The "Kumamoto New Sake Festival 2025" will be held at Amu Hiroba, bringing together Kumamoto's sake breweries to serve delicious new sake!
This is a three-day event where you can enjoy new sake from seven Kumamoto breweries and snacks that go perfectly with the sake, all on the best tatami mats in Japan.
First-ever sake tasting challenge!
Drink tickets will also be available for pre-sale on e+, so if you're planning on attending, be sure to take advantage!
We look forward to seeing you there.
■ Kumamoto New Sake Festival 2025 ■
[Dates and times] Friday, March 28, 2025, 16:00-21:00 / Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, 2025, 12:00-21:00
[Location] Amu Hiroba (JR Kumamoto Station Shirakawa Exit Square)
[Participating breweries] Kameman Sake Brewery, Kawazu Sake Brewery, Kumamoto Prefecture Sake Brewing Research Institute, Zuiyo, Chiyonoen Sake Brewery, Tsuyoshi Sake Brewery, Yamamura Sake Brewery [in alphabetical order]
[Tickets] Set of 3 tickets: 1,400 yen (tax included)
<UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Talk Session>
Date and time: March 29th (Sat) 14:00~
Speaker: Freelance announcer Shinichi Takeda
●Profile
Shinichi Takeda
Born in Kumamoto City in 1967. His family home is in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture. His wife's family home is also in Kumamoto City.
He joined NHK as an announcer in 1990.
She has been in charge of numerous NHK programs and will become a freelance announcer after retiring early from NHK at the end of February 2023.
From April 2023, she will be the MC of the Nippon Television morning information program "DayDay®."
*Tickets can be purchased at the ticket sales booth inside the venue during the event period.
*A drink ticket is required to use the sake brewery booth.
*If you present your drink ticket at each sake brewery's booth, you will be poured a tasting size [5 scoops/approximately 90ml] of sake.
*Not available at snack/merchandise booths.
* Admission to the event is free.
*Drinking and driving is prohibited by law. Please use public transportation when coming to the event.
