OTOKOYAMA SAKE PARK

Flow of the course

About this spot

A free museum run by a brewery that has made sake in Asahikawa for a long time. Edo-period sake vessels, old signboards and brewing tools are on display, so you can follow step by step why this land became a sake region. The story that Asahikawa sake is supported by snowmelt water soaking into the Daisetsuzan mountain range resonates surprisingly well even with children on their way to play in the water. In front of the building you can draw the spring water used for brewing, and it is a place where locals as well as travelers come to fill their bottles. The exhibition is compact, so even with small children you can go around before anyone gets bored.

Tips

Admission is free, and checking the opening hours and closed days in advance is reassuring. There is a tasting corner, so decide in advance who is driving and make sure that person does not drink. The shop also has items you can share with children, such as sake lees and amazake. If you plan to draw the spring water, bringing one empty plastic bottle means nothing goes to waste.

Best time to visit

About 1 hour. The morning right after opening lets you look around at a calm pace

Access & map

079-8412 Hokkaido, Asahikawa City, Nagayama 2-jo 7-chome 1-33