Adults can also enjoy it! 6 factory tours where you can taste freshly made deliciousness

Adults can also enjoy it! 6 factory tours where you can taste freshly made deliciousness
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Sightseeing in Okinawa is not just shopping and leisure. If you are unsure about the schedule of your trip, we recommend a facility where adults and children can enjoy a factory tour! One of the attractions is that companies in the prefecture that manufacture souvenirs and other products carefully guide the factory with a free guide and can taste the freshly made deliciousness. In addition, you can buy fresh products before shipping as souvenirs a little earlier, so it is also popular with locals.

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

Processing dried plum "Spiman" from Kamima Confectionery Store. You can see how it is being processed through the window.

"Spiman" of dried plums, which has many fans from children to adults in Okinawa Prefecture. It is popular not only in the prefecture but also outside the prefecture. The factory can be easily visited in about 30 minutes, and if you have up to 10 people, you 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 Spieman, and at the attached shop "Uema Shoten", you can also shop for factory-limited products and rare products.

★Details of the tour★

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

"Masahiro Gallery" compares over 30 kinds of drinks

A tour of the production line. There are large awamori jars lined up and you can tour them with guidance.

You can learn about the culture and history of awamori at the Masahiro Gallery of Masahiro Sake Brewery, a brewery that makes awamori, liqueur and moromi vinegar. In addition to awamori, those who are not good at alcohol or drivers can taste "Moromi Vinegar". If you would like a guide on the production line, you need to make a reservation in advance, so please contact us in advance. In addition, "Masahiro" presents original old sake, and awamori bottles for birthdays. Don't miss the unique service! (Identification required)

※Currently, we do not conduct "guided tours" to combat COVID-19 infections. It is only a free tour.

★Details of the tour★

[Opening hours] 9:30-17:00 (excluding the year-end and New Year holidays)
[Touring fee] Free of charge
[Time required] About 30 minutes
[Reservation] TEL: 098-994-8080 (Individual tours are not required)

Nuchimasu, the world's only salt factory

The interior of the world's only salt factory.

"Nuchimasu" is located on the nature-rich land of Miyagishima, via the underwater road in Uruma City. The site is located on the cliff of the island, and the scenic view overlooking the blue sea is popular, Kaho Banta. Nuchimasu's factory tour is also popular because it can be enjoyed in about 10 minutes. The salt in the factory is as beautiful as if fresh snow had accumulated. The newly developed "room temperature instantaneous aerial crystal salt production method" has been patented as the world's first technology. Its components are 25% less salt than ordinary salts, contain many minerals such as magnesium and potassium, and are supported as "delicious and healthy salts". It's two birds with one stone as a souvenir. There is also a shop and a restaurant.

★Details of the tour★

[Time required] Approx. 10 minutes / [Guide Guide] Start at 0 minutes, 20 minutes, and 40 minutes per hour
[Touring fee] Free of charge
[Time required] Approx. 10 minutes / [Guide Guide] Starts at 0 minutes, 20 minutes, and 40 minutes (9: 40-16: 40)
[Reservation] TEL: 098-983-1140 (reservation is not required for less than 10 people)

 

Let's experience it by hand! Tropical taste "Okinawa brown sugar"

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

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

Recommended points

[Opening hours] 8:30-17:30 Brown Sugar Making Experience Course: [Amorning] 10:00-12:00, [Afternoon] 13:00-15:00.
[Touring fee] Free (black sugar experience course is charged)
[Experience fee] ① Making brown sugar (aluminum cup): 1,000 yen (tax included) 2 Brown sugar making (Shisa surface): 2,000 yen (tax included)
[Time required] ① Making brown sugar (aluminum cup): About 40 to 50 minutes, 2 brown sugar making (Seacer surface): About 50 to 60 minutes
※Reservation required (email)
Others The target of the brown sugar making experience course is 10 years old or older

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

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

Image in the facility of Orion Beer Factory "Happy Park". A beer bottle flows 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. A carefully selected beer made from carefully selected ingredients and has cleared strict quality control can be tasted freshly made. You can't miss the attached galleries and shops. Shops that reproduce the scenery of Orion beer more than 50 years ago, galleries that exhibited the history of Orion beer, and shops also sell Orion original goods.

Recommended points

[Start time of tour] 10:00/10:30/11:00/13:00/13:30/14:00/14:30
15:00/15:30/16:00
[Touring fee] 500 yen for ages 18 and over, 200 yen for ages 7 to 17
[Reservation] 0570-00-4103
WEB: From the calendar on the site

Deliciousness is the blessings of nature! awamori brewery "Helios Sake Brewery"

Helios Sake Brewery, located in the northern part of Motojima, is a rare brewery in Okinawa that makes sake in spring water, Kyoda, a famous water area. The factory tour where you can see the valuable manufacturing process is attracting attention from inside and outside the prefecture. The tour is held every day, but since reservations are required, let's contact us as soon as you decide to travel to Okinawa. In the old sake brewery, you can enjoy the scenery and aroma unique to the sake brewery. After the tour, you can enjoy not only awamori but also rum and liqueur for free, so you can enjoy it without getting tired until the end.

※Currently, "Factory Tours" are closed to prevent COVID-19 infections.

Recommended points

[Opening hours] From 10:30 to 16:00 (excluding every Wednesday, New Year's holidays, and temporary holidays)
※The shop is open on Wednesday.
[Touring fee] Free of charge
[Time required] Approximately 40 to 60 minutes (1 10:30 to 2 13:30 to 3 15:00)
[Reservation] Check it on the website


When you visit Okinawa, you can also see the souvenir manufacturing process, so that you can enjoy your trip more! It can be enjoyed by children, guided for a short time and free of charge, and there are various attractions depending on the facility! If you want to enjoy sightseeing with plus alpha for shopping and leisure, why not stop by?

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