Sake Brewery Museum Toko's Brewery
The "Sake Brewing Museum Tokko no Sakagura" in Yonezawa City is located in an environment well-suited for sake brewing, blessed with abundant water and high-quality rice. Founded in 1597, Kojima Sohonten is known by the name Tokko and holds the honor of being permitted to brew sake even during the sake prohibition of the Edo period. This museum is one of the largest in the Tohoku region and recreates the atmosphere of a Meiji-era sake brewery. The brewing warehouse, where sake was actually produced, has also been used as a filming location for TV dramas and foreign commercials. Inside the museum, various sake brewing tools and displays showing the history of sake breweries can be found, with a particularly impressive lineup of six-shaku barrels. The on-site shop, directly managed by the brewery, offers tastings and purchases of Tokko sake. Additionally, there is a special exhibit room dedicated to Uesugi Yozan as part of the museum. This place allows visitors to feel the history and culture of sake brewing while enjoying tastings and finding their favorite bottle.
Basic Information
- Spot Name
- Sake Brewery Museum Toko's Brewery
- Location
- 〒992-0031 2-3-22 Omachi, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture (Yanagimachi Kamidori)
- Access
- Approximately 6 minutes by car from JR Yonezawa Station
Approximately 5 minutes by car from JR Minami-Yonezawa Station
11 minutes from Yonezawa-Hachi Chuo IC via Tohoku Chuo Expressway - Parking
- 30 cars
- Business Hours
- 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Last admission for indoor exhibition viewing is 30 minutes before closing)
- Regular Holiday
- December 31st and January 1st.
- Fees
- Adults 350 yen, junior and senior high school students 250 yen, elementary school students 150 yen.
- Contact Information
- Phone Number： 0238-21-6601
- Official Website
