More than 800 types of sake from all over Japan will be gathered in Higashihiroshima City! "Sake Festival" will be held on October 10th (Sat) and 12th (Sun)
The Sake Festival, a large-scale sake event held throughout Higashihiroshima city, will be held around JR Saijo Station in Higashihiroshima city on Saturday, October 2024th and Sunday, October 10th, 12.

The Sake Festival is a merger of the Minna no Matsuri, which began in 1979, and the Saijo Sake Festival, which the Saijo Sake Brewers Association had been holding since around 1972. Now in its 35th year, it is a large-scale sake event held throughout Higashihiroshima city.
This year's theme is "Omoshiroku Higashi Hiroshima". At the sake tasting venue "Sake Hiroba", you can sample local sake brands from all over the country, and breweries will hold their own unique events, such as limited edition sake sales and sake brewery concerts. In addition, you can enjoy stage performances and gourmet food at the main venue.
A total of 831 brands of sake will be gathered from all over Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Kagoshima in the south. In exchange for your admission ticket, you will be given a list of sake from all over Japan and a sake cup, which you can then take to the local counter and have the brand of your choice poured. Each session is 2 hours and 30 minutes long, and there is no limit to the number of samples you can try, so you can enjoy tasting to your heart's content. This year, Sake Hiroba limited edition sake cups will also be on sale, making them a great souvenir to remember the occasion.
At the sake brewery venue, there will be a variety of events, including paid tastings of limited edition sakes, snack sales, sake barrel opening, musical instrument performances and concerts at the eight breweries that are members of the Saijo Sake Brewing Association. All of these are experiences that can only be had at this event.
Furthermore, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Higashihiroshima City, where the festival is held, they will be selling a set of 10 carefully selected sakes from 10 sake breweries in Higashihiroshima City, called the "300th Anniversary of the City's Establishment 10 Breweries Tasting Set," which is a 50ml x 10 bottle set. Only 300 sets will be available at the festival venue and online shop, so be sure to check it out early.
■ Participating breweries in the event
Kamoizumi Sake Brewery/ Fukubijin Sake Brewery / Kamozuru Sake Brewery / Kirei Sake Brewery / Saijo Tsuru Brewery / Hakubotan Sake Brewery / Konko Sake Brewery / Sanyotsuru Sake Brewery
Official Website
https://sakematsuri.com/
INFORMATION
- Name
- Sake festival
- Schedule
- November 2024 (Sat) and 10 (Sun) 12
- Time
- 12th (Sat) 10:00-20:00 (Sakagura Dori: 10:00-17:00)
13rd (Sun) 10: 00-17: 00
- Venue
- Saijo Central Park, Sakagura Street, etc.
- Official Website
- https://sakematsuri.com/
- Contact Us
- Sake Festival Executive Committee (082-420-0330)