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The Spring Exhibition is being held until May 26!

Other Exhibitions on View

  • Sake Reference Room

The First Step in Sake Brewing: Rice Polishing

Period: 
Sep. 14 (Wed.) - Nov. 20 (Sun.)
Every step of sake brewing is carefully handled to produce tasty sake. The very first step in sake brewing is rice polishing. Since the Edo period (1603-1867), rice polishing has been making great technical advances. This exhibition focuses on the history of rice polishing technology.

8-21, Kurakake-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture 662-0926 JapanMAP

TEL: 0798-33-0008
/FAX: 0798-32-2790

Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Admission until 4:30 p.m.)

Holiday: Tuesdays
(If a Tuesday is a national holiday, the museum is open on the day and closed on the next business day.), Summer Holidays (3 days), the Year-end and New Year holidays.

© Hakushika Memorial Museum of Sake

酒くん

Sake-kun is a Kansai-jin (a person from the Kansai region) who is obsessed with sake.　
He is an experienced sake brewing craftsman.

There are hundreds of surprises about sake. Let's find them all!

桜子ちゃん

Sakurako-chan is a fairy of Sasabe-zakura cherry blossom tree studying about Mr. Sasabe who had tended her.

The more we learn about Mr. Sasabe, the more we like him! As we learn more about sakura, our appreciation
for these beautiful tree grows!