Sake and a View?

There are only a few days left in Matsushima's Sake Festival, but I found out something interesting and noteworthy only after my attempt to enjoy the festivities.

 Apparently, in the bag that you get that contains the sake cup and the list of all the available sake varieties, you also get a ticket for entry to the building and garden area for daytime enjoyment on the same day.

So, if you are free this weekend and wanted to see the building and gardens around this building in Matsushima while sipping sake, this is the time to do it.

During the Sake Festival, 500 yen gets you a cup of sake and entry to the facilities, which usually costs 400 yen on its own.

It's actually a pretty good deal. My only issue is no one told me the ticket was in there, so I didn't get the chance to use it.