Sawanoi Shuzo (Ozawa brewery)

About

The Ozawa Sake brewery creates some of the finest sake using natural water from three hundred year old caves and Japan's national fungus, koji. It's mentioned as a place to taste test sake originally brewed for gods.

Why go

• Sake brewed with ancient cave water
• Feels like a step back in time
• Beautiful mountain setting

Must try

• Taste the 'very dry' daikarakuchi sake
• See the sake 'ball' change color
• Photo op at the barrel wall

Pro tips

• Book brewery tours ahead of time
• Take the 11am tour
• Tour is in japanese, english exhibits available
• Steep climb to the train station

Good to know

• Book tours weeks ahead

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Rating

4.3 / 5 (412 reviews)

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