14 sake breweries from Nagaoka City, Niigata will gather together for the annual major event "Echigo Nagaoka Sake no Jin" on Saturday, September 9st
"Echigo Nagaoka Sake no Jin," where you can enjoy local sake from Niigata and Nagaoka, will be held on Saturday, September 2024, 9. This is an irresistible event for sake fans, where you can leisurely taste sake from 21 breweries in the city in reserved seats.

Niigata Prefecture boasts the largest number of sake breweries in Japan. The Echigo Nagaoka Sake no Jin will be held in Nagaoka City, which has the largest number of sake breweries in the prefecture, on Saturday, September 2024, 9! This year, 21 sake breweries in the city will gather together in one place, and participants will be able to enjoy interacting with the brewers while tasting Nagaoka's local sake to their heart's content in this luxurious event.
The venue, Aore Nagaoka, is easily accessible, just a three-minute walk from JR Nagaoka Station. It is connected to the station by a large sky deck, so you can travel there comfortably regardless of the weather. The event is divided into three parts every two hours, and all seats are reserved. You can sit down and enjoy your sake at your leisure. There is also a toasting corner (a free standing drinking area), which can be used as a place for sake fans to socialize with each other.
Although it is a sake event, the food booths are also attractive. Nagaoka, a sake-producing region, has a wide variety of foods that go well with sake, including fried tofu and edamame from Tochio. Enjoy pairing them with your favorite drink.
"Echigo Nagaoka Sake no Jin" is an event where you can spend a blissful time enjoying Nagaoka sake and food. We hope you will enjoy this once-a-year opportunity to the fullest.
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INFORMATION
- Event name
- "Echigo Nagaoka Sake Battle"
- Date
- 2024/9/ 21 (Saturday)
- Time
- 11:00〜18:00 ※3部入れ替え制 11:00〜13:00/13:30〜15:30/16:00〜18:00
- Venue
- City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka (1-4-10 Ote-dori, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture)
- Prices
- Seated tickets: Advance tickets 3500 yen (tax included), same-day tickets 4000 yen
*All seats are reserved
*Advance ticket purchase and admission is not available for those under 20 years of age.
- Access
- 3 minutes walk from JR Nagaoka Station
- Official Website
- https://nagaoka-sakenojin.com/
- Sponsorship
- "Echigo Nagaoka" Tourism Promotion Committee
- Contact Us
- Echigo Nagaoka Sake no Jin Office (inside Kousoku Printing Co., Ltd.) sake@kousoku-print.jp
- MAP