Houraisen Sake Lab

Houraisen Sake Lab is a facility where visitors can experience sake brewing that opened inside Michi-no-Eki Shitara in May 2021. Using locally harvested rice, Houraisen Sake Lab allows visitors to experience everything from washing and steaming the rice to preparation and pressing. By experiencing the sake brewing process while getting hands-on with traditional techniques, visitors are given the opportunity to experience the profound depths of sake culture. Through this experience, visitors will gain a real sense of the joy and difficulty of sake brewing, as well as learn about the traditions of Sekiya Brewery, the local climate, and its history. The facility also holds amazake (sweet sake) classes and workshops, offering a wide range of programs where visitors can deepen their understanding of sake culture through a variety of experiences.