Hirase Sake Brewery Tasting Room

With a well-organized Gifu itinerary, a guide will warmly greet you at the station and ensure you reach the brewery hassle-free, leaving no room for worries about getting lost. An authentic sake brewer will show you the step-by-step process of making sake. Learn all about the brewing-and-fermenting process and enjoy tasting different sakes, all included in the tour (Trip Advisor).

Along Sanmachi-suji is a row of sake breweries, as the climatic conditions of Takayama make it perfect for Sake brewing. It is very cold during winter, which is important for reducing the growth of unwanted natural yeasts that can affect the brewing process. The mountain water is also wonderfully pure, which produces high-quality rice that is a main ingredient of sake.

Hand-picked wild vegetables in Spring, fresh water fish in Summer, various mushrooms in Autumn and gibier (games) in Winter. This Omakase Course is designed to enjoy the best seasonal ingredients of Hida Takayama including mini steak of high quality Hida beef. We also offer selected sake that raise your meal experience.

In its heyday some hundreds of years ago, Takayama was home to over 60 sake breweries. Today, six still remain, keeping the town’s history and tradition of sake brewing alive. Some of the best sake in the country can be found in this little town, and there are several factors that make the sake here exceptional.

If you're unfamiliar with sake, knowing how to order and pair it during your Japan trip can be tricky. Hidden in the basement of Shibuya Parco, the Kubota Sake Bar is a sake bar where you can try five kinds of sake from various regions of Japan. This tasting session is guided by Eriko, a sake lover and expert.

There’s a ton of things to do in Takayama, but during the colder months you might want to escape the outside chill by finding some indoor activities. If the temperature drops during your visit in the Takayama winter and you’ve already warmed up in an onsen, check out one of the many cafes or museums instead.

Be sure to visit the oldest in the area, Hirase Sake Brewery, and sample their signature brand, “Kusudama”. In the morning, take a leisurely stroll through the Miyagawa Morning Markets to explore local produce and traditional crafts—a perfect opportunity to connect with the local community.

The mountainous Gifu region is known for producing top-notch sake thanks to the great weather and freshwater there. Takayama used to be sake central back in the day with tons of breweries, but now there’s only a handful left – which means the sake they make is seriously amazing!

Anyone who care to get a taste of sake, Takayama is a good place to go. There are some shops that offer a good variety of sake for tasting with a fee. You get to sample a few sake in the shop and you can buy the bottle of sake if you like it.

The Hida district is brimming with abundant natural water sources, so it should come as no surprise that sake production is deeply rooted in local life. Try some sake at one of the many sake breweries dotting the area.

Takayama has several excellent sake breweries that offer tastings right in town. With excellent rice, fresh water, and the perfect climate, Takayama has a long history of sake production.

As a social drinker, what excites me about the sake tasting in Takayama is the experience. The place itself is unique, with a traditional Japanese interior design.

The Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida features a personalized 100%-recommended experience at the 300-year-old Tenryo Sake Brewery.

Private sake brewery visits in Hida provide an intimate, highly-rated experience with an English-speaking guide and tasting of 5 sake varieties.