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WHAT'S KURABITO STAY
In the Saku area of Nagano Prefecture sits a sake brewery with over 300 years of history.
Here, you can stay overnight, brew sake for yourself, and experience a day in the life of a sake brewer (kurabito in Japanese).
This is the one-of-a-kind experience provided by Kurabito Stay.
In our brewery is a large chamber (hiroshiki) where sake brewers used to sleep in the days of old. We’ve breathed new life into the historic architecture to create living quarters for our guests.
Go for a stroll outside the brewery, and you’ll find the town and its people waiting to welcome you as a sake brewer.
THE SAKE RICE FIELDS TRAIL
Let our ebikes take you on a deep dive through the rice fields of the Saku area. Immerse yourself in the region's history and culture, while experiencing the air and soil with your own senses on one of our cycling tours. Encounter the many different faces of Saku's natural beauty: starting in April as spring starts to turn the landscape green, followed by the lush colors and scents of summer, through to the golden fall harvests in October. And then when you drink Saku sake, you’ll recall the scenery of Saku.
BOOKING
KURABITO EXPERIENCE
Open for booking
1-night 2-day Kurabito Experience (“Koji” making) Apr. to Jun. 2025
Sat. Apr. 19th ~ Sun. Apr. 20th 2025 【Carry out】
Sat. Apr. 26th ~ Sun. Apr. 27th 2025
Sat. May. 10th ~ Sun. May. 11th 2025
Sat. Jun. 14th ~ Sun. Jun. 15th 2025
Sat. Jun. 21st ~ Sun. Jun. 22nd 2025
Open for booking
For returning kurabito only! Saku Toji Experience (3 days, 2 nights): Go Beyond the Kurabito Experience and See How Toji Manage the Moromi!
Sat. Feb.22nd - Mon. Feb.24th, 2025【Carry out（1 room left）】
Fri. Mar.7th - Sun. Mar.9th, 2025【Carry out（FULL）】
Open for booking
Feb. to Mar. 2025 2-night, 3-day Kurabito Experience (Sake Brewing Experience / “Shubo” making )
Fri. Feb.14th - Sun. Feb.16th, 2025
Fri. Feb.28th - Sun. Mar.2nd, 2025 【Carry out】
Fri. Mar.14th - Sun. Mar.16th, 2025【Carry out】
Fri. Mar.21st -Sun. Mar.23rd, 2025【Carry out】
Fri. Mar.28th - Sun. Mar.30th, 2025
Sold out
Oct. to Nov. 2024 2-night, 3-day Kurabito Experience (Sake Brewing Experience / “Shubo” making )
Fri.Oct.18th - Sun.20th,2024【Carry out(1 room left)】
Fri.Oct.25th - Sun.27th,2024【Carry out】
Fri.Nov.1st - Sun.3rd,2024 【Carry out（FULL）】
Fri.Nov.8th - Sun.10th,2024 【Carry out （FULL）】
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Reiwa 6BY(2024BY) Once a year Opportunity “Two Deep Nights at KITSUKURA”
Fri.Nov.22nd - Sun.24th,2024 【Carry out（FULL）】
The last chance!
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1-night 2-day Kurabito Experience (“Koji” making) Oct. to Dec. 2024
Sat. Oct. 5th ~ Sun. Oct. 6th 2024【Carry Out (FULL)】
Sat. Oct. 12th ~ Sun. Oct. 13th 2024【Carry out】
Sat. Dec. 7th ~ Sun. Dec. 8th 2024 【Carry Out (FULL)】
Sold out
Nov. 2024 2-night, 3-day Kurabito Experience (Sake Brewing Experience / “Shubo” making )
Fri.Nov.15th - Sun.17th, 2024 【Carry out（FULL)】
Fri.Nov.29th - Sun.Dec.1st, 2024 【Carry out（FULL)】
Finished
1-night 2-day Kurabito Experience (“Koji” making) Jun. to Sep. 2024
Sat. Jun. 1st ~ Sun. Jun. 2nd 2024【Carry Out (4 rooms left)】
Sat. Jun. 15th ~ Sun. Jun. 16th 2024【Carry Out (3 rooms left)】
Sat. Sep. 14th ~ Sun. Sep. 15th 2024【Carry Out (FULL)】
Sat. Sep. 28th ~ Sun. Sep. 29th 2024【Carry Out (FULL)】
Finished
1-night 2-day Kurabito Experience (“Koji” making) Sep. to Dec.
Sat. Sep. 9th ~ Sun. 10th 2023 【Carry out（FULL）】
Sat. Sep. 23th ~ Sun. 24th 2023【Carry out（FULL）】
Sat. Oct. 7th ~ Sun. 8th 2023【Carry out（FULL）】
Sat. Dec. 2ed ~ Sun. 3rd 2023【Carry out（FULL）】
CYCLING
Open for booking
The Sake Rice Fields Trail: Cycle through the sake rice fields – 2025
Sat. May.3rd- Sun. May.4th, 2025
Sat. May.24th - Sun. May.25th, 2025【Carry out】
Sat. May.31st - Sun. Jun.1st, 2025
Sat. Jun.7th - Sun. Jun.8th, 2025
Open for booking
The Sake Rice Fields Trail: Cycle through the sake rice fields (On-request private tour)
Ask us for your preferred date
Finished
The Sake Rice Fields Trail: Cycle through the sake rice fields – Special Dates for Golden Week 2024
Saturday April 27–Sunday April 28, 2024 【Carry out (2rooms left)】
Monday April 29 (bank holiday)–Tuesday April 30, 2024 【Carry out (3rooms left)】
Friday May 3 (bank holiday)–Saturday May 4, 2024【Carry out (3rooms left)】
KURABITO STAY
623-2, Usuda, Saku Shi, Nagano, 384-0301, Japan
Saku Brewery Agritourism Promotion Council
An organization devoted to spreading information on the Saku region’s sake, food culture, and the daily lives of the people of Saku who live nearby and have supported its 13 breweries, with a particular focus on traditional industries such as sake brewing and farming that have arisen from and make use of the region’s abundant water sources and rich natural environment.
Saku 13 Breweries
In the Saku region, there are thirteen breweries producing the miracle beverage we call sake. This page introduces the faces behind each of Saku’s thirteen sake breweries. In addition to their own products, every year, all thirteen join forces to produce a single sake called SAKU 13.