Tour a 200-year-old sake brewery and experience sake pairing at ”Hinakaya,” a Michelin-starred restaurant
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Try a unique pairing of elusive Japanese sake and Japanese cuisine that can only be enjoyed in the rural mountains of Mie "Gensaka Sake Brewing" was established over 200 years ago in a rustic setting about a 30-minute drive from Ise Jingu. Hinakaya is renowned as an excellent Mie restaurant. At Gensaka Sake Brewing, which revived the legendary sake rice known as "Isenishiki," you can hear directly from the 7th generation about their dedication to and characteristics of local sake brewing. You will also have the opportunity to tour the sake brewery and the environment where the sake rice is cultivated, as well as participate in a tasting. Following the brewery tour, visit Hinakaya, where you will appreciate the lovely traditional rural landscape and the ambiance of a Japanese-style house. Indulge in a special pairing of local sake and fine seasonal dishes featuring an assortment of local ingredients.
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Tour at Gensaka Sake Brewing
Tasting at Gensaka Sake Brewing
Hinakaya is a Japanese-style house in a traditional rural landscape
Pairing local sake with Japanese cuisine
Information
- Minimum Number of Passengers
- 2 participants
- Maximum Capacity
- 15 participants
- Participation Restrictions
- Customers with a pronounced scent of perfume, cologne or occasionally fabric softener will not be allowed on brewery tours. We also request that you avoid eating or drinking fermented food products, including natto, kimchi, yogurt and koji, the day before or on the day of your visit.
- Meeting and Exchange Areas
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Gensaka Sake Brewing
346-2 Yanagibara, Oda-cho, Taki-gun, Mie Prefecture - Open Period
- Closed on certain days
- Closed Period
- Excluded dates: Regular holidays, the New Year's holidays and irregular closures
- Required Time
- Around 3.5 hours
- Provision of Meals
- Meals are provided
- Open to meal requests
- We are unable to accommodate customers with food allergies, religious food restrictions, or who are prohibited from drinking alcoholic beverages. (No special accommodation is available for members of the group who do not drink sake)
- Universal accessibility
- Not wheelchair accessible.
- Parking
- There is plenty of parking space for standard-sized vehicles and sightseeing buses at both Gensaka Sake Brewing and Hinakaya. No fee will be charged.
- Notes
- Tours of Gensaka Sake Brewing are also possible in October, November, February and March.
- Guides
- Guided
- Guide Languages
- Japanese
- Notes
- Please make arrangements for a multilingual guide (a guide who can speak Japanese and a set foreign language).
- Related websites
- https://www.hinakaya.com
This basic information is current at the time of publication and is subject to change.
Please check the official website for the latest information.
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