Hizen Hamashuku Sake Brewery Street
肥前浜宿
A post town along the Edo-period Nagasaki Road, lined with white-walled earthen-storehouse sake breweries and recognised as a nationally designated preservation district; sample local Kashima sake here.
Hizen Hamashuku was a former post town and harbour town on the Tara Kaido. It preserves the Happonogi-juku street, lined with white-walled earthen-storehouse sake breweries dating from the Edo to Shōwa periods, along with thatched-roof samurai residences and townhouses. In 2006 it was designated a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Kashima has several well-known sake breweries. The Nabeshima brand from Fukuchiyo Shuzo has won international awards, and some breweries offer tours and tastings with purchase options. Walking the whole street takes about an hour. JR Hizen-Hama Station is about 5 minutes on foot away, and the town is about 4 km from Yutoku Inari Shrine, so the two are often visited together.
Opening hours
District open all day; sake breweries approx. 09:00–17:00 (varies)
Nearby sights
- Yutoku Inari Shrine
- Ouo Shrine Sea Torii
- Ureshino Onsen & Toyotamahime Shrine
- Mifuneyama Rakuen
- Takeo City Library
- Takeo Shrine & Great Camphor Tree
- Todoroki Falls Park
- Takeo Onsen Romon Gate