Activities & Shopping Sake cellar in Kin Limestone cave

With the sweet lullaby of water dripping in the caves, the spirit of sake quietly maturing!

Kin’s limestone caverns, measuring 270 m in length and located 30 m below the ground, are home to over 13,000 bottles of Awamori.
This natural environment, which is moist and stays a constant temperature of 18°C, has been used as Japan’s first vintage sake cellar since 1988.

Sake cellar in Kin Limestone cave

One of the charms of Awamori is that it takes on a rich and mellow flavor as it ages slowly over time.
With the the sweet lullaby of water dripping in the caves, this Awamori slowly awaits the return of its owner.

Sake cellar in Kin Limestone cave

Bottle storage services are offered for periods of 5, 12 and 20 years.
Many customers put bottles store bottles here to commemorate a wedding or the birth of a child.
Additionally, many of the bottles are adorned with messages such as, “”Let’s Drink This Together When You’re All Grown Up”” and “”Together Always.”

Sake cellar in Kin Limestone cave

Tours of the cellar are offered three times each day.

Sake cellar in Kin Limestone cave
Tickets for the cellar tour are available for purchase at “Tatsu no Kura.”

Sake cellar in Kin Limestone cave

Tofuyo (Okinawan-style tofu), made with Kin Town’s Awamori, is also aged in one area of the limestone caverns.
Normally aged for just 3 months, the Tofuyo here is aged for a year or more. Don’t miss your chance to get some.

Sake cellar in Kin Limestone cave
It is said to possess a rich, savory flavor like that of cheese.

To commemorate your trip, how about leaving a wish for the future in the hands of a bottle of Awamori?

Basic information

Address 245 Aza-Kin, Kin-cho, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa
Car parking Available
Open Hours cellar open 9:00 to 16:45
Fixed Holidays Open all year round
Contact Details Kannon chyaya (Interlink Okinawa)
Telephone 098-968-8581
URL http://www.interlink-okinawa.com/koshugura/

Sake cellar in Kin Limestone cave

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