Aomori: Hato Masamune Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting

Explore Hato Masamune Brewery on a customized guided tour with production-floor access, staff Q and A, and a dedicated tasting session.

Getting started

Arrive at Hato Masamune sake brewery and check in with the onsite team at the designated start time. After a short introduction to the schedule, you join your group and enter the brewing facilities with your guide. The visit begins inside the production area, where you move directly toward the first stage of sake-making.

What to expect

Hato Masamune Brewery

Hato Masamune Brewery is a working sake brewery in Aomori where you follow the path from raw rice to finished Hato Masamune sake. The experience is structured around a customized tour of Hato Masamune sake brewery that aligns with the current brewing schedule.

Features

• A customized tour of Hato Masamune brewery shapes your route through the brewing facilities, so you see active spaces that reflect what is happening on the production day. This tailored approach lets you focus on the stages of sake-making that are most visible and relevant during your visit.
• As you explore the brewing facilities, you observe various stages of sake production, from rice preparation to fermentation areas. One key highlight is witnessing the brewing process and seeing the rice being steamed, which shows how texture and temperature are controlled.
• Throughout the walkthrough, you have a guided Q and A with staff, designed as a guided question-and-answer session with staff who work directly with Hato Masamune sake. You can ask about techniques, the history and tradition of sake-making in Japan, and how different processes influence flavor.
• A tasting session featuring several varieties of Hato Masamune sake concludes the production-side visit, giving you time to compare a tasting session of several sake varieties and connect flavors to what you observed in the brewery. This tasting session featuring several varieties of Hato Masamune sake is included as part of the experience.
• Depending on the production schedule, hands-on experiences or close-up demonstrations are included so you can engage more directly with specific steps. These hands-on experiences or close-up demonstrations, such as watching focused tasks up close, help you immerse yourself in the art of sake-making at Hato Masamune Brewery.