Kizakura ─ The Yellow Cherry of Fushimi

Soul of the Kura

Most breweries take themselves seriously.
Kizakura took kappa instead.

The mischievous river-spirits of Japanese folklore
became the brewery's mascots in the 1955 TV ads —
and made Kizakura the friendliest household name in sake.

The bottle is approachable.
The brewery complex is family-friendly.
Sake without ceremony — and excellent at that.

Characteristics

Founded 1925 by the Matsumoto family in Fushimi.
Famous nationally for the kappa mascot ad campaigns of 1955 onward.
Operates the Kizakura Kappa Country complex —
a brewery shop, kappa folklore museum, sake & craft beer tasting hall,
and full restaurant on the original brewery grounds.
Easy, friendly, generous Fushimi sake.

Reasons to Visit

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Visit Kappa Country complex
A full brewery experience — shop, museum, restaurant, beer hall — under one roof.
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Try the brewery's craft beer too
Kizakura's microbrewery makes Kyoto IPA and Saison — paired flights available.
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Walk Fushimi Sake Quarter end-to-end
Kizakura, Gekkeikan, Tamanohikari, Tsukino-Katsura — within ten minutes of each other.
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Pair with Kamo Jinja or Fushimi Inari
Either reaches in under 30 minutes — Yamashiro's first-rank shrines or vermilion torii.
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Bring children to the kappa folklore museum
A rare brewery that welcomes families — kappa lore, drawings, and cartoons.

Tasting Etiquette

Try a paired sake & craft beer flight.
Kizakura is the rare kura that does both well.
Order the on-site restaurant lunch.
Kappa Country's restaurant pairs every dish to a brewery bottle.
Buy a cute kappa-decorated bottle as gift.
The mascots make Kizakura the friendliest souvenir from Kyoto.
Walk Fushimi after.
The historical canal walk passes a half-dozen kura.
Visit Fushimi Inari before sunset.
The brewery is en route from the shrine to Chushojima Station.

Visit & Tasting

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Address

228 Shioya-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi 612-8242

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Access

Keihan Line → Chushojima Station → 5 min walk

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Hours

10:00–22:00 (Kappa Country)

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Closed

Year-end / New Year

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Tasting

Paid tasting · craft beer · restaurant

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Reservation

Walk-in OK

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English

Yes

— Facilities —

🅿️ParkingYes

🚻RestroomYes

🍺Craft BeerYes

🍱RestaurantYes

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※ Hours, fees and contact details may change seasonally — please confirm on the brewery's official site before your visit.

Signature Labels

Complete the Sake Journey

Arrange your visit to Kizakura — stay nearby, get there, taste with a guide, or take a bottle home.

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Kizakura Junmai Ginjo Yamada-Nishiki 純米吟醸山田錦

Junmai Ginjo · Yamada-Nishiki rice

The flagship. Soft, gently floral — a friendly first sip into the brewery's range.

Kizakura S Sparkling S スパークリング

Sparkling Junmai · charcoal-pressed

The brewery's signature bottled sparkling. Crisp, light, perfect for celebration.

Kizakura Kyoto IPA 京都 IPA

Craft Beer · India Pale Ale

Kizakura's microbrewery — a hoppy IPA brewed beside the sake kura. Fushimi water, hops up.

Pair With Pilgrimage

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Ichinomiya of Yamashiro · with Fushimi Inari nearby

Kamo Jinja & Fushimi Inari

賀茂神社 · 伏見稲荷

Kamigamo and Shimogamo are Yamashiro's first-rank shrines — UNESCO World Heritage.
Fushimi Inari, with its 10,000 vermilion torii, sits five minutes north of the brewery —
kami of harvest, business, and abundance.
Pair the visit either way; both belong to the kura's spiritual neighbourhood.

Visit the Shrine →

Kizakura

🏨Stay Near the Kura

🚄Getting There

🍶Sake Tours & Tastings

🍵Sake Vessels & Bottles

Kamo Jinja & Fushimi Inari