AROUND TAKAMORI STATION
This is the best booklet to show where to check out while you are hanging out in downtown Takamori!
This is the best booklet to show where to check out while you are hanging out in downtown Takamori!
Downtown Takamori is located approximately 550 meters above sea level. It has an extreme climate, being between hot in the summer and cold in the winter, and its natural resources such as spring water provides locally grown rice and soybeans as well as the essential elements for the brewing of sake, soy sauce and miso.
This is a long-established sake (Japanese rice wine) manufacturer founded in 1762. The sake of Reizan has been made from the aqua and the local rice and the craftsmen who live in this region. Many of them are mild and fruity, being well paired with Japanese cuisine.
The Buzen’s was established in 1870 in Takamori where it is blessed with an exceedingly high quality of water and the soybeans that are native to this region. This brewery has been practicing their traditional manufacturing method. Yet, the brewery still thrives to this today, merchandising new varieties of products.
The English guided tour offered by the Takamori Information Center will help you to understand more of the significance of the local traditions and products with information and experiences. For example, the participants will be able to enter some restricted areas in the brewery through this tour; you may be able to smell, taste and see things that you never have before.
Gift certificates may be used at shops in Takamori . It is an awesome way to spend a day with a rented bicycle. Available service includes free café/food items, gifts or admission fee to parks in Takamori.
To make a reservation for GURUCHARI and bicycle rental.
CONTACT at Takamori Tourist Information Center.
1537-6 Takamori, Takamori Town, Aso District,Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
+81-967-62-2300
