Soy Sauce Brewery Tour & My Ponzu Sauce Making Experience
The "Fukuoka Soy Sauce Shop," which has a soy sauce brewery that is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property located in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, is a long-established brewery that has been making soy sauce since the Meiji era.
You can enjoy a tour of the soy sauce brewery, which is usually not open to the public, and an experience of making "My Ponzu" with an original blend.
Fukuoka Soy Sauce Shop, which has a soy sauce brewery that is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property located in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, is a long-established brewery that has been making soy sauce since the Meiji era.
The "Hasamezu Soy Sauce Koiiro," characterized by its fragrant and deep flavor, is also certified as IGAMONO.
In this activity, you can tour the soy sauce brewery, which is usually not open to the public, and experience up close the craftsmanship and depth of history through the cedar barrels that have been used for over 100 years, the moromi that is currently fermenting,
the koji room, and the rare pressing machines.
Additionally, you can make your own "My Ponzu" using the brewery's pride, "Hasamezu Soy Sauce," and four types of citrus juice.
You can take it home in a special bottle with an original label.
Flow of experience
Reception
Disinfection, wearing a hair cap, wearing shoe covers.
Visit a soy sauce brewery with over 100 years of history
You can see the large cedar barrels that have been used for over 100 years in the rooms where the soybeans are inoculated with koji mold, known as "seigiku," and in the aging rooms.
Each wooden barrel contains different contents, and you can observe those in various states of aging.
You will also get a close look at the "Kirin-style pressing machine," one of the few in the country, and learn about its mechanism.
Experience making my ponzu with our proud "Hasamezu Soy Sauce"
The fragrant, seedling-grown yuzu used in the popular product "Yuzu no Mai,"
You can create your own original ponzu sauce by blending four types of citrus juices—sudachi, lemon, and shikwasa—with "Hasamezu Soy Sauce" to your liking.
The completed ponzu sauce is packed into a special container, and an original label is created. You can take it home as is.
Soy sauce tasting and shopping
We also offer tastings of our proudly crafted soy sauce. Enjoy the differences in flavor by type, and try to find your favorite bottle.
If you wish, you can purchase souvenirs on the spot.
Experience fee
<Adult>
3,500 yen/person
<Child>
2,000 yen/person
If you are only accompanying, you can participate for free.
What is included in the experience fee
・Experience (tour and making my ponzu) cost
・Take-home my ponzu bottle
・Soy sauce tasting
Experience time
Duration: Approximately 60 to 90 minutes
Time slots: ①10:00～ ②14:00～ (Please indicate your choice in the remarks section when making a reservation)
Closed days
Irregular holidays such as long holidays.
*You can check it on the official Fukuoka Soy Sauce Store website.
https://www.hasamezu.com/pages/40/
The following schedule is not available for experience.
From January 1 (Thu) to 4 (Sun), and on January 12 (Mon)
February 11 (Wed), 23 (Mon)
March 20 (Fri)
April 29 (Wed)
July 20 (Mon)
October 12 (Mon)
November 3 (Tue), 23 (Mon)
December 30 (Wed), 31 (Thu)
Capacity
1 person to a maximum of 10 people.
Multilingual support
English: Available
Chinese: Basically available on weekdays
*Please inform us when making a reservation.
Reservation
10 days before 5 PM
※ Please apply through the activity form after completing your hotel reservation.
※ Please note that simply responding to the activity form does not complete your hotel reservation.
Cancellation policy
Cancellations are free until 5:00 PM two days prior; thereafter, a cancellation fee may apply.
Notes
- Please refrain from consuming natto on the day due to the effects on the koji mold.
- Please avoid wearing high-heeled shoes.
- Please hold small children while viewing.