Nakano Sake Brewery

OITA FOOD

This historic sake brewery founded in 1874 is located in Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture. It produces sake brewed using traditional methods with life-giving spring water from Goreisen, which springs from 200 m underground and has won the top prize (Gold) in the Monde Selection for three consecutive years. The sake it produces has won over a large fan base. The sake "Chiebijin," named after the brewery's first female proprietress, is known for its soft, gentle sweetness and lovely touch of acidity, and is well liked for its diversity as it can be enjoyed both cold and warm. Classical music is played in the brewery to help produce delicious sake, and on tours of the brewery, visitors can sample several types of sake while learning about the history of the brewery as well as the brewing processes. Visitors can also immerse themselves in the historic landscape and enjoy the unique attractions of the castle town that has retained the distinctive atmosphere of the Edo period.

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More Information about Nakano Sake Brewery

Street address: 2487-1 Oaza Minami-kitsuki, Kitsuki-shi, Oita
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Access

Route1

5 minutes by car from Kitsuki Station

Route2

18 minutes by car from Oita Airport, 1 hour 40 minutes by car from Fukuoka Airport

Opening Hours: 9:00 - 17:00

Closed: Sundays and national holidays

Website: https://chiebijin.com/en/product.html

Best season: All year

Point: There are a few shops that are tucked away along Nakahira-dori Street near Nakano Sake Brewery. These include the Japanese confectionery shop Kitsukiya and its attached Japanese sweets cafe Nakahira-an (open only on Saturdays and by reservation), the Sin-bi Cafe established in a traditional house (open irregularly), and plain jane which sells baked goods made with local ingredients as well as sake lees crackers made with Nakano Sake Brewery's sake lees (open only on Fridays and Saturdays). If the timing is right, why not drop by these shops on your visit to the brewery?

update: Dec.25.2024