2026 Spring Kyushu Sake Brewery Opening

You can find delicious local sake and new sake!

In fact, Kyushu, the "Sake Capital of Japan," has been attracting the keenest attention of sake fans from all over the country. Kyushu's abundance of famous water and the excellent sake that has been passed down by historic breweries are now ready to be consumed.

In the spring of 2026, "kurabiraki," a celebration of the lifting of the ban on new sake, has begun simultaneously in various regions. Why not visit a sake brewery to experience Kyushu's deep sake culture, which is "more than just shochu"?
Junmai sake with a full-bodied sweetness and ginjo with a crisp, delicious flavor. The popular oak cask-stored sake and popular gin are also of interest! Of course, shochu is not to be missed.
Here we introduce information on kurabiraki throughout Kyushu, which can be enjoyed by everyone from beginners to connoisseurs.

Each event is subject to change. Please be sure to check the organizer's website for details.

*The purpose of this event is to drink alcohol. Please be sure to use public transportation if you are going to drink, and never drink and drive.

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HISONOSAWA Co.

February: Ukiha Sake Raku Festival - Isosawa Burabiraki

For five days, visitors can enjoy a comparison of new sake brewed with Ukiha's famous water and popular brands, as well as local gourmet foods!

Jojima Sake Brewery Opening Executive Committee

February: The 32nd Jyoshima Sake Brewery Opening (Asahikiku, Ikegame, Takamasa Masamune, Tsukushi no Homare, Hiyotsuru, Mizuhonishiki, Morinokura, Wakanami)

A popular event where sake breweries from the southern part of Kurume City gather in one place! A free shuttle bus service is available to take you around the sake breweries.

Katsuya Sake Brewing Company

February: Katsuya Sake Brewery Open House

Tasting of new sake and amazake, and delicious sake manju! Sake brewery tours are available by reservation only! Akama Yado Festival is also held at the same time.

Shiraito Brewery Ltd.

February: Shiraito Shuzo Sake Brewery Opening

Enjoy Kaku-uchi (corner drinking) and limited sake sales during brewery openings! Don't miss the special sake brewery tour with the 8th generation attendants by reservation only!

Ishikura Sake Brewery Co.

February: Hakata Hyakunenkura Sake Brewery Opening

Enjoy sake drinking and amazake (sweet sake) at the atmospheric Hyakunen Kura. There will also be a variety of snacks and gourmet foods for three days!

Shingu CoCo Square

February: Shingu Sake Festival

Sake and Kitchen Car Day", the first joint event between Shingu CoCo Square and sake store Sake no NAGASAKI!

Hayashi Ryuhei Brewery

March: 2026 Kurabiraki New Sake Festival

Tasting and sales of new sake made with subsoil water from Mt. Hidehiko, as well as snacks and refreshments. A 10-minute walk from Sakiyama Station on the Heisei Chikuho Railway!

Kitaya Co.

March: Kitaya Sake Brewery Open House 2026

A lively sake tasting contest and raffle. Limited edition sake will be sold, sake and shochu will be compared, and there will be plenty of food!

Tamamizu Sake Brewery Limited Partnership

March: Tamamizu Shuzo Brewery Brewery Opening

Shuttle cab service is available from JR Setaka Station.

Kiku Bijin Shuzo Co.

March: 2026 Sake brewery opening

New products will be released, popular sake will be directly bottled, and there will be a sake tasting contest! Free shuttle bus service is also available.

Mizokami Sake Brewery Co.

March: Tenshin Sake Brewery Opening 2026

Limited-edition sake in cherry blossom-patterned bottles, which are very popular every year, will be on sale again this year. The event will be held at Katsuyama 2-chome Park at the same time!

JR Hakata City Co.

March: 9th Kyushu Sake Brewery Open 2026

For six days, visitors can enjoy gourmet food from 17 liquor stores and popular restaurants, which will change daily.

Wakatakeya Brewery, Beniotome Brewery, etc.

March: Tanoshimaru Spring Festival

An annual spring event in Tanushimaru Town. located in the town.Wakatakeya Brewery, ,Beniotome Brewery, ,Kyoho Winerywill hold a brewery opening at the same time, and others,Uchiyama Green Land Construction Co.is a popular event where visitors can enjoy spring flowers to the fullest.

Antenna Shop Yame Honpo

March: 2026 Yame Honpo Sake Brewery Opening

Sake breweries from Yame and Chikugo gather in Fukuoka Tenjin! You can select your favorite sake with the brewer.

Asahikiku Brewery Co.

March: Asahikiku Sake Brewery Opening 2026

Depending on the amount of sake purchased, you can participate in a fun raffle. Puddings and sake-kasu sweets that go well with sake are also available as souvenirs.

