Nishinomon-Yoshinoya Sake Brewery — Restaurant in Nagano

A little apprehensive at first when we walked in as we were the only customers and there were a lot of employees. Neither of us speak Japanese, but fortunately there was a young gentleman that spoke English. We did a tasting of the various sake and he explained in detail how each one was brewed and how it affected the taste of the sake. All the sake we sampled was really good and we purchased a bottle to bring home. Everyone there was super friendly and I wish we had more room in our bag to bring more sake home. It was well worth the stop and I recommend visiting if you...

We visited this sake brewery after hearing great reviews, and it did not disappoint! The staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming. The brewery features a small museum with fascinating information about sake brewing, making it an educational experience as well. As someone who's not fluent in sake, I was thrilled to discover their amazake—it was sweet and absolutely delightful. I ended up buying a bottle to take home. A wonderful experience for both sake enthusiasts...

English speaking staff member did a sake tasting for us then helped us fill out a form to get our purchases sent by Takyubin (post). All this, despite the fact that we arrived around 10 minutes before closing and they had to unpack some if the things they had started putting away, without making us feel bad at all about it. The sake itself was great, we bought multiple bottles. Overall a...