With its rich nature and flourishing agriculture, the Tokachi region of Hokkaido is blessed with the ideal conditions for making various kinds of liquor. In this one-day gastronomy tour, you will visit a local winery, a sake brewery, and a craft beer maker to try out their unique products while learning about their liquor making process. You can also enjoy lunch and a special dinner with various dishes that pair well with Tokachi liquor.

Highlights

• Visit an organic vineyard and sample their natural wines
• Visit a sake brewery and sample their Japanese sake
• Enjoy lunch featuring local pork and craft beer
• Visit barley fields and a craft beer brewery
• Enjoy dinner with local liquor and dishes prepared by a culinary specialist

Your first stop is Aizawa Nouen, a vineyard and winery in Obihiro City that grows grapes naturally without any fertilizer or agrochemicals. Take a tour of their grapevines then visit their winery to try out some of their exquisite natural wines.

Next up, you will visit the Kamikawa Taisetsu Hekiungura Brewery, a unique brewery situated inside a university and currently the only sake brewery in Tokachi. Their philosophy is to make a local sake that pairs well with Tokachi ingredients. Learn about their sake-brewing process, then taste some of their fine sake. You can also buy their products at a souvenir shop.

After enjoying a hearty lunch with some local beer in a restaurant in Obihiro, you will head to Rikka, a craft beer maker that opened in 2025 in Urahoro Town. You will first visit their barley fields where they grow the barley used to make beer. At their brewery, you can learn about their beer-making while tasting some of their craft beer.

For the finale of the tour, you can enjoy a special dinner featuring various dishes that pair well with the wine, sake, and beer you sampled. The dishes will be prepared by Kanako Sasaki, a famous culinary specialist. Savor the flavors of Tokachi through its exquisite food and liquor!

Note: All images are for illustration purposes only. Your actual experience may vary.

Schedule

9:00	Pick-up from JR Obihiro Station, Tokachi Obihiro Airport, or hotels in Obihiro
10:00	Aizawa Nouen vineyard and winery tour, wine tasting
11:30	Kamikawa Taisetsu Hekiungura Brewery tour and sake tasting
12:30	Lunch at Rancho El Paso (with Dorobuta pork dishes and Obihiro beer)
14:45	Rikka barley fields tour
16:45	Rikka brewery tour and craft beer tasting
18:00	Special dinner with Kanako Sasaki at Torinome Shoten
21:00	Drop-off at JR Obihiro Station, Tokachi Obihiro Airport, or hotels in Obihiro