[2026] Taiten Shirakiku Sake Festival: Autumn Warmed Sake & New Brew Sale (Shirakiku Brewery)

About this event

The annual "Taiten Shirakiku Sake Festival: Autumn Kan-zake (Warmed Sake) and Shinshu (Fresh Sake) Sale" will be held at Shirakiku Sake Brewery in Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture. At the venue, freshly pressed Junmai Nama Genshu made from newly harvested rice will be on sale, with 720ml bottles available for purchase at 1,700 yen. Paid tasting sales of "Taiten Shirakiku" will also be available, where purchasing a 6-ticket booklet for 600 yen allows you to sample various varieties, including sakes recommended for warming. In addition, fresh sake lees will be on sale, and at the sake festival's famous "Keitora-ichi" (light truck market), delicious snacks, Jikkun soba, and charcoal-grilled sweetfish (ayu)—a specialty of the Nariwa River—will be sold. Visitors can also enjoy free tastings of brewery amazake (sweet fermented rice drink, while supplies last), free access to the sake brewing water, and a free Umaibo snack-grabbing activity for children (free once only). Admission is free, but participants pay for individual purchases and tastings. Access is convenient thanks to a free shuttle bus operating from JR Bitchu-Takahashi Station.

Venue

Shirakiku Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.

163-1 Nariwacho Shimohina, Takahashi, Okayama 716-0101