Shimane
You must be 20 or over to drink in Japan. If you are driving, you cannot taste.
Izumo, Shimane
A brewery in Imaichi, Izumo. Tours require a reservation.
Tsuwano, Shimane
A Tsuwano brewery founded in the Meiji era. Tours are by phone or email reservation, with tasting.
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.
A Tsuwano brewery dating from the Edo period. Its museum in a 200-year-old brewery displays brewing equipment used up to the mid-Showa era.
Matsue, Shimane
A taproom at the brewery serving its house-brewed craft beer.
Unnan, Shimane
A brewery in Kisuki, Unnan, open for tours by reservation outside the brewing season.
Okinoshima, Shimane
A brewery on Okinoshima that offers tours booked via its website. The site also has a virtual tour.
A brewery on Momen Kaido in Hirata, Izumo, offering brewery tours and tasting.
Masuda, Shimane
A Matsue brewery open for tours. Tasting and shopping are at a shop five minutes' walk from the brewery.