The largest of Fushimi鈥檚 sake breweries is Gekkeikan, the world鈥檚 leading producer of sake. Although most of the sake is now made in a modern facility in Osaka, a limited amount is still handmade in a Meiji-era sakagura (sake brewery) here in Fushimi. The museum is home to a collection of artefacts and memorabilia tracing the 350-year history of Gekkeikan and the sake-brewing process.
There are English captions throughout and your ticket includes a 180ml sake bottle as a gift. If you wish to take a tour of the sake-producing process next door, you need to book in advance for the 15-minute tour in Japanese.
The museum is a 10-minute walk northeast of Ch奴shojima Station on the Keihan line. It takes about 15 minutes from Sanjo Keihan to Ch奴shojima Station (楼270). To get to the museum from the station, go right at the north exit, take a right down an unpaved road, a left at the playground, cross the bridge over the canal and follow the road around to the left; the museum is on the left.
