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At its peak, Otaru had over 50 sake breweries, but now only Tanaka Sake Brewery remains, producing Otaru's local sake, Takaragawa.

Tanaka Sake Brewery is a sake brewery that has been in business for 120 years since its founding in 1899 (Meiji 32), and has two stores in the city, where it has been loved by local residents for many years. Kikkogura, a tourist attraction in Otaru, is a former Okazaki warehouse complex consisting of buildings 1 to 3, built in 1905, with a wooden-framed stone structure and one floor with some parts being two stories, and is designated as a "historic building" by Otaru City.

Tanaka Sake Brewery has three distinctive features. First, all of their sake is made from rice grown in Hokkaido. Second, all of the sake they produce is pure rice sake. Third, they are a "four-season brewery" that brews sake throughout the year.

While sake is generally brewed in the winter, a process known as "cold brewing," Kikkogura brews sake all year round, meaning you can observe sake brewing at any time of the year.

Tanaka Sake Brewery has been using "Suisei" rice grown in Niseko, Otofuke, Furubira, Atsuma, etc. since 1998, when Hokkaido rice suitable for sake brewing was born. "Freshly squeezed unpasteurized sake" is a precious product that can only be tasted at the brewery, but here at Kikkogura, you can sample it all year round.

Facility name : Tanaka Sake Brewery Kikkogura

address
2-2 Shinkacho, Otaru City, Hokkaido 047-0016

phone
0134-21-2390

Opening hours
09:05-17:55

Closed days <br>Open all year round

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