Skip to content
Reference material on Japan's regions, culture and sightseeing / Please check opening days, prices and other details with the latest information from each source.

Value Village

Matsuura Issei Shuzo Corporation

Saga · · Food & Markets

Japanese name: 松浦一酒造株式会社

Save or plan with this entry
View on map →Plan an AI itinerary
Reference photo of Saga
Photo: LT sfm / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗
WHAT TO DOMatsuura Issei Shuzo Corporation

A sake brewery in Imari, founded in 1716, which keeps a mummified kappa.

WHERESaga

Saga

CHECK BEFORE YOU GOCheck before visiting

Check opening days, fees, reservations, photography rules and seasonal conditions with official information.

See it on Instagram

Hashtags made from this place's name. Japanese hashtags are shown as written so that they match posts on Instagram. Each opens the tag page on Instagram in a new tab.

Overview

A sake brewery in Imari, founded in 1716, which keeps a mummified kappa.

About this place

A sake brewing company in Imari. Founded in the 6th year of Shotoku (1716), it has been making sake for more than 300 years. The brewery has a mummy kept in a box labeled Kappa, found when the roof of the main house was replaced about 70 years ago. The head of the family has set up a household shrine and worships it as the water god.

Source asobo-saga.jp ↗

Official website

Check the official website for current opening hours, fees and closing days.

Open the official website ↗

Source instagram.com ↗

Before you go

Three questions from the World Question Box that relate to this entry.

Contributions

Corrections, first-hand notes, opening hours and translations from visitors and residents, checked before publishing.

Contribute about this place →

More in Food & Markets

See all in this category

Check before you visit · References

The original sources are listed here. Confirm opening hours, whether visits are accepted, fees and access with the latest official information.

Crafts and specialties of this prefecture

Crafts & industrySpecialties & souvenirs

Written by Value Village from public sources. Nothing here is reproduced from another site. Languages: ja / en / zh

Instagram posts from Saga (from official accounts)

There are no posts linked to this place yet. Posts from the prefecture's official accounts are shown, rotating every minute.