Jokun Brewing Lab

Niigata Kameda Distillery

Niigata, Niigata

A distillery in Niigata City. The tour of about 60 minutes covers the production process and ends with a tasting of four whiskies.

Wine

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.

Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery

Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata

Described as the sake brewery closest to Niigata Station, about a 15-minute walk away. Brewery staff guide visitors through the facility with talks on sake making and history.

The Hakkaisan Brewery headquarters building

Hakkaisan Brewery (Daini Kowa Kura & Snow Cellar)

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A special tour of the Daini Kowa Kura brewery, normally closed to the public, followed by the Hakkaisan Snow Cellar that stores sake using cold air from snow.

Kikusui Brewery Setsugoro Kura & Sake Culture Institute

Shibata, Niigata

A paid tour along glass-walled corridors overlooking the Setsugoro Kura brewing floor, plus a guided look at the Sake Culture Institute's archive of sake vessels and over 16,000 documents.

Yoshinogawa Sake Museum Jogura

Nagaoka, Niigata

A sake museum on the Yoshinogawa grounds where you can learn about, taste and buy sake. It has a sake bar for tasting flights and a glass-fronted craft beer brewery to look into.

The Niigata brewery behind Kubota sake. The 20-minute tour runs all year, free, with no reservation needed for individuals. A 60-minute course (reservation required), available from December to late April, shows the actual production process.

Kirinzan Shuzo

Aga, Niigata

A brewery in Aga Town, Niigata, offering reservation-only tours (brewery visit and tasting) from June to early September.

Sasaiwai Shuzo Brewery Tour

Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata

A brewery founded in 1899 on the approach to Yahiko Shrine. Working brewers guide visitors through the production facilities.

Ishizuka Shuzo (Himenoi) Brewery Tour

Takayanagi, Kashiwazaki, Niigata

Staff accompany visitors through the brewery to see traditional sake-making tools, followed by a tasting of about three recommended sakes.

Takarayama Brewery Tour

Nishikan-ku, Niigata (Iwamuro Onsen), Niigata

The only brewery in Iwamuro Onsen. The tour goes through a building dating from 1885 where sake is still made.

Exterior of the rebuilt Kaganoi Shuzo brewery

Kaganoi Shuzo Brewery Tour

Itoigawa, Niigata

Founded in 1650, the brewery offers tours following the production process from outside the building.

Wine

Fermier Winery Tour

Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata

A guided walk through the vineyard (Albariño and Cabernet Franc) and the winery, followed by tasting four wines.

Shirataki Sake Brewery Tour

Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A brewery five minutes' walk from the station, with a brewer-escorted or bilingual guided tour and a tasting of limited-edition sake.

Tsunan Brewing Brewery Tour

Tsunan, Nakauonuma, Niigata

A staff-led tour views the brewing floor through windows from a second-floor corridor, followed by three free tastings.

Musashino Shuzo Brewery Tour and Tasting

Joetsu, Niigata

A tour with an explanation of each process inside the brewery, followed by tasting five or six sakes. Tasting-only courses are also offered.

Ofuku Shuzo Brewery Tour

Nagaoka, Niigata

A small-group brewery tour in Nagaoka with a tasting of three sakes.

Takano Shuzo Brewery Tour

Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata

A brewery founded in 1899 offering a guided tour of its brewing and storage rooms with three tastings.

Kiminoi Shuzo Brewery Visit

Myoko, Niigata

A brewery founded in 1842. Visitors can look around buildings over 100 years old and still-active steaming equipment on a self-guided basis.

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Echigo Beer

Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata

The brewery of Echigo Beer Co. in Nishikan Ward, Niigata City, which makes its own craft beer.

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Nuttari Beer

Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata

A brewery in the Nuttari area, about a 15-minute walk from Niigata Station. A tour and tasting experience is listed.

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Hyoko Yashiki no Mori Brewery (Swan Lake Beer)

Agano, Niigata

The brewery that makes Swan Lake Beer, with a restaurant on the premises.

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Yahiko Brewing

Yahiko, Niigata

A craft brewery in Yahiko Village, home of Yahiko Shrine, with a taproom serving its beer.

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HEISEI BREWING

Nagaoka, Niigata

A craft brewery in Nagaoka, opened in 2022 as the in-house brewery of the liquor shop Sakaya Heiseido.

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MITSUKE Local Brewery

Mitsuke, Niigata

A micro brewery in Mitsuke attached to Cafe ho.cca, where its beer is served.

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Tsumari Beer

Tokamachi, Niigata

A craft brewery in the Matsudai area of Tokamachi, making beer with wheat grown in the region.

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Sarukurayama Beer Brewery

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

The brewery of Raiden Beer in Minamiuonuma. Beer can be bought on site, and a bakery is nearby.

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t0ki brewery

Sado, Niigata

A craft brewery on Sado Island that serves its beer on its opening days.

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TSUKIOKA BREWERY

Shibata, Niigata

A brewery in Tsukioka Onsen near a foot bath, with an attached eatery (KITCHIN GEPPO) serving its beer.

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Gangi Brewing

Joetsu, Niigata

A craft brewery with a taproom, about a 10-minute walk from Joetsu-Myoko Station.

Settaya Craft (Yoshinogawa Sake Museum Jogura)

Nagaoka, Niigata

Craft beer brewed by the sake maker Yoshinogawa (founded 1548) at its in-house brewery inside the Sake Museum Jogura, using rice koji as an adjunct.

Makigoya (Cave d'Occi Winery)

Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata

A restaurant inside the Cave d'Occi winery grounds serving house-brewed beer, made by the winery's winemakers, alongside wood-fire grilled dishes.

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AOUZE BREWING TSUBAME BEER

Tsubame, Niigata

A brewery with a taproom near Aouzu Station in Tsubame.