🗺️ Saijo Sake Brewery Street西条酒蔵通り

Nishijo in Higashihiroshima City is a renowned sake brewing area, on par with Nada in Kobe and Fushimi in Kyoto. This historical town, which prospered as a post station during the Edo period (1603-1868), has gradually developed into a town known as "Sake Capital Nishijo" due to its high-quality water and sake rice, which are ideal for brewing sake. Currently, there are seven sake breweries around JR Nishijo Station, some of which have visitor rooms, while others offer tasting and sales services. In this sake town of Nishijo, there are restaurants serving delicious hot pot dishes made with sake as an ingredient, as well as cafes converted from breweries, making it a great place to experience the charm of sake. The market landscape is filled with a captivating atmosphere, featuring brick chimneys, eaves, white walls, and lattice-patterned sea cucumber walls, all of which create a picturesque setting that is perfect for photography.

There are seven breweries around JR Saijo Station, making it suitable for a leisurely stroll. Brick chimneys stand tall everywhere, creating a distinctive landscape of the breweries alongside white walls and sea cucumber walls. In snack shops and cafes set up in traditional houses, you can enjoy desserts made with sake and experience Saijo sake in various ways. Some breweries offer sake tasting and sales services.