An overview of Ozawa Sake Brewery, typical sake, sake brewery tours, and access information.
About Sake Brewery
Founded in 1702 (Genroku 15), Ozawa Sake Brewery is located in Sawai, Mitamura, Bushu, on the way that connects Edo and Koshu.
The sake brewery Warehouse built at the time of its founding has been carefully used while undergoing repairs and extensions.
Inside the sake brewery, there are Storage tanks with a height of 2m and wooden buckets are lined up.
In 2002, the method of brewing in wooden barrels was revived for the first time in 50 years, creating sake with a complex and gentle taste.
Sawanoi, the representative sake of Ozawa Sake Brewery, is derived from the famous water town of Sawanoi, where cool and abundant water flows.
Sawanoi has been popular as a local sake of Okutama, Tokyo for over 300 years.
Sawanoi is still built in the nature of Okutama as it was in the old days.
Typical Sake
Sawanoi Daiginjo Kou
Sawanoi Daiginjo Kou is a sake made from Yamada Nishiki, which is said to be the best rice from the Special A district, polished to 35%, and made by the chief brewer and the brewers with the best technology.
【Alcohol Content】16 degrees
Sawanoi Junmai Daiginjo
Sawanoi Junmai Daiginjo is characterized by a gorgeous fragrance that rises dignifiedly and a soft taste.
【Alcohol Content】15 degrees
Sawanoi Junmai Daiginjo Tokyo Kurabito
Sawanoi Junmai Daiginjyo Tokyo Kuroudo is a junmai ginjyo sake brewed in a traditional kimoto-zukuri method, it is characterized by its smooth taste and moderate acidity.
【Alcohol Content】15 degrees
Sawanoi Junmai Daikarakuchi
Sawanoi Junmai Daikarakuchi is a dry sake with a tight mouthfeel that you can enjoy sharpness.
【Alcohol Content】15 degrees
Sake Brewery Tour
Ozawa Sake Brewery holds sake brewery tours by reservation during business hours from Tuesday to Sunday.
We will talk about the brewery and the brewing process while guiding you through the brewery.
At the end of the sake brewery tour, you can enjoy Sawanoi’s “Kikisake”.
Please check the official website (sake brewery tour) for information on brewery tours and details.
Event
Sawanoi Drinking Party
Ozawa Sake Brewery holds the “Sawanoi Drinking Party” every June or July.
At the event, you will be able to taste sake that was produced in the winter of that year while it was still in storage, and evaluate its quality and aging progress.
The name “Nomikiri” comes from the process of breaking the seal on the mouth of the barrel.
Please check the official website (information) for event information and details. (Japanese page only)
Sawanoi New Sake Festival
Ozawa Sake Brewery holds the “Sawanoi New Sake Festival” every October.
At the event, you can taste new sake shipped that year, aged sake, and the president’s treasured sake.
New sake, original cocktails, and snacks will be sold at the shop and kitchen car.
Please check the official website (information) for event information and details. (Japanese page only)
Restaurant / Shop
Sawanoien Store
Sawanoien Store is a shop that sells souvenirs such as sake, sake steamed buns, and pickled wasabi.
【Phone Number】0428-78-8210
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Seiryu Garden Sawanoien
Seiryu Garden Sawanoien is a restaurant where you can enjoy udon, soba, and oden on the open terrace.
【Phone Number】0428-78-8210
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Sawanoi Kikizakedokoro
Sawanoi Kikizakedokoro is a bar where you can drink and compare about 10 types of sake.
【Phone Number】0428-78-8210
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Mamagotoya
Mamagotoya is a tofu restaurant where you can enjoy meals in a 100-year-old Japanese house.
【Phone Number】0428-78-9253
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Mameraku
Mameraku is a tofu restaurant that is a sister store of Mamagotoya where you can enjoy tofu and yuba.
【Phone Number】0428-78-8223
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CAFE Shizuku
CAFE Shizuku is a cafe where you can enjoy coffee and sweets made with water from the famous sake “Sawanoi”.
【Phone Number】0428-78-9523
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Kushi Kanzashi Museum
Kushi Kanzashi Museum collects approximately 4,000 combs and hairpins made from the Edo period to the Showa period.
【Phone Number】0428-77-7051
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Message from the 23rd President, Mikio Ozawa
We hope that you will enjoy the rich nature of Nishitama and the tour of several sake breweries.
We are looking forward to your visit, which can be reached in about an hour from the city center.
Access
Address
〒198-0172 2-770 Sawai, Ome City, Tokyo
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Phone Number (Opening Hours)
0428-78-8215 (10：00～17：00, Closed on Mondays)
The Nearest Station
About 4 minutes on foot from Sawai Station on the JR Ome Line.
Car Parking
20 Lots
Bicycle Parking
There is no bicycle parking lot, but you can park your bicycle, so please ask the staff.
