Okinawa
You must be 20 or over to drink in Japan. If you are driving, you cannot taste.
Nago, Okinawa
A reservation-only tour (about 45 minutes) of a cellar lined with about 2,000 barrels, including a tasting.
A tour starting in a gallery recreating a local shop from 1965-1974 with Orion history displays, covering the main brewing steps and ending with a tasting.
Ishigaki, Okinawa
An Ishigaki Island awamori distillery offering a free, no-reservation factory tour once a day (about 15 minutes).
Miyakojima, Okinawa
A tour at Taragawa, an awamori distillery on Miyakojima. After a video on awamori production, visitors see the cave storage "Uipyaupusu-gura", where customers' awamori is aged.
Naha (Shuri), Okinawa
A distillery right next to Shuri Castle. Visitors can watch an introductory DVD and try aged awamori and liqueurs, all free of charge.
Itoman, Okinawa
A visitor facility with history exhibits, a production video, a glass-window view of the line and tastings, close to Naha Airport.
A restaurant run by the brewery where its local beer is served.
Tomigusuku, Okinawa
A distillery that also runs its own kiln for awamori jars. Guided tours run twice daily, with tastings.
A brewpub run by the brewery, serving its own craft beer.
Okinawa City, Okinawa
A taproom at the brewery serving its house-brewed craft beer.
Brewery visits are accepted, and its local beer is available at the on-site shop or restaurant.
A small awamori distillery offering tours for one group of up to five people at a time. Visits take about 30 minutes, including a tasting at the end.
Uruma, Okinawa
An awamori distillery in Uruma, Okinawa. Visitors tour inside the production area and can then taste around six to seven varieties of awamori.
Nakijin, Okinawa
The only distillery in Nakijin Village, offering a free guided tour of the awamori process (about 20 minutes).
Nanjo, Okinawa
Its local beer can be bought or enjoyed at shops and eateries inside the facility.
A small awamori distillery overlooking Haneji Inland Sea. The plant manager guides visitors, and every product can be tasted free at the sales corner.
Kin, Okinawa
A distillery tour at a maker that carries on Ryukyu-dynasty methods. After the tour, visitors can compare aged awamori and distillery-exclusive undiluted awamori, and purchase them at distillery prices.
Naha, Okinawa
A factory tour at Shinzato Shuzo, which describes itself as Okinawa's oldest distillery. The tour includes a tasting comparison and a souvenir.
An awamori distillery in Nago. Tours are free with no reservation, guided by the master brewer, and tasting is available.
Sun, November 29, 2026
Naha, Okinawa, Okinawa
A tasting event bringing together whisky and spirits distilleries, makers and importers, now in its fifth edition.
This year's edition has ended
Naha City, Okinawa
An awamori event run by the Okinawa Prefecture Sake Brewers Association, with an awamori bar, bartender cocktails, a mini museum on awamori history and workshops. The latest confirmed edition was Nov 15-16, 2025.
Miyakojima City, Okinawa
Six Miyako Island distilleries pour awamori at booths, alongside a contest of the local drinking custom 'otori' speeches. The latest edition I could confirm was March 8-9, 2025.
A public market about 150 m along Ichiba Hon-dori from Kokusai-dori. Ingredients bought on the 1st floor can be cooked in the 2nd-floor eateries.
A dining and nightlife district south of Tomari Port in Naha. The streets stay busy late into the night.
A market founded in 1955 after the war, with about 150 shops along narrow lanes. At night it is known as a string of small drinking spots.
A drinking quarter southeast of Makishi Station's west exit, facing Kokusai-dori and Heiwa-dori. Home to the Sakurazaka Theater, it has gained cafes and tucked-away eateries.
