Niseko Shuzo brewery in Kutchan-cho, Hokkaido offers tasting.

02/17/202302/18/2023

This article is aimed at people who are old enough to drink alcohol.
This article was interviewed in October 2022.
The situation may have changed since then, so we recommend gathering information before visiting the brewery.

I visited the Niseko Shuzo brewery in Kutchan-cho, Hokkaido, so I would like to introduce it.

Kutchan Town is right next to Niseko Town, which is famous for its ski resorts.

Niseko Town is not only for skiing, but there are also activities such as river rafting in the summer, so it’s fun.

Table of contents

Access to Niseko Shuzo Co., Ltd.

I will explain the location of Nisei Koshuzo and how to get there.

GoogleMAP

Niseko Town is on the south side of the map.

Access

Sake tasting is available at the brewery, so it is not recommended to go by car.

If you are going from Sapporo, we recommend taking the train or bus.

Transportation from Sapporo Station	Ride time	station name	One way fare	walking time
Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido)	about 2 hours 10 minutes	Kutchan Station	2,100 yen	about 10 minutes
HOKKAIDO CHUO BUS	about 2 hours 30 minutes	Kutchan jujigai	1,815 yen	about 20 minutes

Click here for the website of Hokkaido Railway Company.

You can check the bus stop from this website.

“Limited Express Niseko” may operate from July to September.

Please check the website of Hokkaido Railway Company for the time and fare of “Limited Express Niseko”.

Introduction of Niseko Shuzo Co., Ltd.

This is a photo of the entrance.

As soon as I entered, I was greeted by a very kind old lady.

Japanese sake direct sales store

As soon as you enter from the entrance, there is a direct sales shop of Niseko shuzo.

The sake on the left side of the photo is for sale.

In addition to the sake that you usually see at sake specialty stores, there were also things that you had never seen before.

There was no refrigeration equipment, and “Nama sake” was not sold.

There is a sake brewery in the back of the sake barrel, but you cannot visit it.

What is “Nama Sake”

“Nama” is sake that is shipped with the yeast still alive, without pasteurization.

“Nama” sake is fresh and fruity.

However, if you do not store it in the refrigerator, it will deteriorate.

place to taste

There is a place where you can taste Japanese sake, and you can drink it for free.

There was a refrigerator here, and there was also “Nama sake” and Daiginjo”.

I had to drive, so I couldn’t drink.

product sales

They didn’t sell anything other than sake, but they did sell sake cups for 100 yen each.

まとめ

Thank you for reading until the end.

At this brewery, you can sample sake, and the staff was very kind.

When playing in Niseko Town or Kutchan Town, we recommend making this a destination as well.