{"id":176094,"date":"2026-02-18T15:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=176094&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-02-19T09:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:02:02","slug":"suginoya-sake-brewery-26","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/suginoya-sake-brewery-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Suginoya Sake Brewery Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sugino-ya, Fukuoka\u2019s first local craft beer brewery operated by Hamachi Shuzo (founded in 1870), hosts its annual kura-biraki (brewery opening) in February, when sake production is at its peak. Visitors can enjoy freshly brewed new sake and limited-edition unfiltered nama-zake available only at this time, along with specialties such as sake lees manju that highlight the flavors of fermentation.<\/p>\n<p>Marking the brewery\u2019s 150th anniversary, the former sake storehouse has been renovated into a new facility, Sakagura Garten, currently in its pre-opening phase. The fermentation-themed space serves its new signature \u201cGarten Lager,\u201d available exclusively on draft.<\/p>\n<p>On the day, a reservation-only shuttle bus operates between Kyudai-Gakkentoshi Station and the venue (round-trip \u00a5500 \/ 092-400-4071), making access by public transportation convenient.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-001-1.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"uginoya Sake Brewery Opening, \u6749\u80fd\u820e \u8535\u958b\u304d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-001-1.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-001-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-001-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-001-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Jan. 31, 2026 (Sat.) ~ Mar. 1, 2026 (Sun.) *every Sat., Sun., hol. during the period<br \/>\n\u2022 Sakagura Garten: 10:00~18:00 (Shop: 9:00~)<br \/>\n\u2022 Free entry<br \/>\n\u2022 Suginoya<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/RGSzPWMHHomh6Ea28\" target=\"_blank\">1442 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/suginoya.co.jp\/2026\/02\/03\/2026\u6749\u80fd\u820e\u8535\u958b\u304d\u958b\u50ac\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suginoya Kurabiraki Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-002.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"uginoya Sake Brewery Opening, \u6749\u80fd\u820e \u8535\u958b\u304d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-002.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-002.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-002.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_suginoya-sake-brewery-opening_2026_cl-002.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sugino-ya, Fukuoka\u2019s first local craft beer brewery operated by Hamachi Shuzo (founded in 1870), hosts its annual kura-biraki&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":176102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176094","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-itoshima","event-type-food-drink","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/176094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}