FACTORY TOUR

You can learn everything about making soy sauce.

And You can see the wooden barrel “Japanese KIOKE”.

Nowadays, only few craftmen can make those special barrels.

The factory tour explains you the process of making soy sauce while your observing how soybeans are steamed and wheat is roasted.

VISIT

Time
required 30 minutes
Hours
weekday
10:30~(Excluding Monday),12:30~,13:30~
weekend and holidays
10:30~15:30,Held every 30 minutes. (Not be held at 12:30)
*Above are the normal tour times for Japanese-language tours, if you would like to book a tour in English, please require by contact form 2 weeks prior to the desires date.
Capacity
Maximum 25people at a time
Place
654 Kamiigusa, Kawajima town, Hiki-gun, Saitama.
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Access
By Car
It takes 1 hour and 50 minutes from NARITA airport.
By public transportation01
90 minutes from TOKYO station by train and bus.
By public transportation02
2 hours by train and bus from NARITA airport.
By express bus
From Narita, take the express bus to Kawagoe (It takes 2 hours and 15 minutes), then 20 minutes by taxi or bus.
Parking
Available for 27cars(Large vehicles ok. Advance notice required.)
Closed
New year’s holiday season
Reservation
Please review the tour guidelines and registration details here.
Tours are conducted primarily in Japanese. Japanese-language tours are held daily.
No reservation is required to participate.
For Japanese-language tours, groups under 15 people, or those without an interpreter:
Reservations can be made online.
Cancellations must also be made online.
For groups of 16 or more:
Group reservations are required.
Please contact us via the email form with your desired date / time and number of participants.
When accompanied by an interpreter
If an interpreter accompanies your group, please reserve a dedicated session regardless of group size.
Please note we may decline last-minute requests.
Reservations must be made at least 2 weeks in advance.
For those requesting English guidance
Depending on the schedule, we may be able to accommodate your request. Please specify your desired date(s) (all dates if multiple) and contact us via email. English guidance is available on weekdays only.
Reservations must be made at least 2 weeks in advance.
For those arriving by bus
Please contact us in advance regardless of group size.
Workshop Information
In addition to factory tours, we offer paid workshops on soy sauce by reservation.
For more information, please visit the following page (Japanese only):
https://kinbue-park.jp/direct_shop/
To check available dates, please refer to the [WS] section on the following website:
https://airrsv.net/kinbue/calendar/embed/

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NEARBY SIGHTSEEING SPOTS

Old storehouse zone in Kawagoe

The townscape of warehouse building still remains today in Kawagoe City.The warehouse is a fireproof building,made to prevent the fire from spreading,and this was developed as a format of townhouse in the Edo era.It retains traces of the Edo period.

Japan’s longest rose tunnel (Kawajima town)

The small diameter of the rose consisting of about 480 tsurubaras and about 60 varieties was approved as “Japan’s longest rose tunnel” with a total length of 340.5 meters.You can enjoy the rose tunnel in the middle of May.

Koedo Kawagoe Tourist Association
(the external links)