Echigo Sake Museum Ponshukan (Sake Sampling Service)

Great way to spend time in Echigo Yuzawa

quite a fun experience. There are rankings of sake displayed on boards at the end of the shop. The recommendations don’t lie. The best sake really was the best tasting, one of the best sake i ever had...

Unique Experience

Love the experience here. I don't normally drink sake, but it was worth the experience to come and taste the local specialty here, it being a producer of good quality rice. One pays 500 yen, you get...

Nice sips of different sake

Nice and good to be able to try several different sake or umeda (plum wine) options at your own choice with just ¥500! The plane is a little smaller than I expected but was still good. Note that kids...

Great fun

Great fun tasting sake, had Koji soft serve(back of Ponshu kan), hot spring bath, tons of restaurants. We had a blast, spent almost 2hours there.

日本酒ファンには天国です！

　越後湯沢駅の駅ビルに、ぽんしゅ館がありました。私たちは数年前、新潟駅にあるぽんしゅ館を訪れましたが、越後湯沢の温泉に宿泊した翌日、こちらに向かいました。 　500円を支払って、コイン５枚で利き酒ができる「唎酒番所」が人気のぽんしゅ館ですが、今回はハンドルキーパーのため利き酒はしませんでした。宿泊した宿でいただいた新潟のお酒を探すのが、今回の目的です。私は知らない新潟のお酒でしたが、膨大な品ぞろえ...