Sake – Biwako Backroads

Cook, Eat & Connect: A Local Meal & Brewery Town Walk

What You’ll Experience Everyday food and community life in a historic brewery town Time shared with local residents through preparing a simple, seasonal meal together Guests may choose to help prepare the meal or simply join and enjoy the food Conversation and connection through ordinary, daily food Visits to long-established sake and soy sauce breweries, […]

Learn Local Fermentation Culture at Myoraku-ji Temple with Noriko

What You’ll Experience A learning-focused fermentation workshop rooted in temple and community life Learn from Noriko, the wife of the head priest of Myoraku-ji Temple and a local fermentation specialist preserving everyday food culture Observe and learn about fermented ingredients such as miso, pickles, and seasonal foods, with light optional participation Knowledge is shared through […]

Pedaling Through Serene Villages & Historic Brewery Town

What You’ll Experience A gentle e-bike ride through quiet satoyama villages and rural backroads in the morning Afternoon, a guided walk through Kinomoto, a historic brewery town shaped by fermentation culture Visits to family-run sake and soy sauce breweries that remain active today, including small sake tasting. Time in a lived-in townscape where brewing, faith, […]

Sake, Soy Sauce & a Brewery Town Walk in Kinomoto

What You’ll Experience Walk through Kinomoto, a historic brewing town shaped by fermentation Visit sake, soy sauce, and temple fermentation sites still in use today Include sake tasting at the brewery and fermented product tasting at the temple storehouse Explore streets and shops rooted in Kinomoto’s history as a post town Join in the morning […]