Nara

Izumi Yusai

なら泉勇斎

A Sake Lover’s Gateway

to Nara’s Brewing Heritage

Nara Izumi Yusai is a specialty shop and standing sake bar dedicated to introducing the rich brewing tradition of Nara. Just a short walk from Kintetsu Nara Station, the shop offers an extensive selection of local sake carefully chosen from breweries across Nara Prefecture. Knowledgeable staff are happy to recommend sake based on your preferences and share the history and culture behind each bottle.

Whether you're a seasoned sake connoisseur or a curious beginner, Nara Izumi Yusai offers a flavorful and memorable introduction to Nara's sake culture.

Traditional Japanese storefront with wooden accents, signs, bottles, and decorative elements.
The exterior of a Japanese restaurant with wooden accents, a hanging round decoration, and a display window showing sculptures and signs.
A shelf of various bottles of sake, each with different labels and prices, displayed in a store.
A man wearing a face mask, black traditional clothing, and sandals, shopping for beverages in a Japanese sake shop, browsing bottles on shelves and in refrigerator units.
Interior of a small Japanese restaurant with three customers seated at a counter, menus on the wall, and traditional decorations.
Wooden sign with Japanese writing outside a building, indicating a liquor shop, with a glass door and a red poster advertising soup along with a sign saying open.
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