Museum
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
月桂冠大倉記念館
A museum of sake making run by Gekkeikan, a brewer founded in Fushimi in 1637, housed in an old brewery building. A tasting is included at the end.
Key facts
- Station
- Chushojima (Keihan Main Line)5 min walk
- Admission
- Paid entry
- Typical visit
- 45 min
- Hours
- 9:30 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00); closed at New Year and Obon
Tip
Tastings involve alcohol; children and drivers can still see the exhibits.
01Where to stay
Stay nearby
This place is in Fushimi. Median hotel rate in the latest sample: US$228 per night. Where to stay in Fushimi
Prices and availability come from the booking sites and can change.
02Map
Nearby places
- Street Fushimi Sake District 伏見の酒蔵 A traditional sake brewing district along the willow-lined Horikawa canal in southern Kyoto, home to nearly 40 breweries, with old brewery buildings, a visitor centre and sake bars. Free entry 1 h 30 min 5 min walk
- Landmark Teradaya 寺田屋 A reconstruction of the inn where Sakamoto Ryoma was attacked by shogunate forces before the Meiji Restoration. Paid entry 30 min 5 min walk
- Shopping Otesuji Shopping Arcade 大手筋商店街 A four-block covered shopping street west of Momoyama-Goryomae Station, with local shops and restaurants, including a few that sell Fushimi sake. Free entry 30 min 2 min walk
- Shrine Fushimi Inari Taisha 伏見稲荷大社 The head shrine of Inari, the Shinto deity of rice, known for thousands of vermilion torii gates over trails climbing Mount Inari (233 m). Free entry 2 h 1 min walk
Sources · Verified 24 September 2026