Umeshu Kenkyukai (Plum Wine Research Association)

April: National Umeshu Festival in JR Hakata Station 2026

More than 111 varieties of ume (plum) wine from sake breweries across Japan will be available for comparison! Advance tickets are also available (200 yen savings from the day of purchase)

Kyushu Geibunkan, Chikugo Shichikoku Sake Culture Study Group

April: Chikugo Shichikoku Sake Culture Expo

Sake comparison of local sake from the Yabe River basin! There will also be a raffle where you can win rare products of various types of sake with the purchase of a ticket for the sake comparison!

Shiraito Brewery Ltd.

April: Shiraito Sake Brewery Opening Haneki Festival

Following the February event, the second one will be held in April! Limited edition sake from the brewery, sales of Tanaka Rokugo, Kaku-uchi (corner store), etc.

Ohga Sake Brewery Co.

April: 2026 Ohga Sake Brewery Spring Sake Brewery Opening

The oldest sake brewery in Fukuoka with over 350 years of history. You can enjoy new sake made with the finest ingredients and handmade.

Moriyama Sake Brewery Co.

April: Kurabiraki 2026

In addition to new and limited-edition sake, visitors can taste sake-kasu (sake lees) foods unique to sake breweries, such as Nara-zuke (pickled radish) and daikon (pickled radish in sake brewery).

Mizuho Chrysanthemum Brewery, Kanbokuto Brewery, Osato Brewery

April: 4th CHIKUHOU Sake Festival

Sake breweries from Chikuho gather at a commercial complex in Iizuka!

Fukuoka Munakata Sake Brewery Izu Honten

April: Izu Honten Sake Brewery Opening

Held for the first time in three years! In addition to new sake and limited edition sake, the famous sake brewery opening specialty, sake manju, will be renewed!

4 warehouses along Nishitetsu Amagi Line

April: "Kura no Hosomichi Ticket" tour of sake breweries

Take the Nishitetsu train to visit four unique breweries! With discounts on train tickets and discount offers at each brewery, you can enjoy the breweries at a discount.

Kataoka Sake Brewery Co.

April: Kataoka Shuzo Brewery Storehouse Opening

Visitors can experience a slightly special drinking experience with a cup of Koishiwara-yaki, a traditional handicraft of Tombo Village.

Amabuki Sake Brewing Co.

February: Amabuki Shuzo New Year Sake Brewery Opening 2026

In 2026, the "Sake Brewery Experience" will be enhanced with a new theme. The main features will be sake brewery corner tasting and premium tasting by reservation only!

Ide Brewery Co.

February: Opening of Ide Sake Brewery in 2026

In addition to the new sake being served, don't miss the sake brewery marché and tasting of the popular local "onsen yudofu" (hot spring tofu)!

6 warehouses in Kashima, 3 warehouses in Ureshino

March: Kashima Sake Brewery Tourism: ®︎2026

This is a joint event held by 5 breweries in Kashima and the whole city. It is also a great opportunity to enjoy other activities besides sake, including cherry blossom viewing!

Komatsu Sake Brewery Co.

March: 27th Spring Kurabiraki "Manrei - Freshly Pressed Tasting

You should definitely try the raw sake that can be pumped directly from the tank and the extremely rare mirin sake. Limited label sake is also available for the first time.

Munemasa Sake Brewery Co.

April: 35th Somasa Shuzo Kurabiraki

Arita Flame YOSAKOI Festival will be held at the same time on the 12th.

Umegae Brewery Co.

February: Umegae Shuzo Spring Brewery Opening

The limited-quantity "Ima-Shibori" is an excellent way to experience the freshness of the product. Reservations not required for brewery tours and shuttle bus service.

Yoshidaya Limited Partnership

February: Arieh Kura Meguri Spring Camp 2026

A popular spring event in Ariake-cho. In addition to sake, visitors can enjoy a tour around Minamishimabara, including miso warehouses and kamaboko (fish cake) stores.

Kine-no-Kawa Co.

April: Kinegawa Kurabiraki 2026

New sake from the brewery, limited-edition Masu sake, the famous barrel sake sales event, and many limited-edition sake will be available!

kururyu shuzo co.

April: 2026: 45th Honjin Kurabiraki - Spring Festival

Local delicacies such as yakitori and sake buns complement the sake. Tours of the brewery, a tangible cultural property, are also offered.

Imazato Brewery Co.

April: 2026: Rokujyosu kurabiraki

Rokujyuyosu is famous as a food sake. In addition to limited edition sake sales and free sake tastings, events such as mochi-maki (rice cake throwing) will be held.

