What makes sake from Hiroshima special? Aside from its clean flavor in harmony and synergy with the beverage’s rich aroma and taste, this place is also one of the centers of sake production across Japan, together with Kyoto’s Fushimi and Kobe’s Nada.
If you are headed to Hiroshima and do not try the sake here, you are missing out. Aside from the sake bars, Hiroshima is also home to a research facility studying sake, which organizes an awards ceremony that recognizes the best sake in the country.
Are you wondering where to find the best sake in Hiroshima? Read on for our top picks!
1. Kamotsuru
Kamotsuru is located in Saijo, dubbed as “the sake town.” Out of the many sake breweries here, this place is known as one of the first to ship out the daiginjo-shu variant of sake. The daiginjo-shu sake is often the most prized bottling of a sake brewery, wherein a minimum of 50 percent of the outer rice layers should be polished away for a sake to be classified as such. You can choose if you want sake with a fragrant or subtle aroma.
Price: From 3,900 yen
Hours: 10 AM-6 PM
Contact: +81 82-422-2122
Address: 4-31 Saijohonmachi, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0011, Japan
2. Enoki Shuzō
In Kure, there’s a small sake brewery that deserves big attention: Enoki Shuzō. This brewery produces kijō-shu, touted as the finest grade sake in the world. It’s been said that a sip of kijō-shu will introduce you to what unique sake is about. Brewed from a combination of rice, water, and sake, the flavor of kijō-shu is beyond your expectations.
Price: From 7,700 yen
Hours: 9 AM-7 PM from Monday to Friday, 10 AM-6 PM on Saturdays
Contact: +81 823-52-1234
Address: 2-1-15 Ondocho Minamiondo, Kure-shi, Hiroshima 737-1205, Japan
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3. Kubota
Kubota is not a sake restaurant or bar but a place where you can taste sake. In other words, they offer sake tasting, like your wine or whiskey tasting. Kubota only stocks carefully selected sake that its owner has made sure to taste at the brewery first while connecting with the brewers. Choose whether you want your sake to have a strong or slight aroma and fresh or deep flavor.
Price: From 100 yen per cup
Hours: 9 AM-6 PM every day except Wednesdays (closed on Wednesdays)
Contact: +81 829-44-2228
Address: 481 Machiya St, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima 739-0554, Japan
4. Flat Sake Bar
Next up is Flat Sake Bar, a place that stocks more than 60 types of sake. Their owners believe that the best way to savor the subtle aromas of your sake is to pour it into wine glasses, so this is what they offer. For beginner sake drinkers, they also have a selection of sake with lower alcohol content.
Price: From 1,440 yen
Hours: 6 PM-1 AM from Monday to Wednesday and 6 PM-2 AM from Friday to Saturday (closed on Sundays)
Contact: +81 82-247-5100
Address: 1-10 Shintenchi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0034, Japan (Shintenchi Square, 2F)
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5. Bar Enn
This izakaya in Hiroshima serves some of the best nihonshu, a type of Japanese sake characterized as a fermented beverage made from rice and abundant soft water. You may also enjoy various comfort foods at Bar Enn.
Price: From 4,200 yen
Hours: 5 PM-12 AM (closed on Sundays)
Contact: +81 82-258-3892
Address: 2-6 Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0036, Japan (Yubuta Building)
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6. Sake Labo
Listed on Yelp’s best, this chic and modern sake bar is the most ideal place to head over to when you want to indulge in tasty sake paired with the most interesting fusion dishes. It is also an izakaya restaurant.
Price: From 5,000 yen
Hours: 6 PM-1 AM
Contact: +81 82-258-3892
Address: 2-6 Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0036, Japan (Yubuta Building)
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7. Kamoizumi Shuzo
Last but certainly not least is Kamoizumi Shuzo, the youngest of all sake breweries in Saijo town. It was founded in 1912, interestingly. Through the years, it has rebranded its catalog to keep offering the best for sake enthusiasts.
Price: Flagship sake starts at 6,100 yen
Hours: 8 AM-5 PM Monday to Friday and 10 AM-5 PM Saturday and Sunday
Contact: +81 82-423-2118
Address: 2-4 Saijokamiichicho, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0006, Japan
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