Visit Hiroshima's Local Sake Capital “Saijo”
Sake carefully prepared by a chief brewer with hiroshima's famous water & quality rice
red brick chimney (2023) by HITHiroshima Tourism Association (HIT)
Saijo's sake brewery street
Saijo's sake brewery street is marked by a red brick chimney. Sake breweries with a beautiful contrast between the white plaster and the black namako-styled walls.
Local sake from Saijo
For sake brewing in Hiroshima, clear water that springs from the Chugoku Mountains is used. It is a delicious famous water even if you drink it as it is.
A mellow sake that is rich in umami
In Hiroshima around Meiji 30, “soft water brewing method” using “soft water” was devised.
Sake in Hiroshima has been drunk by many people by offering a new flavor that was not available until then.
Sake (2023) by HITHiroshima Tourism Association (HIT)
Sake breweries open (2023) by HITHiroshima Tourism Association (HIT)
Sake breweries open on weekends and holidays!
On the east side of the station is “Sake Brewery Street,” where red chimneys and white-walled breweries line up. Some sake breweries are open on weekends and holidays so that you can get in touch with sake breweries and sake culture, so please visit them.
Bishonabe (2023) by HITHiroshima Tourism Association (HIT)
