Sawada Brewery 37th Hakuro Warehouse Open Access Event
Date: Feb 21,2026(Sat)、Feb 22(Sun)
Good to the last drop through meticulous work and traditional brewing techniques
Sawada Brewery, in Tokoname City, was established around the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1848. The sake brewery made great contributions to raising the bar of sake brewing quality in the Edo period with its success in developing the basis for the sokujo fast-brewing method—a brewing process adding lactic acid to the starter.
This incredible brewery opens its warehouse to the public once every year, letting visitors see the various aspects of the brewery's careful and traditional brewing techniques. Free sake samples straight from the vat and casks offer a literal taste of the brewery's genius in addition to tastings of numerous new sake brews created in the winter for a small fee. Foods making for a tasty marriage with the sake as well as confections using sake lees too are available for sale with numerous local eateries opening booths for you to peruse. And there's no need to worry about driving—as you cannot drink and drive in Japan—since there is a shuttle bus running from Tokoname Station on the day of the event.
Heed this cordial invitation from Sawada Brewery and savor the tastes of one of Tokoname City's long-standing, well-known breweries.
Event details
Freshly pressed, unpasteurized sake purchase
• 300 bottles available per day
• Limit of two bottles per person
• Available from 9:30 am and 1:00 pm each day through ticket sets
• Advance reservation possible from the reservation page (Japanese).
Freshly pressed, unpasteurized sake tastings and free drinks of special sweet amazake sake
Famous Hakuro Warehouse Bento lunches (JPY 3,800)
Enjoy special sake lees soup, pickles, and Chita-style sushi in a building of retro construction from the early Showa period. Application available from the reservation form (Japanese).
• Limit of 150 lunches/day.
• Payment for warehouse bento lunches possible at the venue's Old Public Hall (cash only).
Warehouse open access commemorative sake cups
Sake cups by Tokoname potter Yu Watanabe available (in limited supply).
Tasting zone
More than 20 varieties of limited-time sake including freshly brewed types only available during this season are planned in the tasting zone for the warehouse's open access.
A section also offers warm sake. Enjoy types specially suited to being served warm as well as those normally drunk cold or at room temperature. This event offers over-the-top content, so don't miss it!
Normal tasting price:
• 10 drink tickets: JPY 1,000 (10 drink tickets)
Special set prices:
• 20-drink ticket advance sale (A Starter Set): JPY 5,000 (including a commemorative sake cup)
A Starter Set purchase purchase (Japanese)
Note:
• The A Set includes a commemorative sake cup by Tokoname potter Yu Watanabe, available in three colors (color selection unavailable).
• 20-drink ticket advance sale (B Starter Set): JPY 2,000 (including a commemorative sake cup)
B Starter Set purchase (Japanese)
Other exhibits and sake purchases as well as workshops are also available. See the official website for details.
EVENT OVERVIEW
| Date | 9:30 am–3:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Place | Sawada Brewery |
| Location | 〒479-0818 4-10 Koba-cho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi |
| Fee | Admission free of charge |
| Restrooms | Available |
| Phone number | 0569-35-4003 (Sawada Brewery) |
Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.
ACCESS
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- Access by public transport
- Free shuttle buses planned to depart from Tokoname Station on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line.
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- Access by car
- Approx. 10 min. (5.3 km) south from Tokoname Interchange on Chitaodan Road (Centrair Line) via Route 252.
Notes:
• Drinking and driving is illegal in Japan. Please do not drive under the influence.
• As alcoholic tastings are available, guests are encouraged to use public transportation and the free shuttle bus.
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