BREW FUEFUKI

Suntory’s distillery in Hokuto, Yamanashi. Seeing production is on lottery-based paid tours (in Japanese); the free Whisky Museum and Central House has exhibits and a paid tasting lounge but no production tour.

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.

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.

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.

Sake

Yamanashi Meijo (Shichiken)

Hokuto, Yamanashi

The Shichiken sake brewery in the Daigahara post town on the Koshu Kaido. Staff-led tours cover Anzaisho, the room where Emperor Meiji stayed, and Denso-gura, which displays the Kitahara family’s art and documents.

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: No reservation needed

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.

Sake

Ide Brewery (Kai no Kaiun) and Fuji Hokuroku Distillery

Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi

A guided tour of Ide Brewery and its Fuji Hokuroku Distillery, with tastings of sake, plum wine and whisky.

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.

Monde Winery Tour

Fuefuki, Yamanashi

A 30-minute tour that views the production lines through glass and visits the cellars and production areas while explaining how the wine is made.

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: No reservation needed

Mars Yamanashi Winery (Hombo Shuzo)

Isawa, Fuefuki, Yamanashi

Individuals can visit the cellars and bottling facilities without a reservation on a self-guided basis. Travel agencies and bus companies must book at least five days ahead. Free tastings are available at the shop.

Sainte Neige Wine, Yamanashi Winery

Yamanashi City, Yamanashi

A factory tour covering the underground barrel cellar, whisky production area and production lines.

The Far Yeast Beer Adventure (Far Yeast Brewing Genryu Brewery)

Kosuge, Yamanashi

The Far Yeast Brewing brewery in Kosuge village near the source of the Tama River, with an adjoining restaurant. Visitors can pour a range of craft beers themselves.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

CIN CIN BREWERY

Yamanakako, Yamanashi

A micro-brewery by Lake Yamanaka with a taproom on the second floor.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

TPM BREWING (SPRING GALLERY)

Nishikatsura, Yamanashi

A brewery attached to SPRING GALLERY, a photo gallery in a renovated old house, where beer is served at the counter inside.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

BRIGHT BLUE BREWING

Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi

A micro-brewery in Fujiyoshida occupying part of a former ice factory building, with an on-site area to drink its beer.

Fujiyama Beer (Harvest Terrace)

Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi

A brewery inside the Michi-no-Eki Fujiyoshida roadside station, with a restaurant and shop where its beer can be drunk or bought.

AIM Brew LAB.

Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi

A taproom and cafe attached to a brewery near Lake Saiko; beer can be enjoyed while viewing the brewing equipment through a window.

andbeer Yamanashi Taproom

Koshu, Yamanashi

A taproom in Koshu, Yamanashi run by andbeer, a brewery that started in Koenji, Tokyo (open weekends).

RIOT BEER Katsunuma BASE

Koshu, Yamanashi

The brewery of RIOT BEER, which started in Setagaya, Tokyo; bottles are sold on production days.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

Outsider Brewing (Hops and Herbs)

Kofu, Yamanashi

A micro-brewery in a shopping street in central Kofu; its beer is served at the pub Hops and Herbs on the second floor.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

Personabrewery

Kofu, Yamanashi

A micro-brewery in Kofu with an attached shop where its beer can be drunk.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

Nori's Beer Tap Room

Showa, Yamanashi

The taproom run in Showa town by Nori's Beer, a brewery based in Ichikawamisato.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

Moegi no Mura ROCK (Yatsugatake Brewery / Touchdown Beer)

Hokuto, Yamanashi

The Yatsugatake Brewery attached to the restaurant ROCK inside the Kiyosato resort complex Moegi no Mura; it brews Touchdown Beer.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

UCHU BREWING Taproom (Michi-no-Eki Kobuchizawa)

Hokuto, Yamanashi

The taproom of UCHU BREWING of Hokuto, located in Michi-no-Eki Kobuchizawa.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

Manchin Brewing / Manchin Liquor Store (Hokuto)

Hokuto, Yamanashi

A liquor store attached to a brewery in Akeno, Hokuto, where the brewery's craft beer and other drinks can be bought.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

Kai Draft Beer (Yamato Wine tasting shop)

Koshu, Yamanashi

Kai Draft Beer is brewed by Yamato Wine, a winery founded in 1913; it can be tasted and bought at the tasting shop on the premises.

Secondary sources (not confirmed with the facility)

Minami Alps Beer (Sanku Natural Life)

Minami-Alps, Yamanashi

Beer brewed by Sanku Natural Life in Minami-Alps city, which can be bought at the company.