NAGANO BREWERY

KURABITO STAY (Saku)

Saku, Nagano

A hands-on programme in the Saku area of Nagano where you help with koji and sake making. Book on the official site.

The distillery building with its pointed roof

Whisky

Mars Komagatake Distillery (Hombo Shuzo)

Miyada, Nagano

A distillery in Miyada, Nagano. The visit is free (tasting is paid). You can enter without a reservation, but bookings take priority when busy.

Karuizawa Brewery

Saku, Nagano

A tour of the modern brewery behind THE Karuizawa Beer, ending with draft beer from a saxophone-shaped server. Works by Hiroshi Senju are displayed inside.

Herbal liqueur

Yomeishu Museum Komagane (Yomeishu Seizo Komagane Plant)

Komagane, Nagano

A free facility where you can freely see how Yomeishu is made without booking, including the bottling and packaging lines.

Manns Wines Komoro Winery

Komoro, Nagano

At the foot of Mt. Asama, daily tours include a tasting tour of vineyards, a Japanese garden and the private underground cellar, plus a shorter cellar tour.

EH Shuzo

Azumino, Nagano

View each stage of sake making from an upstairs gallery, then taste at the tasting corner.

Suwa Mikotsuru Brewery Sake Seminar

Shimosuwa, Nagano

A seminar with a rice display, a look inside the brewery and an explanation of the brewing process, aimed at sake and Mikotsuru fans.

Chateau Mercian Mariko Winery

Ueda, Nagano

Winery tours of the Mariko Vineyard, fermentation facility and barrel hall, ending with tasting. Some courses are led by the winemaker.

Kurosawa Brewery Sake Museum

Sakuho, Minamisaku District, Nagano

A sake museum with a doll diorama of the brewing process and traditional brewing tools. Admission is free.

Chateau Mercian Kikyogahara Winery

Shiojiri, Nagano

On public-opening days you can take a winery tour (reservation, fee, limited places) and taste in the fermentation building.

Hayashi Farm Goichi Wine Vineyard Visit

Shiojiri, Nagano

A 15-minute walk through the company's vineyard, free and without booking, with tasting at the shop.

Nishinomon Yoshinoya (near Zenkoji)

Nagano City, Nagano

A self-guided course that starts in a preserved Meiji-era brewery building and views sake-making equipment through windows. A guided tour is available by reservation.

Kametaya Brewery

Matsumoto, Nagano

A reservation-only visit to a historic sake house built in 1885, with panels explaining how the sake is made.

Libushi Taproom (AJB Co.)

Nozawaonsen Village, Nagano

The taproom of Anglo Japanese Brewing Company (AJB) in the centre of Nozawa Onsen. It serves the company's own beers on 12 taps.

Shiga Kogen Beer (Tamamura Honten)

Yamanouchi Town, Nagano

Tamamura Honten, a sake brewery founded in 1805, has brewed Shiga Kogen Beer since 2004. The on-site shop sells sake and beer, with paid tasting available.

YUDANAKA BREWERY (COMPLEX U)

Yamanouchi Town, Nagano

A brewery inside a complex run by the Yudanaka Onsen inn Aburaya Tosen. Craft beer is served at the beer and cafe restaurant, and brewery tours are offered.

Hakuba Brewing Company

Hakuba Village, Nagano

A brewery in Kamishiro, Hakuba, making unfiltered craft beer. Canned and bottled beer can be bought over the counter at the brewery.

HAKUBA CRAFT (HAKUBA BEER GARAGE)

Otari Village, Nagano

A brewery and restaurant with its own brewery, connected to the Kane-no-naru-oka slope of Tsugaike Kogen ski resort. It serves its own beer and dishes made with local ingredients.

Kita Alps Brewery

Omachi City, Nagano

A brewery founded in Omachi in 2019. Its official site lists its own taproom, and its beer can also be ordered online.

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Mallika Brewing

Nagano City, Nagano

A brewery and craft beer cafe in the temple town of Zenkoji. It brews beer using Nagano fruit and other local produce.

Nagano Minamikaze Beer

Nagano City, Nagano

A brewpub 8 minutes' walk from Nagano Station. Guests can drink house-brewed beer and eat dishes made with Shinshu ingredients while looking at the brewing tanks from the counter.

Quartet Brewing Taproom

Karuizawa, Nagano

A craft beer brewery and taproom on the main street of Karuizawa, where you can drink its own beers on site.

Yachiho Brewing Company Taproom

Sakuho, Nagano

A craft brewery on a highland in Yatsugatake-Chushin Kogen Quasi-National Park, with a taproom where you can drink its beers.

Azumino Brewery

Azumino, Nagano

A craft brewery right in front of JR Hotaka Station that grows its own hops and barley locally. Its taproom looks onto the brewing equipment and serves its beer with food.

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BACCA Brewing (Bakka)

Matsumoto, Nagano

Bakka, a brewpub about a 3-minute walk from Matsumoto Station that serves beer brewed in-house.

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Matsumoto Brewery Taproom Nakamachi

Matsumoto, Nagano

The taproom next to the head office of Matsumoto Brewery (founded 2016). The brewery itself is in Nomizo-nishi, Matsumoto; the taproom serves its craft beer, and the company runs other taprooms in the city.

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Monterey Brewing

Shiojiri, Nagano

A small brewery that started brewing in Senba, Shiojiri, in 2024. It makes fruit ales and Belgian-style beer and sells bottles at the brewery.

8Peaks ALE STAND

Chino, Nagano

The directly run draft-beer stand that 8Peaks Brewing, based at the foot of the Yatsugatake mountains, opened in April 2026 in the Bellvia building at JR Chino Station, with eight taps.

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Reijin Shuzo (Suwa Roman Beer)

Suwa, Nagano

A sake brewery founded in 1789 that has also brewed Suwa Roman Beer since 1999. Products can be bought at the brewery shop, and the beer is available as a paid tasting.

In a daze Brewing

Ina, Nagano

A brewery in Nishiminowa, Ina, with an attached taproom serving draft beer and wood-fired pizza. Cans and bottles can also be bought.

Minami Shinshu Beer Komagatake Brewery

Miyada Village, Nagano

The Minami Shinshu Beer (Ogna) brewery on the grounds of the Mars Komagatake Distillery at the foot of Mt. Komagatake. Ogna is served at the adjacent shop and bar.

CAMP&CHEERS KANESHIGE (FARM&CIDERY KANESHIGE)

Shimojo Village, Nagano

A campground run by the apple farm behind FARM&CIDERY KANESHIGE, a hard cider and craft beer maker. The attached cafe and taproom serves draft cider and beer.

Tenzing Brewery

Ueda, Nagano

A brewpub near Ueda Station that combines a brewery and a taproom. It brews lager, ales and dark beer, plus beers using local farm produce, and serves them with dishes made from regional ingredients.