Sake from across Japan made with Hyogo Prefecture-grown Yamada Nishiki, known as the “king of sake rice,” as well as selected sake from breweries throughout Hyogo, including the Harima region, will gather at Arcrea HIMEJI.
By making a charity donation, visitors can enjoy tasting and comparing a variety of sake.

Around 100 different types of sake from across Japan will be available. The event will also feature a wide selection of carefully selected sake-friendly foods, including Himeji oden.
Programs will include a mini straw-wrapped sake barrel painting experience, a sake tasting seminar, and a sake tasting competition.
Advance registration is required for the mini straw-wrapped sake barrel painting experience and the sake tasting competition. Please see the official website for details.

National Sake Festival in Arcrea HIMEJI

Date and Time:
Saturday, October 3, 2026
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Venue:
Arcrea HIMEJI
Exhibition Halls A, B, and C, and Outdoor Exhibition Area
143-2 Kamiya-cho, Himeji City

Admission / Charity Donation:
Visitors who make a charity donation of ¥1,000 or more will receive a Kanbei sake cup and a set of five tasting tickets.

The event will end when the sake is sold out.
The event will be canceled in the event of severe weather.

Please see the flyer here (Japanese Only) : 全国酒まつりチラシ

Event Details
Please see the event details here :https://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/sangyo/0000033929.html

Organizers
Harima Wide-Area Cooperation Council
Harima Sake Culture Tourism Council
Four Harima Sake Brewers Associations
Himeji Sake Brewers Cooperative Association
Himeji City

Supported By
Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau
Hyogo Prefecture
The Federation of Hyogo Prefecture Brewers Associations

Contact
Kobe Shimbun Business Services, Event Operator
TEL: 079-285-2701
Hours: Weekdays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.