Higashihiroshima Trip Overview
Saijo, a city which is 40 min from Hiroshima city by train, is one of Japan’s top 3 sake brewery along with Nada, Hyogo, Fushimi, and Kyoto and is famous for its tasty sake.
If you are a Japanese sake lover, this tour is for you♪
We will visit 5 sake breweries. You will enjoy different tastes that vary by the brewery. There are many categories and flavors (sweet and dry). Try sake tasting and find your favorite sake!
You will take brewery tours and learn Japanese sake’s history and production processes in Japanese, which our otomo guide will help you understand.
Let’s visit Saijo which kept its traditional style and enjoy Japanese sake♪
Additional Info
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Starts: Higashihiroshima, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Saijo, a city which is 40 min from Hiroshima city by train, is one of Japan’s top 3 sake brewery along with Nada, Hyogo, Fushimi, and Kyoto and is famous for its tasty sake.
If you are a Japanese sake lover, this tour is for you♪
We will visit 5 sake breweries. You will enjoy different tastes that vary by the brewery. There are many categories and flavors (sweet and dry). Try sake tasting and find your favorite sake!
You will take brewery tours and learn Japanese sake’s history and production processes in Japanese, which our otomo guide will help you understand.
Let’s visit Saijo which kept its traditional style and enjoy Japanese sake♪
Itinerary
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Stop At: Matsuo Shrine, 296 Saijōchō Saijō, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0001, Japan
A shrine within a larger shrine’s precincts, and is dedicated to the god of sake as you will see from the sake barrels lined up in front. Let’s say hello to the gods so that you can drink delicious sake on today’s tour.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Saijohommachi History Square, 9 Saijohommachi, Higashihiroshima 739-0011 Hiroshima Prefecture
For Saijo to become a famous sake brewery spot, there were many innovators. You can learn the history and culture of Sakagura street.
Sake should taste better at the breweries after you understand the city of Saijo.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hakubotan Brewery, 15-5 Saijohommachi, Higashihiroshima 739-0011 Hiroshima Prefecture
There is a document showing Hakubotan Brewery’s foundation in 1675, which makes it the oldest sake brewery in Saijo. Let’s enjoy the taste of sake which turned Saijo into a sake-producing city.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Saijotsuru Brewery, 9-17 Saijohommachi, Higashihiroshima 739-0011 Hiroshima Prefecture
As you walk along the stone pavement and enter the store, you will arrive at a cozy, relaxed atmosphere where they sell their passion, Japanese sake. Of course, you can taste some sake as well.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Kamotsuru Sake Brewery, 9-7 Saijohommachi, Higashihiroshima 739-0011 Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan’s famous brewery that ships most of Saijo’s sake. The touring area is also the largest with plenty of displaying/tasting/sales space! A spot where you can learn Japanese sake’s production processes!
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Fukubijin Sake Breweries, 6-21 Saijohommachi, Higashihiroshima 739-0011 Hiroshima Prefecture
They have spring water used as “mother” water which you can also drink. Not only can you taste the sake and purchase some, but you can also buy original items. The displays of “Nation’s Sake” hand-written by successive prime ministers are also another highlight.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Kugurimon Coffee Shop, 17-1 Saijōhonmachi, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0011, Japan
・KUGURIMON COFFEE: A coffee shop where you can drink tasty fresh roasted coffee made with sake’s “mother” water. They also sell specialty products and unique goods of East Hiroshima such as sake Manju (buns with sweet red bean paste filling) and Karinto (Japanese fried snacks) made of sake lees. How about purchasing some souvenirs that are sake-related?
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Kugurimon Coffee Shop, 17-1 Saijōhonmachi, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0011, Japan
・KUGURIMON Gate: KUGURIMON COFFEE has a unique structure where the attics of two buildings are joined together creating a “gate” which people can walk under. Let’s head back to the station after going through Saijo’s famous sightseeing spot.
Duration: 15 minutes
