Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Fushimi, Kyoto
- Daily
- 9:30 to 16:30
Last admission 16:00. Closed 28 December to 4 January, 13 to 16 August and on occasional other days.
Source: gekkeikan.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Gekkeikan, founded in Fushimi in 1637, runs this museum in one of its sake storehouses, built in 1909. Old brewing tools listed as Kyoto City folk cultural property fill one room and the brewery's history another. A well here draws the groundwater used in the brewery next door, and you finish at the tasting counter.
Insider tip
Entry is ¥600 if you're 20 or over, ¥100 for ages 13 to 19 and free under 13. It's been cashless since 1 July 2026, so bring a card or a phone. Booking online gets you priority entry at quarter past and quarter to each hour. Groups of 13 or more aren't accepted.
What the guides say about Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
18. Sake in Fushimi. About 20 breweries still work in the Fushimi Sake District. The Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum is ¥600 if you're 20 or over, card or phone only, and ends at a tasting counter. At Fushimi Sakagura Koji a counter over 23 m long pours more than 120 sakes from 18 breweries. Take the Kintetsu Kyoto Line to Momoyama-Goryomae, about 10 minutes, but limited expresses don't stop there.
Aburacho, a sake shop on the Otesuji arcade, has 80 to 90 Fushimi sakes to taste at its counter, ¥160 to ¥1,290 a cup, and the owner speaks English. The Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum (¥600 if you're 20 or over, card or phone only) finishes at a tasting counter.
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What's on at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Upcoming events at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Kyoto Fushimi Jikkokubune canal boat cruise
京都伏見十石舟運航
Time 10:00-16:20 departures
50-minute round trip on a replica Edo-period rice boat along the Fushimi canal to the Misu lock gate, with a stop at the lock museum. Runs until 6 December; closed Mondays outside holidays.
663highland, CC BY 2.5 Gekkeikan Sakagura Light Up
月夜の酒蔵ライトアップ2026
Time 17:30 to 19:30, last entry 19:00; timed slots 17:30, 17:45, 18:00, 18:15, 18:30 Station Chushojima or Fushimi-Momoyama (Keihan Line)
The museum opens in the evening for a guided look round, a tasting of three sakes with snacks and a small take-home cup. Booking is required, 100 places, and the guide speaks Japanese only.
663highland, CC BY 2.5 Fushimi Sake Kairo Brewery Open Day
伏見酒回廊2026
Time From 10:00 (closing times vary by brewery) Station Chushojima, Fushimi-Momoyama or Tambabashi (Keihan)
Thirteen Fushimi brewers open up at 11 sites on the same day, with tastings, sales, limited sakes, food and a stamp rally as you walk between them. Entry is free, each brewery keeps its own hours, and you should come by train if you're drinking.
Fushimi Sake Fes
伏見 酒フェス
Time Five sessions between 9:40 and 17:20 Station Fushimi-Momoyama (Keihan Line), 8 min walk
Fushimi's new-sake tasting day: 18 local breweries pour at the Gekkeikan brewery in timed sessions, with food stalls, and a dozen breweries open their doors around town the same day. Book ahead, and under-20s can't enter even with a parent.
Fushimi Port Projection Mapping at Misu Lock Gate
伏見港プロジェクションマッピング
Time 17:30 to 20:30 Station Chushojima (Keihan Line), 5 min walk
Light artworks made by Kyoto Subaru high school students with Fushimi ward office and Naked Inc. are projected onto the Misu lock gate, an industrial heritage structure of Fushimi port.
Smaller local events nearby
Fushimi sake brewery tour guided by brewers (Jan to Feb) Food
Tuesdays and Fridays on listed dates, 13:30 to 15:00. Next: Tue 19 Jan · Fushimi Meishu Kyodo Kumiai and three breweries
Guided visit inside three Fushimi breweries (Yamamoto Honke, Toyosawa Honten, Heiwa Shuzo) with brewing video, storage and koji room, and new sake tasting. Meet 13:20 at the association.
¥3,500 (age 20 and over, booking required) · 13:30 to 15:00 (meet 13:20) · Map · Source: Fushimi Meishu Kyodo Kumiai · 蔵人の案内による伏見酒蔵特別見学ツアー
Nearby
Around Fushimi
Torii tunnels at dawn, then sake by the old castle moat
Fushimi is two trips in one. In the north, about 10,000 torii line the paths up Mount Inari behind Fushimi Inari Taisha, and the grounds never close, so you can walk them at dawn. Five stops south on the Keihan line, about 20 breweries still make sake in the old river port, and you can taste most of them in one alley.
Fushimi has 21 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 8 shrines and temples, 4 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 landmarks, 1 bar, 1 neighbourhood, 1 cafe, 1 museum and 1 bathhouse. Read the Fushimi guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum?
- 247 Minamihama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市伏見区南浜町247番地).
- What are the opening hours of Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum?
- Daily 9:30 to 16:30. Last admission 16:00. Closed 28 December to 4 January, 13 to 16 August and on occasional other days.
- How do I get to Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum?
- The nearest station is Chushojima (Keihan). Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum is in Fushimi, Kyoto.
- How much does Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum cost?
- Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum?
- Weekday mornings.
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