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Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima / 末廣酒造 嘉永蔵

Suehiro Sake Brewery, Kaei-gura

A sake brewery founded in 1850 in the town of Aizuwakamatsu, with free guided brewery tours of about 30 minutes, a café and a tall-ceilinged hall.

The exterior of Suehiro Sake Brewery, Kaei-gura
Suehiro Sake Brewery, Kaei-guraPhoto: 皓月旗 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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24 Dec 2026

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Opening hours

9:30-16:30. Guided brewery tours every hour from 10:00 (none at 12:00), about 30 min.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

Closed on the 2nd Wednesday of each month and over the New Year.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Brewery tours are free (groups of 10+ must book).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

5 min on foot from the Nanukamachi-chuo stop of the Haikara-san town loop bus.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

Parking for 20 cars and 4 coaches.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Accessibility

Partly accessible by wheelchair.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Address: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima (Japanese address: 福島県会津若松市日新町12-38)

Official site: https://www.aizukanko.com/spot/14

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteThe Kura Café An serves daiginjo chiffon cake (680 yen), sake jelly (600 yen) and more. In the Meiji era it was the first in Fukushima to brew with a professional toji master, and in the Taisho era it trialled the yamahai method.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Verification log

  • 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.aizukanko.com/spot/14Hours, closing days, fees, access, parking, accessibility, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.