Shiga
You must be 20 or over to drink in Japan. If you are driving, you cannot taste.
Aisho, Shiga
Free guided tours cover the Taisho-era brewhouse, a registered tangible cultural property, and a storage building made entirely of zelkova wood. Brewing water and sake tastings are also available.
Nagahama, Shiga
A distillery run by Nagahama Roman Beer. It offers a reservation-based tour of about 30 minutes that includes a tasting.
Hikone, Shiga
A craft brewery at the foot of Mt. Kojin. The shop sells bottled beer and serves glasses and tasting sets, which can be enjoyed on the lawn or terrace.
Otsu, Shiga
A taproom attached to a brewery in front of Ishiyama-dera's main gate, serving its own beers and mainly Shiga craft beers, up to eight kinds in total.
Taga, Shiga
A tour designed for adult beer enthusiasts, featuring the brewhouse where Kirin Ichiban Shibori is made and a tasting of beer fresh from the factory.
A craft brewery in Taga, Shiga, with an attached restaurant, Brew Pub Thistle, serving beer and food.
Koka, Shiga
A brewery of over a century on the old Tokaido road. Visit its Meiji-era mud-walled building, upstairs tool gallery and brewing tanks, then taste sake: about 20 minutes of tour plus 20 minutes of tasting.
A brewery-run beer restaurant in a converted Edo-period rice warehouse, serving freshly brewed draft beer with dishes such as Omi beef.
Toyosato, Shiga
A brewery founded in 1854 (Kinkame and Ohoshi). The tour covers the steaming room, koji room, brewing hall and traditional wooden-tank bag pressing, plus a gallery of old tools upstairs.
A beer cafe attached to the small Omi Beer brewery in Otsu, serving freshly brewed draft beer, with terrace seats and a take-out window.
Usually early October
A large tasting event organised by the Shiga Sake Brewers Association where breweries from across the prefecture gather; 30 breweries took part in 2026.
