26th Hankyu Sake Brewery Festival
September 4–6, 2026 ｜ 2026年9月4日〜6日
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Date / 日付
September 4–6, 2026
2026年9月4日〜6日
Location / 会場
Hankyu Umeda Hall, 9F
阪急うめだホール（9階）
8-7 Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8350
Price / 料金
Free
Time / 時間
11:00–20:00 (Fri–Sat)
11:00–17:00 (Sunday (last day))
About This Event / イベントについて
The 26th Hankyu Kuramoto Matsuri runs three days only — Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September 2026 — in Hankyu Umeda Hall on the 9th floor. Hours are 11:00–20:00 (last day 17:00); last entry is one hour before close. Admission is free. Forty-four breweries are listed, with a focus on four sake-rice varieties: Aiyama (Hyogo), Miyamanishiki (Nagano), Yukimegami (Yamagata) and Omachi (Okayama).
Named brewery clusters include Raifuku and Enshu Yamanaka (Aiyama); Taisetsukei, Kikusui and Yoshinoya (Miyamanishiki); Chiyozuru Toraya, Koikawa and Furuzawa (Yukimegami); Kumaya (Omachi); plus a long list from Tohoku through Kyushu and a select EAST BLUE “M” stall. SAKE BAR “Nihonshu-ya Ichiro” is inside the hall (orders stop 30 minutes before close; extra seating after 15:30 on Fri/Sat and after 13:30 on Sunday).
Five paid “sake talks” (7 seats each, web lottery, apply 12–31 August) feature brewery owners and toji. Tasting and bottle sales are 20+ only.
Highlights / 見どころ
Schedule & Venues / スケジュール・会場
Sep 4 – Sep 6, 2026
11:00
– 20:00
Fri–Sat/ 金・土
Hankyu Umeda Hall, 9F(阪急うめだホール（9階）)
11:00
– 17:00
Sunday (last day)/ 日曜・最終日
Hankyu Umeda Hall, 9F(阪急うめだホール（9階）)
Tips / アドバイス
Do not drive, ride, or expect a pour if you are under 20 — staff will refuse.
20歳未満と運転者（同乗・自転車含む）は酒類提供なし。
Sunday ends at 17:00; Saturday afternoon is the busiest tasting window.
日曜は17時終了。土曜午後が最も混む。
Talks are 7 seats and already on a lottery that closed 31 August if you are reading after that date.
酒談議は7名抽選。8月31日締切。
Eat first; this is a tasting floor, not a full meal (use the depachika downstairs).
食事は地下デパ地下で先に済ませるのが無難。
Gallery / ギャラリー
