Walk Japan’s Sake Town

Use the Sakagura-dori Tourist Information Center to check today’s brewery openings, tastings and events before deciding the exact brewery sequence.

Notice the white kura walls and red-brick chimneys as you move through Saijo. The goal is to experience the brewing town, not to collect all seven breweries.

Start with Kamotsuru as the route’s sake introduction: use the visitor experience to get your bearings before comparing the character of the next breweries.

After Kamotsuru, continue to Fukubijin for a different reason: this stop adds the history of Saijo as a place where brewing knowledge was taught and shared.

Move from Fukubijin to Kamoizumi to widen the story beyond tasting alone. Check the current visitor location first because the weekday and weekend experience can differ.

From Kamoizumi, return toward JR Saijo Station when you are ready. If time and today’s openings allow, use the brewery information you checked earlier to choose one optional extra stop rather than forcing the full seven-brewery checklist.