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Wine: places to visit

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A trellis of Koshu grapevines

A Koshu vineyard in Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi

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Exterior of Furano Winery
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Furano Winery

Furano, Hokkaido

A staff-guided winery tour with a barrel-aged wine and Furano Cheese Workshop cheese tasting. A premium course adds a vineyard visit with a specialist.

Booking: Reservation required
Exterior of the Hokkaido Wine head office
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Hokkaido Wine (Otaru Wine Gallery)

Otaru, Hokkaido

A reservation-based tour covering the company history, a virtual vineyard, the oak-barrel cellar and a tasting in the underground Keller3 room.

Booking: Reservation required
Front of the Ikeda Wine Castle, with a red brick stairway leading up to the entrance
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Ikeda Wine Castle (Tokachi Wine)

Ikeda, Hokkaido

A castle-like facility known as the Wine Castle, home of Tokachi Wine. Admission is free, with the underground aging cellar and brandy distillery room open to visit.

Booking: Check the official site
Exterior of Wine Chateau Ohasama with its timber gabled facade and a tulip flower bed
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Edelwein Winery Factory Tour (Wine Chateau Osako)

Hanamaki, Iwate

A factory tour covering wine bottling, fermentation and the barrel cellar.

Booking: No reservation needed
Exterior of Iwate Kuzumaki Wine
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Iwate Kuzumaki Wine Factory Tour

Kuzumaki, Iwate

A tour of the winery's wine factory in Kuzumaki. The shop offers free tasting.

Booking: Reservation required
The brewing building of Takahata Winery
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Takahata Winery

Takahata, Yamagata

Visitors can see part of the production process, the storage tank yard and the underground cellar, with free tasting always available at the wine corner.

Booking: Check the official site
Main building of Ushiku Chateau
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Ushiku Chateau (Kamiya Denbei Memorial Hall)

Ushiku, Ibaraki

The site of Japan's first full-scale winery, built in the Meiji era. The Kamiya Denbei Memorial Hall displays large casks, winemaking equipment and an underground cellar, free of charge.

Booking: Check the official site
A building at Cave d'Occi Winery surrounded by garden greenery
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Cave d'Occi Winery

Niigata (Nishikan-ku), Niigata

A daily winery tour of about 60 minutes at 11:00, with tasting included. Booking is online, by the day before.

Booking: Reservation required
Exterior of the Chateau Mercian Wine Museum, the former Miyazaki Daini Brewery, at the Katsunuma Winery
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Château Mercian Katsunuma Winery

Koshu, Yamanashi

Guided tours of the Japan Heritage wine museum, vineyard, fermentation facilities and underground cellar, ending with a tasting. Three tour courses are offered.

Booking: Reservation required
Exterior of Katsunuma Winery
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Katsunuma Jozo Winery Tour

Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi

Based in a 140-year-old house, with a staff-led course on Koshu grape growing and history and a tasting course using wine dispensers.

Booking: Reservation required
The underground wine cellar at Lumiere Winery
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Lumiere Winery

Fuefuki, Yamanashi

Reservation-only guided tours of the vineyard, the winery building, the underground cellar and the stone fermentation tanks, a nationally registered tangible cultural property.

Booking: Reservation required
Exterior of the Manns Wines Katsunuma Winery
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Manns Wines Katsunuma Winery

Koshu, Yamanashi

Visit the normally closed underground cellar and barrel room, then enjoy a seminar and tasting of three wines or two juices in the Solaris Room.

Booking: Check the official site
White-walled winery building of Marufuji Winery with its logo
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Marufuji Winery (Rubaiyat)

Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi

One of the oldest wineries in Katsunuma. A 15-minute tour covers the tasting room, underground cellar, gallery and barrel aging area.

Booking: Reservation required
Exterior of Morita Koshu Winery
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Morita Koshu Winery (Chanmori)

Katsunuma, Koshu, Yamanashi

See the production line and taste wine. Groups under 10 need no reservation and register at the shop on the day.

Booking: No reservation needed
Entrance of Sadoya headquarters and winery
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Sadoya Winery

Kofu, Yamanashi

A winery a five-minute walk from JR Kofu Station. The tour explores an underground cellar of roughly 700 tsubo and includes one glass of a recommended wine.

Booking: Reservation required
Entrance sign and grounds of Chateau Mercian Kikyogahara Winery
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Chateau Mercian Kikyogahara Winery

Shiojiri, Nagano

On public-opening days you can take a winery tour (reservation, fee, limited places) and taste in the fermentation building.

Booking: Reservation required
Headquarters building and sign of Hayashi Farm (Goichi Wine)
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Hayashi Farm Goichi Wine Vineyard Visit

Shiojiri, Nagano

A 15-minute walk through the company's vineyard, free and without booking, with tasting at the shop.

Booking: No reservation needed
Buildings and grounds of Nakaizu Winery Hills
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Nakaizu Winery Hills (Chateau T.S)

Izu, Shizuoka

A winery surrounded by about 10 hectares of vineyards. A roughly 30-minute guided tour covers the cellar, the winemaking facility viewed through glass, and the vineyard.

Booking: Reservation required
The winery and sign of Kyoto Tamba Wine
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Kyoto Tamba Wine Winery Tour

Kyotamba, Kyoto

A 50-minute guided tour of the vineyard and the winery, from the crushing area and press to the bottling line and cellar, ending with a tasting of three wines.

Booking: Reservation required
The direct-sales shop at Katashimo Winery
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Katashimo Winery

Kashiwara, Osaka

A local-guide tour of western Japan's oldest winery covering its history and winemaking, with a sparkling-wine toast overlooking the Osaka plain.

Booking: Reservation required
Exterior of Kurayoshi Winery
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Kurayoshi Winery

Kurayoshi, Tottori

A winery inside a Meiji-era townhouse with a wine shop and cafe. Tours and farm-work experiences are by advance reservation.

Booking: Reservation required
Exterior of Shimane Winery
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Shimane Winery Wine Brewing Hall

Izumo, Shimane

A winery near Izumo Grand Shrine where you can see the wine-making process, including tanks and the bottling line, free of charge. The attached shop offers about ten wines for free tasting.

Booking: No reservation needed
Exterior of Sera Winery
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Sera Winery

Sera, Hiroshima

A winery in Sera Yume Park where visitors can see the tanks and bottling line. A shop is on site.

Booking: Check the official site
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Hakodate Wine (Budokan)

Nanae, Hokkaido

A free guided factory tour of about 30 minutes led by Budokan staff. Weekdays only, with booking required by the previous day.

Booking: Reservation required