Agave Spirits Gallery (SAKESHO KIN'EMON)

Agave Spirits Gallery, operated by SAKESHO KIN'EMON, describes itself on its own site as "the first and only gallery in Japan that specializes in introducing agave spirits made from agave, a Mexican spirit," located at 3-42-14 Osu, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, a two-minute walk from Kamimaetsu Station. It functions as both an exhibition gallery and a liquor store, stocking tequila, mezcal, sotol, raicilla, and bacanora, including the site's stated claim of products "not yet imported to Japan."

The site states an inventory of 1,735 bottle types on display, with 785 available for tasting — a scale the operator frames around the stated rationale that "Mexican spirits and agave spirits are not well understood and need to be explained by an expert." Staff hold certifications as "Tequila Maestros" through the Japan Tequila Association and "Mezcaleros" through the Japan Mezcal Association.

The site states that its buyers travel to Mexico to visit distilleries directly and build relationships with producers, describing this as part of how the gallery sources and vets what it carries. The shop is in Nagoya rather than Tokyo, so it belongs in a wider Japan spirits route and should not be presented as a Tokyo stop. For a traveller already in Nagoya, its specialist tasting inventory and producer-facing sourcing make it a distinct destination.