A town of fermentation culture, scented with soy sauce and lined with black wooden walls.

Hishio no Sato encompasses the Yasuda, Umaki, and Noma districts of Shodoshima Town, where soy sauce breweries and tsukudani factories are concentrated. Walk among storehouses dating from the Meiji period and rows of black wooden walls while discovering Shodoshima’s soy sauce production and food culture, passed down for more than 400 years.

Three highlights of Hishio no Sato

1. 1. Walk through a town of soy sauce breweriesHistoric storehouses and factories, including registered tangible cultural properties, are scattered through a townscape that has long supported the island’s industries.
2. 2. Discover the tradition of wooden-vat brewingBrewery tours and museums reveal the traditional knowledge used to cultivate koji and moromi in soy sauce production.
3. 3. Savor the flavors of ShodoshimaShop for soy sauce and tsukudani, and try island specialties such as Hishio-don made with locally produced fermented seasonings.

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※Hours, closing days, and tour conditions vary by factory and museum. Check each facility’s official information before visiting.

Nearby attractions

• ・Roadside Station Shodoshima Olive ParkThis hilltop park features olive groves and a white Greek windmill. After exploring food culture in Hishio no Sato, enjoy views across the Seto Inland Sea.
• ・Twenty-Four Eyes Movie StudioThis movie set recreates an early Showa-period village, with a wooden schoolhouse and memorable seaside scenery. Discover Shodoshima’s stories amid a nostalgic townscape.
• ・Angel RoadAt this popular scenic spot, a sandbar leading to an island appears only at low tide. Check the tide table and enjoy both island cuisine and coastal scenery in one day.