Nagaoka: Hasegawa Sake Brewery Guided Tour and Tasting

Explore Hasegawa Sake Brewery on a guided brewery tour with a curated sake tasting session and insight into the Echigo Sekkobai brand.

Getting started

Enter Hasegawa Sake Brewery using your confirmed booking for this weekday-only visit, available from April to September. After check-in, you meet your guide and move into the production areas to begin the guided tour of Hasegawa Sake Brewery. The visit starts with an overview of the schedule so you know when the tasting session of curated sake lineup will take place.

What to expect

Hasegawa Sake Brewery

This experience focuses on Hasegawa Sake Brewery in Nagaoka, where production is paused for the off-season so you can explore the facilities with minimal operational activity. Across the visit, you learn how the brewery connects its meticulous methods to the Echigo Sekkobai brand.

Features

• The guided tour of Hasegawa Sake Brewery leads you through the working spaces, so you can discover the secrets of sake production at Hasegawa Sake Brewery without the distractions of peak brewing season.
• During your walk, the guide provides an overview of sake production methods, explaining the brewery’s meticulous methods and techniques from raw ingredients to finished product.
• A dedicated segment focuses on insight into Echigo Sekkobai brand, where you learn about the philosophy behind the Echigo Sekkobai brand and how it shapes decisions at each production stage.
• The experience concludes with a tasting session of curated sake lineup, a guided tasting session that showcases a selection chosen to illustrate different styles linked to the brewery’s techniques and philosophy.