Over a decade, Sake breweries are attracting significant attention as tourism resources in Japan. Therefore, it is important to understand sake breweries to utilize them for tourism resources. We report a survey of the brewery’s layout and how to open to the public in Ibaraki Prefecture. We also investigate the location of the breweries and their surrounding environments. From the results of the survey, we categorize 34 Sake breweries into four broad types according to their characteristics of layouts and surroundings.
