23rd Celebration Kinryo First Pressing Sake Festival

About this event

The "23rd Celebration Kinryo Hatsu-shibori Festival" held in Kotohira Town, Kagawa Prefecture, is an event celebrating the first pressing (hatsu-shibori) of new sake brewed using "Ooseto," a sake rice harvested in Kagawa Prefecture in autumn of that year. At the Tadotsu Plant, amidst the rich aroma of new sake, a Shinto ritual is performed to pray for the production of high-quality sake and safety in brewing operations. Afterward, the newly pressed fresh sake is poured into a large ceremonial cup by the toji (master brewer) and offered on the altar by Shinto priests of Kotohira-gu Shrine. Started in 2001, this popular festival is held at "Kinryo-no-Sato Kusunoki Plaza" of the Kotohira Main Store so that tourists and local residents can enjoy fresh sake. On the day, visitors can taste hatsu-shibori fresh sake and amazake, enjoy folk performing arts such as lion dances and taiko drumming by local performers, visit food booths by local eateries, purchase cocktails made with hatsu-shibori sake, and buy limited-edition sake available only on that day, making it an irresistible 2-day event for sake enthusiasts.

Venue

Kinryo-no-Sato Giant Camphor Tree (Kagawa Preserved Tree)

623, Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa 766-0001