The annual sake brewery openings in the Nada Gogo area began in Kobe last week.
A brewery opening is a once-a-year event where sake breweries open their premises to the public, offering sales and tastings of freshly brewed sake.
Last year, Nishitsu also covered some of these brewery openings in articles below:
Starting next month, brewery openings will finally be held at sake breweries in Nishinomiya as well, so here is the schedule.
目次
February 1 (Sat) “Takaramo”
Time: 10:00〜16:00
Place: Osawa Honke Sake Brewery
＜Details＞
・Wooden brewery tour
・Freshly pressed new sake tasting and sales
・Sake lees sales
＜Access＞
20-minute walk southeast from Hanshin “Nishinomiya” Station
From Hankyu “Nishinomiya-kitaguchi” Station,
take the Hankyu Bus to “Asanagicho,” then walk 3 minutes north
＜Address＞
Higashimachi 1-13-28
TEL:0798-33-0287
February 8 (Sat) “Tokuwaka”
Time: 10:00〜16:00
Place: Mandai Osawa Brewery
＜Details＞
・Paid tastings available
・Freshly pressed new sake sales
・Freshly pressed sake lees sales
＜Access＞
20-minute walk southeast from Hanshin “Nishinomiya” Station
From Hankyu “Nishinomiya-kitaguchi” Station,
take the Hankyu Bus to “Asanagicho,” then walk 3 minutes north
＜Address＞
Higashimachi 1-13-25
TEL:0798-34-1300
February 15 (Sat) “Hakushika”
Time: 10:00〜15:00
Place: On the grounds of the Tatsuuma-Honke Brewing headquarters
＜Details＞
・Kagami-biraki sake barrel opening and komomaki straw wrapping demonstrations
・Live sake brewing introduction through video
（Limited capacity・first-come, first-served）
・Paid tastings and sales of brewery-opening limited sake
・Lucky bag sales（limited quantity）
・Sugidama cedar ball making experience（limited）
・Succulent plant arrangement workshop（limited）
・Sake brewing songs
＜Access＞
15-minute walk south from Hanshin “Nishinomiya” Station
From JR “Nishinomiya” Station, take the Hanshin Bus bound for Nishinomiyahama
Get off at “Kotsu Koen-mae,” then walk 5 minutes west
＜Address＞
Tateishicho 2-10
TEL:0798-32-2727
February 22 (Sat) “Nihonsakari”
Time: 10:00〜15:00
Place: Nihonsakari factory grounds on the north side of Nihonsakari Sakagura-dori Rengakan
＜Details＞
・Brewery tour（limited capacity）
・Sake tasting seminar（limited capacity）
・Paid sake tastings
・Many events
（including komomaki straw wrapping）
・Food and drink booths（oden, etc.）
・Lucky bag sales（limited quantity）
＜Access＞
16-minute walk southeast from Hanshin “Nishinomiya” Station
12-minute walk southwest from Hanshin/Hankyu “Imazu” Station
15-minute walk south from JR “Nishinomiya” Station
＜Address＞
Yokaicho 4-57（north side of Rengakan）
TEL:0798-32-2581
February 29 (Sat) “Ozeki”
Time: 10:00〜15:00
Place: Ozeki Kotobuki Product Warehouse
＜Details＞
・Sake brewery tour（same-day registration, first-come, first-served）
・Paid tastings of freshly drawn unpasteurized sake
・Sales of standard products
・Unveiling and sales of new products
・Limited lucky bag sales
・Food stalls（yakisoba, oden, etc.）
・Sweets from Kanju-an, produce shipped directly from farms,
・and a bazaar full of vegetables and more
・Music performances, stage performances, and more
＜Access＞
15-minute walk south from Hanshin “Kusugawa” Station
15-minute walk southeast from Hanshin/Hankyu “Imazu” Station
＜Address＞
Imazu Dezaikecho 4-9
TEL:0798-32-2011
March 8 (Sun) “Hakutaka”
Time: 11:00〜15:00
Place: East side of Hakutaka Main Brewery
＜Details＞
・Paid tastings and sales of brewery-opening limited “freshly pressed new sake”
・Paid tastings and sales of Nishinomiya-exclusive “Miyamizu no Sato”
・Sake lees sales
・Sales of hot menu items at food and drink booths
＜Access＞
7-minute walk south from Hanshin “Nishinomiya” Station
From JR “Nishinomiya” Station, take the Hanshin Bus bound for Nishinomiyahama
Get off at “Kotsu Koen-mae,” then walk 3 minutes north
＜Address＞Hamacho 1-1
TEL:0798-33-0001
For more details, please also see the flyer and official website below:
Nishinomiya Tourism Association Official Website
