Harada Sake Brewery
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Harada Sake Brewery (3m45s / approx. 3.6MB)
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Harada Sake Brewery was established at the end of the Edo Period (1855). It has been producing sake for more than two hundred years. Utilizing cold winter preparation, clean and clear Hida water, plenty of rice and the severe winter climate, the brewery produces rich and crispy sake with a sharp finish. They follow a traditional sake making technique, thus also pursuing the infinite possibilities of sake making. They created a new flavor of sake using “flower yeast.” The brewery continues with their motto: “good sake can enrich people’s lives.”
- Business Hours
- 9:00–17:00
- Tasting Hours
- 9:00–16:00
- Business Days
- Open all year round
- Brand Name
- Sansya
- Address
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10 Kami-Sannomachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0846
Google Maps - Phone Number
- +81 577-32-0120
- Website
- https://www.sansya.co.jp/
Hida Takayama Nombe Festival
Information
Tasting Hours 10:00–12:00 / 13:00–16:00
Please make sure to participate the event during the scheduled time.
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Hida
– Holy Land of Japanese Sake
Takayama City is located almost directly in the center of the Japanese Islands.
Surrounded by mountains with altitudes of over 3,000 meters (9,800 feet)
including those in the Hida Mountain Range, it has four distinctive seasons.
There is a large temperature gap between daytime and nighttime.
It is extremely cold in the winter with heavy snowfalls,
and we can see mountains covered with lush greenery in the spring.
Rich natural resources and well-balanced climate conditions are essential for sake making.
Clean and clear water comes from the Hida Mountain Range.
Takayama is famous for the production of a type of rice called “Hidahomare,”
one of the best rice brands for sake making. With climate, water and rice,
Takayama has all three necessary requirements for sake making.
Local sakes are developed together with traditions and culture,
such as the two Takayama Festivals in the spring and fall.
The sakes have a smooth taste with a deep flavor.
With love, the breweries have been producing unique and original flavored sakes only available in Takayama.
Ginjō-shu
Sakes made using the “ginjō” method in which rice is polished and carefully brewed at a low temperature. The best feature of these sakes is their delicate and fruity fragrance called “ginjō-kō.” Sakes with high “ginjō-kō” will lose their fragrance if heated, so these will not usually be consumed hot.
Junmai-shu
Junmai-shu is made from regular rice and malted rice. These sakes have a rich umami. They have a strong flavor and can be consumed various ways: hot, cold, on-the-rocks or diluted with hot water.
Honjōzō-shu
There are various kinds of honjōzō sake. A small amount of alcohol is added before squeezing “moromi” lees in order to adjust the flavor. These light body sakes are best consumed hot.
Namashu / Namazake
Sake is normally heated twice for pasteurization (hiire) before shipment, but sakes without hiire are called Namashu or Namazake. Due to the absence of heat processing, these sakes have a fresh taste. They are best consumed chilled.
Genshu
No water is added after moromi lees are squeezed. This gives the genshu a high alcohol content and makes them very rich. These sakes are delicious diluted with hot or cold water.
Koshu
Sakes made last year or earlier are called “koshu.” These sakes have a “jukusei-kō” (mature fragrance) and a smooth taste.
Shinshu
Sakes made during the current year are called “shinshu.” You can enjoy their fresh taste and aroma.
Nigorizake
These sakes are cloudy and bottled after “moromi” lees are removed using a coarse cloth.
To our Guests
- If you have symptoms such as cold, fever or cough, please refrain from participating the event.
- When entering the store, please make sure to disinfect your hands at the reception desk.
- Please respect the social distance when lining up at the cashier or waiting for tasting.
- To ensure the safety of all guests, the number of people who can enter the store at the same time may be limited. In that case, you will be kindly asked to wait outside the store.
- The event schedule may be changed or canceled without prior notice.
- Please refrain from bringing food, etc. when entering the brewery.
- Please follow the instruction of our staff.
STOP! Don’t Drink & Drive! Underage drinking is prohibited.
- Drinking and driving is prohibited by law.
- Enjoy drinking while realizing your limits.
- The legal drinking age in Japan is 20.
- Drinking is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women.
The “Takayama City Ordinance Prohibiting Littering and Smoking along the Streets” prohibits the following acts:
- Littering anywhere in the city.
- Smoking on the streets of designated areas.
- - Please take your trash home with you.
- - Obey traffic rules and etiquette. No excessive idling in parking lots.