27Miso-making experience / Shinmura Koji Miso Shop
A 130-year-old experience of "koji and miso" – nurtured by time through handcrafted preparation.
Shinmura Koji Miso Shoten has been making koji and miso in Toyama for 130 years.
This long-established company uses carefully selected ingredients such as the pure spring water of the Tateyama mountain range, Koshihikari rice from Toyama Prefecture, and Ootsuru soybeans from Toyama Prefecture, and brews its products carefully using additive-free, natural brewing methods.
The highlight of the workshop is the "miso-making experience."
The boiled soybeans are mashed, mixed with koji and salt, and then packed tightly into a container, removing as much air as possible, to prepare the mixture.
The time spent working with your hands, surrounded by the aroma of koji, is a moment when you can feel fermentation up close.
The process of making miso includes the enjoyment of waiting for it to mature, and once it's finished, you can savor the "taste you made yourself" at home.
Depending on the season, they also offer salt koji making classes and, in winter only, a "kabura sushi making experience."
Take home some of Toyama's delicious fermented foods along with some wonderful memories.
Basic Information
| Start time | Monday - Saturday 9: 00 - 18: 00 |
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| Acitivity Time | Each of the "Handmade Miso Class," "Kabura Sushi Class," and "Salted Rice Malt Class" lasts approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. |
| Membership Fee | For information regarding product prices, class participation fees, and other charges, please visit the Shinmura Koji Miso Store online shop or call our main store. |
| How to Apply | We accept orders by phone, email, or in person (at our main store). |
| Contact | Shinmura Koji Miso Store 076-421-6428 (Reception hours: 9:00 - 18:00) |
| Remarks | "Homemade Miso Class," "Turnip Sushi Class," "Salted Rice Malt Class" Each takes approximately 1 to 1 hour and 20 minutes. ■On-site training sessions: Approximately 50 people ■Experience Center "Genki Kobo": Approximately 10 [Target age] ■ "Handmade Miso Class" and "Salted Rice Malt Class" are for elementary school students in 3rd grade and above. ■ "Kabura Sushi Class" (for adults) *For the "Handmade Miso Class" and "Salted Rice Malt Class," we accept consultations for young children if accompanied by an instructor or guardian. ■Participants in our various classes (workshops) are welcome to come empty-handed, but we recommend bringing a ballpoint pen to take notes on the distributed materials. ■Those participating in the "Kabura Sushi Class" should bring their own container. |
Facility information
| Name | Shinmura Koji Miso Store LLC |
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| Address | [Main Store] 793-10 Horikawa Koizumi-cho, Toyama City [Keiriki Factory/Genki Kobo] 5 Keiriki, Toyama City |
| Phone | 076-421-6428 (reception hours 9: 00 to 18: 00) |
| Business hours | Monday - Saturday 9: 00 - 18: 00 |
| Holiday | Sundays, public holidays, New Year's holidays, Golden Week, Obon |
| Parking | [Main store] 5 machines [Genki Kobo] 20 units |
| Access |
[Main Store] Take the city tram (bound for Minami-Toyama Station) from "Toyama Station" to "Horikawa Koizumi" stop (approximately 2 minutes), then walk for 1 minute.
[Experience Center Genki Kobo] Approximately 21 minutes from Toyama Station to Ueno (Kumano) on the Tatsuo Danchi line, then a 5-minute walk.
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| Official Website | https://www.shinmurakoujimiso.com/ |
