Written by Aarohi Narain
Kyoto’s Fushimi district is one of Japan’s heavyweight sake regions. This sake festival is the ideal time to get acquainted.
What happens?
The Fushimi Sake Fest unites 18 local breweries for a day of ticketed tastings, bottle shopping, and snack pairing, plus satellite events across the neighborhood.
The main action happens at Gekkeikan Showa-gura, a former brewery warehouse turned event space. Inside, you’ll find paid tastings, sales booths, and food stalls from local eateries serving dishes designed to match the sake lineup.
Pro tip: It coincides with the free-to-enter Gekkeikan Sake Festival.
Highlights 2026
This year’s featured breweries include Yamamoto Honke, Tamanohikari, Kitagawa Honke, Masuda Tokubei Shoten, Takara Shuzo, Kyohime, and a dozen more.
Schedule
The event takes place on March 14 from 9:40 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
There will be five sessions:
- 9:40 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- 11:15 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
- 12:50 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.
- 2:25 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
- 4 to 5:20 p.m.
Tickets
Tickets cost ¥2,000 (advance booking only, first come, first served). Each ticket includes four sake tickets (around 55–60ml per cup × 4). Extra drink tickets will be sold on the day in sets of three.
Note that tickets are capped and may sell out in advance.
Purchase tickets through the website.
How to get there
The main area is centered around the Gekkeikan Showa-gura, located around nine minutes on foot from Keihan Fushimi-Momoyama Station or 11 minutes from Chushojima Station.
Organizers may cancel events, alter schedules, or change admission requirements without notice. Always check official sites before heading to an event.Add to Calendar
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Adults:
Advance sales: ¥2,000
- 289 m from Chūshojima Station Keihan Main Line (KH28)
- 490 m from Fushimi-Momoyama Station Keihan Main Line (KH29)
- 0.6 km from Momoyamagoryōmae Station Kyoto Line (Kintetsu) (B8)
