This year, the event will be held at two venues! Factory tours, paid tastings, and goodie bags will be available at Hakutsuru Sake Brewery

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Hakutsuru Sake Brewery in Higashinada-ku, Kobe City, announced that it will hold the “Hakutsuru 2024 Spring Sake Brewery Open House” on May 18.

The event was planned to contribute to the local community and promote sake and the Hakutsuru brand, and is held every spring and fall.

Fukubukuro” 2,000 yen

This year’s tour of the “Honten Sango Factory” will be held in a free tour style, with videos of actual work and explanations of the brewing process placed throughout the factory, and visitors can tour the brewing site at their own pace. The “Fukubukuro”, a popular annual event, will include a variety of the company’s lineup of sake, liqueur, and wine, and will be sold in a limited edition of 400 sets this year (the official online store will sell the “Fukubukuro”).

(The “Fukurobako” is available at the official online shop.) Also, at the “paid tasting,” visitors will be able to sample “Doroguchi” (freshly squeezed, unpasteurized sake), “Bekkaku” developed by the young project, ZIMA, BLUE MOON, and non-alcoholic sake-tasting beverages, which are not usually sold at the event.

In addition, local farmers from Kobe City will sell fresh vegetables and rice (Kobe rice) directly at the venue, and food stalls and kitchen cars will also be set up. In addition to alcoholic beverages, visitors will be able to enjoy special dishes, desserts, and soft drinks in standing tents dedicated to eating and drinking, as well as on the open lawn.

Also new this year, “Nada Gogo Sake Shop,” a nearby restaurant, will be opened as a satellite venue for one day only. Visitors can experience pairing Hakutsuru sake with food (for a fee).

The person in charge of the event said, “We have prepared this event with the cooperation of local residents and neighboring businesses, aiming to create an event where people can enjoy sake in a relaxed atmosphere. Please come and join us with your family and friends.

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The event is packed with a variety of activities and is a must-attend event for adults who love sake! There will also be food stalls and hands-on events for children, so parents and children will be able to enjoy the event together.

Detailed information

Date

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location

Main Venue]
●Hakutsuru Sake Brewery
(4-5-5 Sumiyoshiminamimachi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe)
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[Satellite Venue]
●Nada Gogo Sake Brewery
(3-11-2 Mikagehoncho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe)
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Time

Main Venue – Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Co.
9:30-16:00

[Satellite Venue – Nada Gogo Sake Brewery]
Lunch time 12:00-16:30
Evening time 18:00-20:00 (by reservation only)

Event Details

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Reservation

Sake and food pairing experience” at “Nada Gogo Sake Brewery” is charged. Reservations are required for the evening session, some reservation slots are available for the daytime session.
For reservations

• Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Official Website https://www.hakutsuru.co.jp/
• Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Company Online Shop https://www.e-hakutsuru.com/products/a0365