Shigeie Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.

May: 2026 YOKOYAMA Kurafes ~8th Anniversary

The first sake brewery opening will be held at the Yokoyama warehouse completed in 2018! With an overnight tour, you can enjoy Iki to the fullest.

Yamamura Sake Brewing Company

February: 38th New Sake and Hometown Taste Festival

A popular event to taste local Takamori sake and local food. This is a month of attractions such as enjoying "Reizan New Sake" only available in Takamori at restaurants and lodging facilities in the town.

Minamiaso Railway

January - March: Winter sightseeing train "TRAIN BAR Senbon Sakura

A luxurious train trip with a view of Aso, listening to jazz music, and tasting new sake from Reizan, Kumamoto's oldest sake brewery.

Mizutaka Corporation

March: New Sake Brewery Market in Kawajiri 2026

This event is synonymous with the town revitalization event "Kawashiri Haru Monogatari". Enjoy strolling around the town!

Chiyozonoen Sake Brewery Co.

March: 2026 Chidai-en New Sake Festival

The former rice wholesaler is proud of its freshly squeezed, unpasteurized sake. A tour on the Kumaden Bus Tour is also recommended.

JR Kumamoto City Co.

March: Kumamoto New Sake Festival 2026

You can enjoy new sake and snacks on tatami mats! The popular "Sake Tasting Challenge" will be held again this year.

KAMEMAN SAKE Brewing Co.

March: Tsunagi Cherry Blossom Festival & Kameyama Sake Brewery New Sake Festival 2026

Tsunaki Town's annual spring event. You can enjoy it at a discount if you buy a ticket in collaboration with Hisatsu Orenji Railway!

Hananoka Brewery Co.

April: 2026 Sake Brewery Festival "Sanshojin Banquet

Special limited edition sake will be on sale from 9:00am. Bus tours are available to get the limited edition sake without standing in line.

Sengetsu Shuzo Brewery Co.

May: 37th Sengetsu Festival

Come and enjoy all the shochu you can drink and compare! This is the only place where you can taste precious old syochu liqueur once a year!

Hamashima Brewery, Muretsuru Brewery, Fujii Brewery

February: Pre-event "PRE Megura

A pre-event of the "15th Bungo-Ono Tourist Mart" to be held in March, where you can enjoy the best products of Bungo-Ono in front of JR Oita Station.

Karashima Kuukunokura (Sanwa Shuzo Co., Ltd.)

February: Karashima Kukunokura Kurabiraki 2026 - Usa Shichikura no Tsudoi

Seven breweries in Usa City will gather for this event to connect the local sake culture to the future.
Limited sale of 200 bottles of jointly brewed sake "JYOKKAS∞", sales of representative brands of the seven breweries, corner sales, and a marché will be held!

Hamashima Brewery, Muretsuru Brewery, Fujii Brewery

March: 15th Bungo Oo's Megurukura

You can enjoy our sake, shochu, craft beer and local gourmet food! A pre-event will be held on February 14!

Nakano Brewery Ltd.

March: 3rd Chiebijin Cherry Blossom Drinking Festival

The limited edition pink nigori sake is a must have.
Bus tours to/from Fukuoka and Oita are also available.

Sanwa Sake Brewery Co.

March: Iichiko Hita Distillery "Spring Storehouse Opening 2026

During the brewer's tour, visitors can enjoy a tour of the production site, which is not normally open to the public, and tastings of sake in its original and stored form (reservations required).

Laematsu Sake Brewery

April: 3rd Sake Brewery Opening

Enjoy delicious sake while gazing at the rows of cherry trees along the Ohi River.

4 warehouses along the JR Hidahikoyama Line BRT

April: Sake brewery tours along the Hitahiko train line - a tipsy trip on the BRT

Ride the BRT and visit sake breweries while collecting stamp rallies! You will also receive a wonderful novelty gift.

Oishi Sake Brewing Company, Kagoshima Sake Brewing Company

March: Akune warehouse tour 2026

This is a joint event of two breweries. The attraction of this event is not only the drinking comparison, but also the tour of the brewery guided by the brewery owner, toji (master brewer), and brewer himself!

Nakamura Sake Brewery Co.

April: Heated sake festival [Heated sake and hot water. Hot sake and hot water event]

Collaborative event with Yasui Sake Brewery in Shiga. Craftsmen from each brewery will also make an appearance! Drink, listen, and enjoy!

Kirishima Sake Brewery Co.

April: Kirishima Spring Festival 2026 - Kyushu's delicious food

A sake and food festival that usually attracts as many as 30,000 visitors every year. Visitors can enjoy Kirishima sake and Kyushu gourmet food to their heart's content.