[For inbound tourists] Saijo Tsuru Sake Brewery Story Experience Tour

We will talk about the historical background of Saijo, the compatibility of local cuisine and sake, the four seasons of the sake brewery, the difference between sake and wine, and traditional Hiroshima-style sake brewing, while showing you around the actual sake brewery that is not usually open to the public. We will also explore the mystery of why Saijo, where people have lived for 1,000 years, became a town of sake breweries. Photography is allowed inside the sake brewery. After the tour of the sake brewery, you will have the fun of tasting the sake. The brewer will teach you about the unique taste of soft water and sake. [Full brewery attendance] [English guidance by the brewery owner (president) who is a Hiroshima Prefecture Regional Guide-Interpreter (English)] *The brewery owner (manager) will guide you through the sake brewery and explain the sake brewing process in Japanese, which will be translated into English by the brewery owner (president). Q&A in English is available. [A chance to enter a registered tangible cultural property (sake brewery)] [Enjoy with all five senses] 1. Eyes (sight) The scenery of Sake Brewery Street, the sake brewery which is also a historical building (registered tangible cultural property) 2. Ears (hearing) The live voice of the brewer, the sound of the fermenting mash 3. Nose (smell) The aroma of the mash, tasting 4. Skin (touch) Touching the koji rice 5. Tongue (taste) Tasting *During the non-brewing season (April to September), there is no mash or koji rice, but you can still feel the atmosphere of the sake brewery and the four seasons of sake brewing. [Souvenir time to buy sake exclusive to the brewery]