NorthWest WaArita ware (Arita town tourism)
Arita, birthplace of Japanese porcelain in the 1600s.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
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Sake breweries and local craft
Breweries, distilleries and traditional crafts that make great omiyage.
Dassai (Asahi Shuzo)
Yamaguchi brewery behind the internationally known Dassai junmai daiginjo.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Fushimi sake museum by a brewer founded in 1637, with tastings.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hakuichi (Kanazawa gold leaf)
Kanazawa gold-leaf maker with shops and craft experiences.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hakutsuru Sake Brewing
Kobe Nada sake brewery founded in 1743.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Imabari Towel
Official brand site for Imabari's famous soft cotton towels.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum
Nada brewery museum showing traditional sake-making tools.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kikusui Sake Brewery
Shibata brewery known for Funaguchi canned sake.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Canal-side old merchant quarter with denim and craft shops.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kutani ware (KAM Nomi City Kutaniyaki Art Museum)
Museum of Ishikawa's colourful Kutani porcelain.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Masumi (Miyasaka Brewing)
Suwa sake brewery with a tasting shop.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nanbu Tekki (Iwachu)
Morioka maker of traditional Nanbu cast-iron kettles and teapots.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nikka Yoichi Distillery
Historic Hokkaido whisky distillery founded in 1934.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Orion Beer (Nago factory)
Okinawa's local brewery with factory tours.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ponshukan (Echigo-Yuzawa sake tasting)
Station sake hall where you can sample Niigata sakes with coin machines.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Saijo Sake Brewery Street
Higashi-Hiroshima district of brick-chimney breweries; sake festival each October.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Seki (knife capital)
Seki City official site; Seki is Japan's knife capital with a centuries-old blade tradition.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Yamazaki Distillery (Suntory)
Japan's first malt whisky distillery, with booked tours.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
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