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Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum is located in Nadagogo, an area known for producing Japanese sake. The brewery, built in the early Taisho period (1912–1926) and in operation until 1969, remains unchanged and is now used as a museum. The greatest attraction of this museum isn’t just learning about its history, it’s experiencing the traces of sake-brewing with all your senses.

Inside you’ll find real reproductions of traditional sake-making processes with life-sized figures and equipment. Experience rice-steaming, malt (koji) cultivation, and the preparation of the fermenting mass (moromi) in huge barrels as if you are actually present during these steps. The Projection Mapping Theater, which presents sake-making over the four seasons, enables visitors to get a profound sense of the charms of Japanese sake through highly realistic visual effects.

After looking around, head to the fun sake-tasting area. Here, the museum offers free tasting of seasonal limited drinks, as well as a paid tasting machine that enables you to try high-class sake. The nearby shop sells not only sake but also an array of appealing products such as confections made with sake lees and the brewery’s sweet sake ice cream. Tax-free transactions are available for foreign tourists, making these products perfect as a souvenir of your trip.