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Yonezawa, Yamagata / 酒造資料館 東光の酒蔵

Toko Sake Brewery Museum

The museum of Kojima Sohonten, brewer of Toko sake since 1597 and purveyor to the Uesugi lords of Yonezawa, where the brewery shop offers free tastings as well as paid tastings of premium sake.

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Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Admission
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Closing days
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Opening hours

9:00-16:30 (last entry to the exhibits 30 min before closing).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

Closed December 31, January 1 and January 2.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Adults 350 yen (groups 300), junior high and high school 250 (200), elementary 150 (100).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

About 6 min by car from JR Yonezawa Station or 5 min from JR Minami-Yonezawa Station; 15 min from Yonezawa-Hachimanbara IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

Parking for 30 cars and 5 coaches.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Accessibility

The brewery has many steps, but wheelchair users can visit with assistance. Wheelchair loan, ramps, audio guides at five points and a rest area.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Address: Yonezawa, Yamagata (Japanese address: 山形県米沢市大町2-3-22 柳町上通り)

Official site: https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_10302.html

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteIt is said to have been one of the few breweries allowed to keep making sake during famine-era bans in the Edo period. Inside, the brewery feels like a step back into the Meiji era.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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