Sake, the National Alcoholic Drink of Japan. Enjoy Drinks Sourced from Local Hokkaido Breweries, Right Here in Sapporo

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Sake, the national alcoholic drink of Japan. Enjoy drinks sourced from local Hokkaido breweries, right here in Sapporo

Visitors to Sapporo are highly encouraged to stop by a local brewery to sample Japanese sake made locally. Here, we will take a closer look at how best to enjoy Japanese sake in Sapporo.

Sampling locally alcoholic beverages over a meal really brings out the deliciousness of the food and adds an element of excitement to your travel experience. Sapporo is famous for its beer, but let’s not forget sake, Japan’s national alcoholic drink. Here, we will take a closer look at how to enjoy Japanese sake right here in Sapporo.

* “National alcoholic drink” (kokushu) is a term that refers to Japan’s representative traditional drinks, Japanese sake and shochu.

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Visit the only museum in Sapporo owned and operated by a brewery to learn about Japanese sake born in Sapporo

Sapporo is located on an alluvial fan created by the sand and sediment deposited over the millennia by the Toyohira River, which flows from Jozankei. The area has a wealth of underground water resources created when rain and snow that falls on the surface filters through the strata, as well as groundwater that then bubbles back to the surface downstream. Chitosetsuru, the very first sake brewery in Hokkaido, located its brewery in the heart of downtown Sapporo because of the city’s access to pristine water, which is the lifeblood of sake. The Chitosetsuru Sake Museum unravels the history of Sapporo from the time the brewery first opened as Sapporo’s sole brewery to the present, and offers tastings where you can choose your favorite Japanese sake. Patrons can also sample the pristine water used to brew the sake, or try the popular sake lees soft-serve ice cream.

Chitosetsuru Sake Museum

Address Higashi 5-1, Minami 3-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

Open 10:00 – 18:00

Closed Year-end and New Year holidays

Fee Free of charge

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