Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

Enjoy a Stroll Around Fushimi

1 Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

2 Gekkeikan Uchigura Sake Brewery

3 Gekkeikan Head Office

4 Main House of the Okura Family not open to the public

5 Fushimi Yumehyakushu former head office of Gekkeikan

6 View of the Sake Brewery from the Horikawa River

7Jikkokubune Boats

89Gokonomiya-jinja Shrine

10 Otesuji Shopping Arcade

11 Nayamachi Shopping Arcade

12 Ryoma-dori Shopping Street

13 Teradaya Inn and Former Site

14 Kizakura Kappa Country

15 Tsuki no Kurabito

16 Torisei – Main Branch

Benzaiten Choken-ji Temple

1 Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

2This museum allows guests toexperience sake brewing in Fushimi, aswel l as t he h istor y a nd c u lt u r e ofJapanese sake. It exhibits old brewing
tools and several historical materials
that tell the story of Gekkeikan since its
founding. Guests can also have a taste ofginjoshu sake at the end of the tour.

The Uchigura Sake Brewery, which isadjacent to the Gekkeikan Okura SakeMuseum. Here, sake is still brewed
using traditional methods.

34Gekkeikan Head OfficeThe Gekkeikan Head Office blends inwith the overall landscape due to its
desig n t hat was based on a sa ke
brewery. Guests can see buildings fromt he Edo, Meiji, Ta isho, a nd Showa
periods in this area.

5Fushimi Yumehyakushu former head office of Gekkeikan

This building from the Taisho period
was used by Gekkeikan as its head office
for many years and has Western touches
all over the place. It is now home toF u s h i m i Yu m e h y a k u s h u , a c a f é ,souvenir shop and tourist informationcenter r un by the Fushimi Tourism
Association.

Gekkeikan Uchigura Sake Brewery

Main House of the Okura Family not open to the public

The Okura Residence was built in 1828
as brewery-cum-residence on the sitewher e G ek kei ka n wa s fou nde d . It
escaped destruction during the Battle ofToba-Fushimi in 1868 and remains
standing to this day.

6View of the Sake Brewery from the Horikawa River

This is one of the most photogenic views
in Fushimi. The view of the Gekkeikan
Uch i g u r a S a ke B r ewer y f r o m t heHorikawa River, which once served as
the outer moat of Fushimi Castle, is abeloved tourist landmark in Fushimi,
Kyoto.

7Jikkokubune Boats

Jikkokubune boats plying the Horikawa
River are available for sightseeing fromspring to autumn. Tourists can enjoy thehistorical landscapes of breweries andinns, rows of willow and cherry blossomtrees, and other seasonal natural views
along the waterfront.

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Gokonomiya-jinja Shrine

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Benzaiten Choken-ji Temple

The Choken-ji Temple is popularly
know n as “Shima no Benten-san”(Island Benten). It gives off an exotic
a i r, o w i n g t o i t s R y u g u - z u k u r i(Dragon Palace-style) temple gate andit s su r r ou nd i n g r e d wa l l s. T h i s
Buddhist temple belongs to the Daigo
branch of the Shingon school.

10 Otesuji Shopping ArcadeThis shrine is dedicated to the local guardiandeity of the whole town of Fushimi. It enshrines
the soul of the Empress Jingu, who is considered
the patron goddess of safe birth. Its main halland temple gate are registered as Important
Cultural Properties. The new government armyof the Satsuma clan used this temple as its baseduring the Battle of Toba-Fushimi.

The Otesuji Shopping Arcade cuts
east-west across Fushimi Momoyama.
Ma ny shops a nd rest au ra nt s a regathered here, allowing visitors toexperience the special local vibe. A
tot a l of seven shoppi n g st r e et s,including Otesuji, can be found in thearea.

11 Nayamachi Shopping Arcade

12 Ryoma-dori Shopping Street

Established in 1909, this shoppinga rcade w it h a w ide a r ray of foodstores has become known as“ Fu sh i m i’s K itchen”. It s g r a n ite
pavements give the arcade a modernvibe.

Located to the east of the Teradaya
Inn, this shopping street has street
lights and stone pavements that giveof f a r et r o v ib e. S ouven i r shops
selling Ryoma-t hemed goods andrestaurants line this street, with anatmosphere reminiscent of the late
Edo and early Meiji periods.

Sake Brewery-Styled Eating and Drinking Establishments
Distinctive to the Fushimi Sake District (Kyoto-Fushimi Mikura Association)

14 Kizakura Kappa Country

15 Tsuki no KurabitoThis sake brewery and restaurant
includes a beer brewery. Guests canhave a taste of freshly brewed local
beer and Kizakura sake. They can also
visit the Kizakura Museum inside thebrewery.

This restaurant offers customers thechance to enjoy Japanese food in a
spacious sake brewery-styled facility
t hat used to be a n old G ek kei ka nbrewery (rice polishing plant during theTa i sho p e r io d). T h e i r ho m e m a d eauthentic "zaru" tofu goes exceptionallywell with Gekkeikan sake.

16 Torisei – Main Branch
Built from a remodeled century-old
sake brewery, this restaurant offers
customers the special local chicken
dish and Shinsei sake. Their fresh,
undiluted sake, which comes straightfrom the brewery and is poured froma serving tank, is especially popular.

13 Teradaya Inn and Former Site
T h e Te r a d ay a I n n i s f a m o u s f o r
hosting Sakamoto Ryoma. In addition
to touring the inn itself, guests canalso view the garden, which is akin toa historical site that features a statueof Ryoma and stone monuments thatrecount historical events involving
the inn.

Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

Address 247 Minamihama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8660, Japan
Phone 075 - 623 - 2056
Hours 9:30 – 16:30 (last admission 16:00)