The abundant waters of Chikugo River as well as the large grain rice and fragrant Hita cedar trees in the Jojima area make it an excellent place for brewing sake. Even today, many sake breweries remain active, and every year in February, the Jojima Sake Festival & Brewery Hopping event attracts approximately 110,000 people. This kurabiraki event gives visitors a great opportunity to sample each brewery’s sake including new sake available only during the event period, and amazake. At the main venue, visitors can compare about 40 brands of Jojima sake by purchasing a ticket for a sake comparison of ¥1,000 (12 tickets with an ochoko included).
A free shuttle bus will run between the eight participating breweries and the main venue so visitors can take in the local scenery while trying some of the best sake around!
• 2/18 (Sat.), 2/19 (Sun.)
• 9:30~16:00
• Main venue: Chomin no Mori (Jojima, Kurume City, Fukuoka)
• Participating Sake Breweries: Asahigiku, Ikekame, Chikushinohomare, Hananotsuyu, Hiyokutsuru, Mannengame, Mizuhonishiki, Morinokura
• http://nanbu-shoko.jp/sakagura/
• https://twitter.com/sakezoh
