Fine bubbles from secondary fermentation in the bottle
Smooth and silky sake using water drawn from a subterranean river of the Southern Alps.
Spirit aged in whiskey casks using sake lees with an exquisite aroma
Skincare brand COJIE using all-natural koji sugar, a product of the sake rice fermentation process
Collaboration with the master of French cuisine
Brewery
Visit our brewery
The brewery of Shichiken is located in Daigahara on Koshu Kaido, one of the famous Five Routes connecting Edo to the outer provinces. Emperor Meiji once stayed in the wooden brewery building here.
Sake shop Onakaya
Sample different fresh sake
Shichiken’s sake is available for purchase at this shop. At the counter, you can sample and enjoy the taste of fresh, unpasteurized sake to find your favorite kind. We also offer a selection of Shichiken original products such as COJIE, a skincare brand using koji sugar, and Hitosuji Koji, a fermented food brand. Outside the store, you will also find specialty products harvested and processed locally in Hakushu, as well as original leather bags, sake cups, and more.
| Business hours | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM / Sampling hours: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
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| Closed | Closed on New Year’s Day |
Taste Shichiken’s ground-breaking sparkling sake which has won numerous awards both in Japan and abroad.
We offer a series of limited-edition draft sake that can only be purchased here. Enjoy freshly brewed sake.
From Junmai Daiginjo to sparkling sake, you can sample a variety of Shichiken’s sake at the counter.
Anzaisho
Take a trip back in time to when Emperor Meiji stayed here overnight.
Yamanashi’s designated Tangible Cultural Properties (structures)
During the Meiji Emperor’s imperial tour to Yamanashi in 1880, the inner parlor of Shichiken’s main building was chosen as a lodging. Inside, you can see the pair of fanlights titled “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove” (“Chikurin no Shichikenjin” in Japanese), given by Surugano-kami Naito, Lord of Takatō Castle, from which our sake brand name “Shichiken” was derived.
Denso-gura
Exhibiting treasures handed down in the Kitahara family
In a renovated rice storehouse, historically important artworks, documents, and items related to Emperor Meiji are exhibited. The theme of the exhibition changes every season.
Visiting Anzaisho and Denso-gura
Visitors can experience the history of Shichiken by touring Anzaisho and Denso-gura. Our staff will provide explanations at each location.
| Anzaisho tour start times | 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM |
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| Denso-gura tour start times | 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM |
| Fee | 300 yen per facility for those aged 13 and older (free for 12 and younger) |
| Capacity | 15 people for Anzaisho, 15 people for Denso-gura |
| Closed | Closed on New Year’s Day |
- Reservations required by 4:00 PM the day before.
- The contents of the exhibition in Denso-gura change every three months.
Restaurant Daimin
Proudly serving fermented dishes and brewing water
Enjoy traditional cuisine prepared using the fermentation techniques of sake brewing while relaxing in the warmth of the Japanese-style space. Try Shichiken’s brewing water, which is served at your table.
| Lunch hours | 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM (last orders 3:00 PM) *Reservations are accepted only at 11:30 AM. |
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| Dinner hours | 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM *Reservations required. Please make a reservation by 5:00 PM the day before. *Only course meals are available for groups of five or more. |
| Closed | Tuesday (or the following day if Tuesday is a national holiday) |
| Phone | +81-0551-35-5111 |
Kura café
Original desserts using koji sugar
At Kura café inside the brewery, we offer sweets made using all-natural koji sugar produced during the sake rice fermentation process. The koji smoothie and koji sugar ice cream are a great way to enjoy the sweet flavor of koji sugar.
Koji drinks: 500 yen, Kura sundae: 600 yen, Koji sugar ice cream: 500 yen
Relax and enjoy koji desserts in the sake brewery.
| Business hours | 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM *Open only on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from April to August |
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Access
2283 Daigahara, Hakushu-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi JAPAN
- 20 minutes by car from Kobuchizawa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway
- 10 minutes by cab from Nagasaka Station on the JR Chuo Line
- Parking space available
Step outside the brewery to visit the waters of Hakushu
Shichiken’s sake is a collaboration with the land of Hakushu.
Visit the Ojiragawa Canyon, Mt. Kaikoma Shrine,
and Sengafuchi to enjoy the scenery of the water
that surrounds Shichiken with all your senses.
Click here for a map of the area
Sengafuchi in Ojiragawa Canyon
The Ojiro River is a clear stream originating on Mt. Kaikoma and is one of the best waters in the area, and even selected as one of the 100 best in Japan. Visitors can enjoy the beauty of the valley and its many waterfalls, including Sengafuchi, with its emerald green pool (15-minute walk from the parking lot); Jinjya Falls, a three-tiered waterfall that flows down like in a cauldron; and Fudo Falls at the deepest point in the valley.
Mt. Kaikoma Shrine
Mt. Kaikoma Shrine is located at the foot of Mt. Kaikoma, on the banks of the Ojiragawa Canyon, which has been designated as one of the 100 best water sources in Japan. Mt. Kaikoma Shrine was built by worshippers of Mt. Kaikoma about 270 years ago and is dedicated to Ookuninushi no Mikoto. The shrine is said to bring good health, recovery from illness, driving away bad luck, safe driving, family safety, prosperous business, and easy childbirth. The shrine is composed of a main hall, a Marishiten shrine for preventing bad luck, a Ryujin shrine, an ancestral shrine, a Koyotama shrine, and a Kaguraden.
Shichiken sake rice fields
Local rice, local water, and local people are the key to true local sake. Shichiken values connections with the local community: we work with local farmers in Yamanashi to produce top-quality sake rice brands such as Yumesansui and Hitogokochi.
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