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Kuncho Shuzo

Hita · Japan

Sake tasting and brewery-museum visits

What you’ll find

What Kuncho Shuzo is known for

Founded in 1932 on the former estate of the Chihara merchant family, Kuncho Shuzo brews sake and shochu with local groundwater inside a row of warehouses built between 1702 and 1918. The riverside complex houses a brewing museum, tasting shop, gallery and cafe, and takes drop-in visitors daily from 9:00 to 4:30.