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A white storehouse and wooden vats

Maruyama Miso & Shoyu WorksSample

A small works that brews miso and soy sauce in wooden vats from local soybeans and koji.

This is a sample page. Maruyama Miso & Shoyu Works is a fictional place, and every detail on this page is a sample setting.

How to enjoy it

The key is mixing the mashed soybeans and koji well, then packing them tight to push out the air. The miso you take home will be ready in about six months. In the works, compare the colors of miso of different ages.

Contents

What to see and do here

Mashed soybeans and koji

Miso-making class

Mash boiled soybeans, mix in koji and salt and pack the mix into a tub. Take home about 2 kg.

How to enjoy it

Press the beans with your palm to leave a little texture. Throw the miso balls into the tub with gusto; it knocks the air out.

Price
  • Per person¥3,500（about 2 kg miso and tub included）
Conditions
Age 6 and up (children with an adult)
Duration
About 2 hours
Session times
10:00–12:00
Dates
Saturdays, November to April
Capacity
16 per class
Minimum group
2 people
Meeting place
Shop counter
Meeting time
9:50
Guide languages
Japanese

Your miso will be ready in about six months

Booking is in Japanese. Please use the booking site or call.

Phone 0551-00-8021

Book by By 17:00 two days before　Cancellation 50% the day before; 100% on the day

Large wooden vats

The wooden-vat room

See the room of large wooden vats from the walkway, where soy sauce mash slowly matures.

How to enjoy it

Take a deep breath when you step in. You can tell the soy sauce and miso apart by smell.

Price
  • Free
Duration
About 20 min
Session times
9:00–16:30
Booking
Not needed (just walk in during opening hours)

Three miso of different ages

Works shop

Miso of different ages, raw soy sauce and koji seasonings. Try a cup of miso soup.

How to enjoy it

The same beans change in color and flavor with age. Use the miso-soup tasting to find your favorite.

Price
  • Miso500 g from ¥500
  • Raw soy sauce500 ml ¥800
Hours
9:00–17:00
Booking
Not needed (just walk in during opening hours)

Hours

Shop9:00–17:00

Closed

Sundays, New Year holidays

NotesMiso classes run in the cold months, November to April

Contact

0551-00-8021

Answered 9:00–17:00

Shop9:00〜17:00
Miso-making class10:00〜12:00
The wooden-vat room9:00〜16:30
Works shop9:00〜17:00

Location and access

Address
Akeno, Hokuto, Yamanashi (sample address)
Phone
0551-00-8021
Nearest expressway exit
Sutama IC
By car from the exit
about 12 min
Nearest station
Nirasaki Station (JR Chuo Line)
By car from the station
about 18 min
Parking
Yes (free, 10 cars)
Shuttle
None
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Payment

CashAccepted

Credit cardsVISA, Mastercard, JCB, American Express

E-moneyTransit IC cards, iD, QUICPay

QR code paymentPayPay, Rakuten Pay, d Barai

Facilities and services

Languages
Japanese
Wi-Fi
No
Children
Welcome (classes from age 6)
Group size
Up to 20 people
Accessibility
Step-free class room
Accessible toilet
Yes
On rainy days
Everything is indoors

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