The “Sasa” in Sasaichi means sake, and the “Ichi” represents the desire to be the best sake brewer in Japan.
The Sasaichi Brewery’s website is very modern and stylish, just like the exterior of the building. Please check it out if you are interested. →Sasaichi Sake Brewery Website
Sasaichi” is the representative brand. The other two are “Yata no Sasaichi” and “Dann”.
Yata Sasaichi” is named after the Yata no kagami, one of the three sacred treasures of Japan. The logo of the Sasaichi Brewery is based on the Yata no Kagami.
The “Dann” has an impressive history of awards.
引用：笹一酒造ホームページ「旦」受賞歴
引用：笹一酒造ホームページ「特約店(東京都)」
「笹一」と「八咫笹一」は酒遊館で販売されていますが、「旦」は特約店限定販売だそうです。受賞歴を見たらますます飲んでみたくなりますね。→特約店一覧“Sasaichi” and “Yata no Sasaichi” are sold at Shuyukan, but “Dann” is sold only at special dealers. If you see the award-winning history, you will want to try them more and more. →List of distributors
The Sasaiichi Sake Brewery places “emphasis on the relationship with food” in the sake they make. Sake plays only a supporting role. Sake plays a supporting role, and the company aims to maximize the appeal of sake as a food sake, so that it can be enjoyed with a variety of Japanese and Western foods, from sashimi to simmered dishes.
どこにある？ Where is it?
山梨県 Yamanashi prefecture
笹一酒造は、東京都の西側に位置する山梨県にあります。
東京都の隣ですね。
Sasaichi Shuzo is located in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.
It is next to Tokyo.
大月市 Otsuki City
笹一酒造は、大月市にあります。
Sasaichi Sake Brewery is located in Otsuki City.
最寄り駅：笹子駅 nearest station：Sasago station
最寄り駅は、JR中央本線の「笹子駅(ささご)」。
The nearest station is Sasago Station on the JR Chuo Main Line.
引用：山梨県酒造協同組合
ちなみに、富士山伏流(ふじさんふくりゅう)の水を使用したお酒のようです。
Incidentally, the sake seems to be made with water from the Mt Fuji.
【行き方】最寄り駅まで Route How to get to the nearest station
The nearest station is Sasago Station on the JR Chuo Main Line.
The JR Chuo Main Line runs east to west.
Here we explain how to get there by train and from each station located east of Sasago Station.
Take a look at the image above.
Those going from “Narita International Airport Station” and “Haneda Airport Station” go via Shinjuku Station. If you are going from “Tachikawa” or “Hachioji” station, you can take the JR Chuo Honsen train directly.
所要時間 How long does it take？
成田国際空港からだと約3時間50分。特急も利用すると約3時間。
東京駅からは約2時間15分。特急も利用すると約1時間50分。
新宿駅からは約1時間50分。特急も利用すると約1時間30分。
立川駅・八王子駅から特急を利用すると約１時間15分で行けますね。
From Narita International Airport, it takes about 3 hours and 50 minutes. It takes about 3 hour if you use the limited express.
From Tokyo Station, it takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes. It takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes if you use the limited express.
It takes about 1 hours and 50 minutes from Shinjuku Station. It takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes by limited express.
It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Tachikawa Station and Hachioji Station by limited express.
From Narita International Airport, it costs about 3,500 yen. If you also use the limited express, the fare is about 6,500 yen. Narita Express and Limited Express KAIJI are both available.
From Tokyo Station, the fare is approximately 2,500 yen. It is about 4,000 yen if you also use the limited express.
From Shinjuku Station, it is about 2,000 yen. It costs about 4,000 yen if you take the limited express.
From Tachikawa and Hachioji Stations, the fare is about 1,500 yen. If you also use the limited express, you can get there for about 1,800 yen.
Travel time varies slightly depending on the time of day and day of the week of departure. There are also other routes available, so please search for the best route using a transfer guide application or other means.
電車賃は、1ドル＝100円で計算しています。Train fares are calculated at $1 = 100 yen.
【行き方】最寄り駅～笹一酒造まで Route nearest station to Sasaichi Shuzo
交通手段(徒歩) Transportation(foot)
電車で来た場合、交通手段は徒歩です。
If coming by train, transportation is by foot.
引用：Googleマップ
改札を出て一本道をまっすぐ行けば、あっという間に着きます。
If you exit the ticket gate and go straight down one street, you will get there in no time.If you exit the ticket gate and go straight down one street, you will get there in no time.
所要時間 How long does it take？
徒歩で約3分。
Approximately 3 minutes on foot.
交通費 How much can you get there?
徒歩なので、交通費はもちろんかかりません。
Since we are on foot, we do not have to pay for transportation, of course.
Instead, there was a stylish café attached to the building with a menu of shaved ice and other sweets. It looked very tasty, but since my goal was sake, I decided against it this time.
ちなみに、日本酒が販売されている方のスペースには吟醸ソフトクリームも販売されていました。
Incidentally, ginjo soft serve ice cream was also sold in the space for those selling sake.
酒蔵見学：なし Can I take a brewery tour?
酒蔵見学はおこなっていないようです。
It seems that they do not offer tours of the brewery.
基本情報 Basic Info
駐車場：有 Parking: Yes
駐車場は約50台？のスペースが店舗前にありました。
さきほどの画像のとおり、広々とした駐車場になっているので、大型バスでも駐車できそうでした。
The parking lot had approximately 15? spaces in front of the store.
As you can see in the previous image, the parking lot is spacious, so even large buses could park there.
