Ishikura Sake Brewery — Restaurant in Fukuoka

Visiting local sake breweries has become a ritual for me, seeking unique regional sakes. At this brewery, there was no tour, but they offered a relaxed tasting experience with a sake dispenser machine, allowing free samples. Just go get the cup and coins from the counter and enjoy free tasting. After trying various options, I picked two bottles to savour over the days.

Hakata Sparkling Amaou (250 ml)(¥682): This sparkling liqueur is made with Fukuoka’s Hakata strawberries, free of artificial flavours or colouring. With a 7% alcohol content, it’s light and mellow, offering a gentle fruity sweetness and crisp, refreshing sparkle, reminiscent of first love.

Hakata Hyakunengura Amazake (550g)(¥648): This non-alcoholic, naturally sweet sake is made from local rice and rice malt, suitable for all ages. Its fermented flavour is rich, and the koji is smooth with a slight chewiness. Besides being refreshing, it offers health benefits like boosting immunity, digestive health, and...

It’s basically a shop front - you can taste their sake for free which is great but you can’t do a tour or see any of the actual brewery which is pretty disappointing. We tried 6-7 different sake including an umeshu and amazake. They were ok but not to my taste. Given how far out this is from the main city hub it’s probably not worth the journey for most tourists unless you have a lot of free time.

They seem to use their buildings as a wedding venue which makes sense because from what little we could see it is a very beautiful and...

Ancient, preserved hundred year old sake brewery (sakagura).

Food and atmosphere was fantastic. A great place for parties or important celebrations.

I'd recommend bringing ten or more people. If possible, you can also reserve an entire room for you and your guests.

The staff are polite and professional.

The inner courtyard area has many aspects of the brewery's ancient traditions preserved and on display. Please take your time observing all the little details...