Looks like there’s going to be a day-trip bus tour during Golden Week that departs from Hanshin Nishinomiya Station and visits sake breweries in Shiga.
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The departure date is May 4 (Mon., national holiday). Nishinomiya is famous as a sake town, but this time you can venture out a little and enjoy a day trip around sake breweries in Omi (Shiga Prefecture) 🍶
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Apparently you can join the “Kyokujitsu Kurabiraki” brewery opening event
The main highlight is joining the kurabiraki brewery opening event held at the Shiga sake brewery “藤居本家”!
Here it is ↓
There’ll be all kinds of local food, and it looks like a lot of fun. Plus, this tour even includes a “sake tasting ticket (all-you-can-drink)” as a participation bonus 🎫
Here it is ↓
A corner where you can try a little bit of many different kinds of sake. There are quite a lot of varieties. You can even drink freshly pressed sake
Highlights of this tour
- You can join 藤居本家’s “Kyokujitsu Kurabiraki” 🍶
- Bonus ①: Includes a sake tasting ticket (all-you-can-drink) 🎫
- Also includes a sake brewery tour at 岡村本家 (Kinkame) 🏯
- Bonus ②: Includes a special Omi beef bento + Kinkame special sake brewery sweets 🍱🍡
- Includes a stroll through the atmospheric streets of Omihachiman 🚶♀️
- Operated with a bus equipped with a restroom (so you can relax even after drinking) 🚌
- Solo participants are welcome 👍
FAQ for things you might be wondering about
Near bus stop No. 5 at “South Exit Bus Stop” at JR Amagasaki Station (meet at 7:50 / depart at 8:00)
If you live along the JR line, boarding from Amagasaki is convenient too
Enjoy a sake brewery trip from Nishinomiya on Golden Week, 5/4
If you love sake and haven’t decided your Golden Week plans yet, definitely check this out. Registration closes once the tour reaches capacity, so don’t wait too long 🍶
Omi Sake Brewery Tour
“Kyokujitsu Kurabiraki” and “Kinkame”
Day-Trip Bus Tour
🗓 Departs on May 4, 2026 (Mon., national holiday)
💰 Per person 16,800 yen
▶ Click here for tour details and applications ◀
Or feel free to call by phone 📞
Bewave Reservation Center
(Mon.-Sat. 10:00-18:00 / Closed Sundays)
Tour details
May 4, 2026 (Mon., national holiday)
Tour price
16,800 yen per person (solo participants welcome)
Meeting locations
① Near “Lawson HA Ebisuta Nishinomiya” at Hanshin Nishinomiya Station Meet at 7:20 / Depart at 7:30
② Near bus stop No. 5 at “South Exit Bus Stop” at JR Amagasaki Station Meet at 7:50 / Depart at 8:00
Reservations and inquiries
Bewave Reservation Center 050-3537-9922
(Mon.-Sat. 10:00-18:00 / Closed Sundays)
Related links
Tour details page / HP / Instagram
(*Please check directly with the organizer for the latest information)
Finally
If you haven’t decided your Golden Week plans yet, or if you love sake, isn’t it pretty great that you can just hop on from Nishinomiya empty-handed, visit two sake breweries, eat an Omi beef bento, and come back? Buses really are convenient, after all. Enjoy a relaxed Omi trip for one day of Golden Week 🍶
