Become a 'Brewer' at Nara's Oldest Soy Sauce Brewery. Launch of Accommodation Plan 'SHOYU BREWER STAY' Tracing Brewing and Yamato's Fermented Food Culture
NIPPONIA Tawaramoto Maruto Shoyu launches the 'SHOYU BREWER STAY' plan, allowing guests to experience soy sauce brewing. A limited monitor plan runs from May 29 to May 31, 2026.
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NIPPONIA Tawaramoto Maruto Shoyu (hereafter 'Maruto Shoyu'), an inn operated by Maruto Co., Ltd. that has revived the oldest soy sauce brewery in Nara Prefecture, will begin selling the 'SHOYU BREWER STAY' accommodation plan, in which guests are deeply involved in soy sauce making as brewers. For this season's preparation, it will be held only from Friday, May 29, 2026, to Sunday, May 31, 2026, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis as a monitor plan limited in the number of groups and people.
Official site: https://maruto-shoyu.co.jp/
Plan reservation page: https://forms.gle/rYpmnPriBrnVMZDL8
Maruto Shoyu was founded in Tawaramoto Town, Nara Prefecture in 1689. It was forced to close due to difficulties in procuring raw materials after the war, but in 2020, the 18th current head, Hiroyuki Kimura, the grandson of the predecessor, revived soy sauce making for the first time in 70 years. As a new point of contact with the revived soy sauce, a facility that integrates accommodation and a restaurant was established, and not only domestic guests but also many foreign tourists enjoy stays centered around soy sauce.
In this plan, 'SHOYU BREWER STAY', guests go beyond the brewery tours offered in regular accommodation plans. While putting themselves in the space where brewers once slept, they touch soy sauce koji and stirring paddles in the preparation storehouse, learning the world of soy sauce making nurtured over time and its spirituality. Through a 3-day, 2-night stay, please enjoy the charm of Yamato's soy sauce brewing culture breathing with the climate of Tawaramoto with all five senses.
[Scheduled Stay Itinerary]
◆ Day 1
15:00 Check-in
16:15 Soy sauce pressing experience
...Touching soy sauce while the 18th head conveys the history of Tawaramoto and Maruto Shoyu
17:30 Free walking
...A moment in the garden or tea room within the residence where the traditional Yamato-mune building remains as it is
18:00 Dinner "The Beginning Brewery Cuisine"
...Various
Official site: https://maruto-shoyu.co.jp/
Plan reservation page: https://forms.gle/rYpmnPriBrnVMZDL8
Maruto Shoyu was founded in Tawaramoto Town, Nara Prefecture in 1689. It was forced to close due to difficulties in procuring raw materials after the war, but in 2020, the 18th current head, Hiroyuki Kimura, the grandson of the predecessor, revived soy sauce making for the first time in 70 years. As a new point of contact with the revived soy sauce, a facility that integrates accommodation and a restaurant was established, and not only domestic guests but also many foreign tourists enjoy stays centered around soy sauce.
In this plan, 'SHOYU BREWER STAY', guests go beyond the brewery tours offered in regular accommodation plans. While putting themselves in the space where brewers once slept, they touch soy sauce koji and stirring paddles in the preparation storehouse, learning the world of soy sauce making nurtured over time and its spirituality. Through a 3-day, 2-night stay, please enjoy the charm of Yamato's soy sauce brewing culture breathing with the climate of Tawaramoto with all five senses.
[Scheduled Stay Itinerary]
◆ Day 1
15:00 Check-in
16:15 Soy sauce pressing experience
...Touching soy sauce while the 18th head conveys the history of Tawaramoto and Maruto Shoyu
17:30 Free walking
...A moment in the garden or tea room within the residence where the traditional Yamato-mune building remains as it is
18:00 Dinner "The Beginning Brewery Cuisine"
...Various