Overview

The Akinada area of Hiroshima Prefecture is renowned as a premier region for ginjō sake and oysters, thanks to its pure water and nutrient-rich sea. This tour offers a unique culinary experience, allowing you to enjoy the region’s distinctive blessings of water and sea through a sake brewery visit, oyster BBQ, and sake pairing.

The journey begins at Morikawa Shuzō, a brewery with over 120 years of history. Your English-speaking guide will tell you all about the spring water essential for brewing ginjō and the traditional techniques maintained by the brewery. This knowledge will illuminate your appreciation of the soft flavours and distinctive aromas in the tasting afterwards.

Next, you head to a local supermarket in to purchase locally-grown vegetables, seafood, and seasonings to create your own original BBQ menu.

The highlight is the oyster BBQ and sake pairing at an oyster farm beside the Inland Sea. Grilling freshly harvested oysters on the dock with a view of the bay and fishing boats is a unique experience. Combined with several varieties of Hiroshima’s finest sake, it’s heaven.

It’s the perfect tour for travellers interested in food culture, offering a complete immersion in the Akinada terroir – a fusion of sake brewing tradition and the bounty of the Seto Inland Sea.

The tour is available as a lunchtime or dinnertime option, starting at 10:25 or 15:25 respectively.

Features

This tour combines a brewery tour and tasting at Morikawa Brewery, shopping at a local supermarket, and an oyster BBQ paired with ginjō sake all in one day. You get to taste the best regional food and drink in a beautiful setting beside the Seto Inland Sea.