Adults can also enjoy it! Six factory tours where you can enjoy freshly made delicious taste

Adults can also enjoy it! Six factory tours where you can enjoy freshly made delicious taste
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Sightseeing in Okinawa is not just about shopping and leisure. If you are unsure about your travel schedule, we recommend a facility where both adults and children can enjoy! One of the attractions in the prefecture that manufactures souvenirs, etc., can carefully guide you to the factory with a free guide and taste the freshly made taste. In addition, fresh products before shipping can be purchased as souvenirs a little earlier, so it is popular with locals.

Products sold exclusively at the factory are also popular! "Kamima Confectionery Store"

Processing dried plum "Suppaiman" from Uema confectionery store. You can see how it is being processed from the window.

"Suppaiman" is a dried plum that has many fans from children to adults in Okinawa. It is popular with many people outside the prefecture as well as within the prefecture. The factory can be easily visited in about 30 minutes, and if it is less than 10 people can jump in without reservation. The process of processing a large amount of plums is truly a masterpiece. You can also learn about the history of Suppaiman, and you can also enjoy shopping for factory-limited products and rare products at the adjacent shop "Uema Shoten".

★Details of the tour★

[Opening hours] [Morning] 10: 00-11: 30, [Afternoon] 13: 00-16: 30 (excluding Sunday and public holidays)
*On Saturday, the factory line is closed, so you will have to watch while watching the video.
[Visit fee] Free of charge
[Time required] Approx. 30 minutes per 10 people
[Reservation] WEB: Application form (reservation not required for less than 10 people)

Drinking more than 30 kinds of "Masahiro Gallery"

A tour of the manufacturing line. Large jars of awamori are lined up, and you can visit them with a guide guide.

You can learn about the culture and history of awamori at the Masahiro Gallery, a brewer of awamori, liqueur and moromi vinegar. Not only awamori but also those who are not good at drinking and drivers can taste "moromi vinegar." If you would like a guide guide on the manufacturing line, you need to make a reservation in advance, so please contact us in advance. In addition, "Masahiro" will receive an original old sake and a awamori bottle for those who are on their birthday. Don't miss the unique service! (Identification required)

※Currently, we do not conduct "guided tours" to prevent new corona infection. Free tour is only available.

★Details of the tour★

[Opening hours] 9:30-17:00 (excluding New Year holidays)
[Visit fee] Free of charge
[Time required] About 30 minutes
[Reservation] TEL: 098-994-8080 (Reservation is not required for individual visits)

Nuchimasu, the world's only salt factory.

The interior of the world's only salt factory.

Nuchimasu is located on the rich nature of Miyagishima, via the underwater road in Uruma City. The site is located on the cliff of the island, and the superb view overlooking the blue sea, Kapo Banta, is popular. Nuchimasu's factory tour is one of the popular attractions that can be enjoyed in about 10 minutes. The salt in the factory is as beautiful as if the fresh snow had fallen. The Company's proprietary technology has been patented as the world's first technology. Its ingredients are 25% less salt content than ordinary salt and contains many minerals such as magnesium and potassium, and are supported as "delicious and healthy salts". It's two birds with one stone. There is also a shop and a restaurant.

★Details of the tour★

[Time required] Approx. 10 minutes / [Guide guidance] Starts from 0 minutes, 20 minutes, 40 minutes per hour
[Visit fee] Free of charge
[Time required] Approx. 10 minutes / [Guide Guide] Start from 0 minutes / 20 minutes / 40 minutes (9:40-16:40)
[Reservation] TEL: 098-983-1140 (No reservation required for less than 10 people)

 

Let's experience it by hand! Tropical taste "Okinawa Brown Sugar"

At Okinawa Brown Sugar, where you can learn about all processes, from planting sugarcane to packing brown sugar bags. In addition, on the paid experience course, you can actually boil down the sugar and take your own original brown sugar! You can enjoy freshly made delicious taste at home. In the factory, a guide will carefully guide you through the flow leading to manufacturing and the ingredients of brown sugar.

※In the factory, a guide will carefully guide you through the process leading to manufacturing and the ingredients of brown sugar (weekdays only).

Recommended points

[Opening hours] 8:30-17:30 Brown Sugar Making Experience Course: [A.m.] 10:00-12:00, [Afternoon] 13:00-15:00
[Visit fee] Free (brown sugar experience course is charged)
[Experience fee] ① Making brown sugar (aluminum cup): 1,000 yen (tax included) 2 brown sugar making (shisa side): 2,000 yen (tax included)
[Time required] ① Making brown sugar (aluminum cup): About 40 minutes to 50 minutes, 2 brown sugar (shisa surface): About 50 minutes to 60 minutes
※Reservation required (email)
[Other] The brown sugar making experience course is over 10 years old.

※In order to prevent the new coronavirus infection, the brown sugar making experience will be canceled for the time being.

A must-see for beer lovers! Orion beer factory "Happy Park"

Image of the Orion Beer Factory "Happy Park". A beer bottle is flowing through the lane in the factory.

Located about 10 minutes from Kyoda Interchange, "Orion Happy Park" is a classic tourist spot visited by more than 100,000 people every year. Special beer made from carefully selected ingredients and has passed strict quality control, and you can sample freshly made. You can't miss the galleries and shops. Shops that recreate the scenery with Orion beer more than 50 years ago, a gallery exhibiting history of Orion beer, and shops sell Orion original goods at the shop.

Recommended points

[Visit start time] 10:00/10:30/11:00/13:00/13:30/14:00/14:30
 15:00/15:30/16:00
[Visit fee] 18 years old and over 500 yen, 7 to 17 years old 200 yen
[Reservation] 0570-00-4103
 WEB: From the calendar in the site

Deliciousness is a blessing of nature! awamori brewery "Helios Sake Brewery"

Helios Sake Brewery, located in the northern part of Motojima, is a rare sake brewery in Okinawa, where sake is made in spring water, a famous water area. Factory tours where the precious manufacturing process can be seen, has attracted attention both inside and outside the prefecture. Tours are held every day, but since reservations are required, let's contact us as soon as you decide to travel to Okinawa. In old sake brewery, you can enjoy the unique scenery and aroma of sake brewery. After the tour, you can taste not only awamori but also rum and liqueurs for free, so you can enjoy it without getting tired until the end.

※Currently, "Factory Tour" is closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Recommended points

[Opening hours] 10:30-16:00 (excluding every Wednesday, New Year's holidays, and temporary holidays)
 ※The shop is open on Wednesday.
[Visit fee] Free of charge
[Time required] Approx. 40 to 60 minutes (1:30-2: 30-15: 00 ~)
[Reservation] Check the website.


When you visit Okinawa, you can also see the souvenir manufacturing process, so you can enjoy your trip even more! You can enjoy it with children, guide you for a short time and free of charge, and various attractions depending on the facility! If you want to enjoy sightseeing with plus alpha for shopping and leisure, why don't you stop by?

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