned.

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Participating distilleries (12)

Ebisu Shuzo (Fukuoka)
Oishi Shuzojo (Kumamoto)
Ogomi Shoten (Kagoshima)
Kagoshima Shuzo (Kagoshima)
Kokubu Shuzo (Kagoshima)
Komaki Jozo (Kagoshima)
Komasa Jozo (Kagoshima)
Sato Shuzo (Kagoshima)
Jotokuya Shuzojo (Oita)
Taikai Shuzo (Kagoshima)
Nishi Shuzo (Kagoshima)
Wakashio Shuzo (Kagoshima)

*Includes a booth of reference bottles not yet on the market.

Participating restaurants

Ebisui
Santaka
Daigaku
Matsumotoya
Table5

How to enjoy it

Compare around 30 shochu made from sweet potato, barley, rice and more, one glass at a time
Staff from each distillery suggest how their bottles are best drunk (on the rocks, with hot water, with soda)

*This is not an all-you-can-drink event; drinks are paid for by ticket.

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出典: 主催Instagram（@kyouennotoki）／あかし市民広場公式サイト

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FAQ

Is it all-you-can-drink?

No. Shochu is paid for by ticket at 300–400 yen a glass. A 2,000 yen advance ticket is worth 2,200 yen of shochu tickets.

Can I join without an advance ticket?

Yes. Tickets are sold at the venue on the day and can be used from a single glass.

What about rain or the heat?

The venue is an indoor space on the 2nd floor of Papios Akashi, so rain and midsummer heat are much less of a factor.

Can I drive there?

Since this is a drinking event, anyone driving cannot take part in the tasting. The venue is right at Akashi Station, so coming by train is the safe option.

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