As a historic place dating back to the Edo period, the brewery building with its traditional Japanese architecture of white walls and black roof was very impressive.
The spacious building houses everything from a history museum to a sake cellar, a Japanese restaurant, and a restaurant where you can try Tokyo jibiru.

That giant circular mass is where you look to see if they've had a good year of sake or not.

The Fussa restaurant in particular is very popular locally and is considered a hidden gem unknown to tourists, so even though it was early in the week, the place was already almost full.

In September, the first seasonal beer to appear in early fall was the Blueberry Ale, a reddish-purple beer with a deep beer flavor and the sweetness of blueberries and the tartness of the fruit. I really liked the sweet, but not too sweet, mature flavor and aroma.

Starting with Minami Inari Shrine, right in front of Ishikawa Sake Brewery, we learned about the local history.
We also went on a walking tour of the Tamagawa River on a course that allowed us to enjoy a little bit of the natural scenery.

We played for a while with Senjuin's cat, who greeted us with a "welcome to my house" look...

At Kumakawa Shrine, we explored every nook and cranny in search of the seven lucky gods.

We walked slowly through the lush greenery of Nikkobashi Park back to Haijima Station.

If you're looking for a retro pastel color scheme and a quaintly Japanese-American vibe, that's the way to go.