A Hamamatsucho sake celebration to talk with breweries and savor ginjo sake
Cho Ginjo Festival
The 2026 edition of Cho Ginjo Festival has ended.
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Dates
- 2026/10/17 〜 2026/10/18Ended
- Season / frequency
- Every October / Once a year
- Location
- Tokyo Port City Takeshiba
- Area
- Tokyo Metropolis・Minato City(Within Tokyo: approx. 15 min–1 h by train (central areas))Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Highlights and activities
- Participation fee
- Standard ticket: ¥4,980; premium ticket: ¥7,980; 2-day ticket: ¥8,980; additional 1-hour ticket: ¥1,980 (all prices include tax)
- Age restrictions
- Alcohol is not served to anyone under 20.
- Official website / social media
- Official website
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
Breweries from 42 companies across Japan gather at Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba for this sake celebration, where visitors can compare ginjo and other sake. They can also enjoy conversations with brewers, talk shows, and a food market featuring dishes that pair well with sake.
About Cho Ginjo Festival
The Super Ginjo Festival is a sake celebration that brings together breweries from across Japan and people who love sake.
With a focus on ginjo and junmai daiginjo sake, the event offers tastings for everyone from beginners to enthusiasts, as well as tasting booths where visitors can speak directly with brewers.
The event also features the “Shippori Marche,” with dishes that pair well with sake, and talk shows about the appeal of sake brewing.
Source: 超吟醸祭 2026 / 超吟醸祭 2026(東京都)の情報｜ウォーカープラス
Festival highlights
In 2026, breweries from 42 companies across Japan exhibited, and the event was described as offering a wide variety of sake, with a focus on ginjo, to compare and taste.
At booths where visitors can taste sake while talking with brewers, they can ask about food pairings and sake brewing.
Other highlights include 3 talk-show sessions each day and the “Shippori Marche,” featuring dishes that pair well with sake.
The sources give different figures for the number of sake brands, so no specific number is provided.
A Hamamatsucho sake celebration to talk with breweries and savor ginjo sake
What to expect
Visit the brewery booths at the venue and find a favorite by sampling small amounts of ginjo and other sake.
According to the 2026 event information, 1 ticket allowed unlimited tastings for 2 hours. Visitors could enter at any time while the venue was open, and their time began when staff activated the ticket.
Visitors can start at a booth labeled “easy to drink,” then combine conversations with brewers, talk-show attendance, and purchases of food and some products.
How to take part
This event is open to the general public, who can attend by purchasing a ticket.
The event is aimed at everyone from sake beginners to enthusiasts, offering tastings, conversations with breweries, talk shows, and a food market.
The detailed 2026 information states that advance reservations are required and tickets were sold on the official website.
Alcohol is not served to anyone under 20.
For 2026, regular tickets, premium tickets, 2Days tickets, and additional 1-hour tickets were listed.
Regular tickets include unlimited tastings for 2 hours and an original ochoko sake cup. Premium tickets add a seat for a talk show to the regular ticket, while 2Days tickets allow entry on both days.
Advance reservations are required, and tickets were sold on the official website.
Source: 超吟醸祭 2026(東京都)の詳細データ｜ウォーカープラス
Location and access
- Venue and address
Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, Port Hall + Port Plaza / 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato City, Tokyo
- Train and bus
4-minute walk from Hamamatsucho Station on the JR and Tokyo Monorail / directly connected to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome Line
- Parking
None
Address 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato City, Tokyo
Dates and season
2026 event information (the listed dates have passed)
October 17, 2026 (Sat) and the 18th (Sun), from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The venue is Port Hall and Port Plaza at Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba.
Three talk-show sessions were scheduled on each day, for a total of 6 sessions.
Accommodation and hotels PR
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Tips for your visit
Tastings use 2-hour tickets, and the ticket’s validity period begins when staff activate it.
Entry times were not fixed; visitors could enter at any time while the venue was open.
A booth labeled “easy to drink” is available for beginners, and alcohol is not served to anyone under 20.
Nearby attractions
国立新美術館
東京・六本木にある美術館
東京タワー
東京都港区にある電波塔
芝公園
東京都港区の公園
写真：Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France / CC BY 2.0
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青山霊園
東京都の霊園
Origins and History of Cho Ginjo Festival
The October 2025 event was held in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. In 2026, it moved to Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba in the Hamamatsucho area of Tokyo and became a 2-day event.
Even after the venue relocation, the event is described as combining tastings from breweries across Japan, conversations with brewers, talk shows, and a food market.
Materials for 2026 state that 2,500 people attended the previous event.
Official information
The official site for 2026 is listed as the Super Ginjo Festival 2026 information page from organizer SIPORY.
The same site is also listed as the ticket seller, and provides details such as the venue, dates, prices, and tasting duration.
Cho Ginjo Festival at a Glance
Super Ginjo Festival 2026 was a sake celebration held at Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba, welcoming breweries from 42 companies across Japan.
Along with tastings of ginjo and other sake, visitors can enjoy conversations with brewers, talk shows, and the “Shippori Marche,” featuring dishes that pair well with sake.
This is a paid event requiring advance reservations. Tastings are limited to 2 hours, and alcohol is not served to anyone under 20.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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