3 Hours Kyoto Insider Sake Experience | 3 hours

698 Reviews | Kyoto
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Insider Sake Brewery Tour & Expert Sake Tasting

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Otsumami (traditional Japanese appetizers) for food pairing
  • Dedicated private sake tasting room
  • Guided by a certified Sake Sommelier
  • Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum - admission fee and guided tour
  • Sake cheat sheet and tasting note to help you choose your preferred sake
  • Sake tasting (10+ types selected by a sake sommelier)
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

Uncover the little-known sake culture of Fushimi, Kyoto on a 3-hour insider brewery visit + sake tasting and food pairing session with an expert. Deepen your knowledge of sake making process and a bit of history of its production at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum.  Enjoy the samples of different types of sake as well as leaning details and varieties and personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour. This is a fun and educational experience to change your way of enjoying sake.   If you love sake but don't know what to select or want to know more about sake, join us and let's deep dive into the world of sake. After you experienced this, you will know which type of Sake actually you like, and you will be able to select your favorite Sake from labels or restaurant's menu even if they are all written in Japanese.

Meeting points

697 Motozaimokuchō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8043, Japan

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Meeting point : Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum (Meet the guide inside the museum) 25 min from JR Kyoto Station : Take a train on Kintetsu Line to Momoyamagoryo-Mae Station then walk about 10 min. 20 min from Gion-Shijo Station : Take a train on Keihan Line to Chushojima Station then walk for 5 min.

End point

Kyoto Insider Sake Experience
271-1 Kurumamachi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8365, Japan

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Itinerary

  • Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

    ・ Join a certified Sake Sommelier for a guided tour of the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum ・Learn about the history of Gekkeikan, and the ingredients and making process of sake ・Sake tasting (3 types) from Gekkeikan

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Kyoto Insider Sake Experience

    ・Sake tasting (7+ types chosen by a Sake Sommelier) ・Otsumami (traditional Japanese appetizers) for food pairing ・Discover your sake preferences, and learn how to choose your preferred bottle

    1 hour 30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A small amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Legal drinking age in Japan is 20; customers under 20 years of age will only be served non-alcoholic drinks
  • Vegetarian option for snacks is available, please tell your guide on site
  • Recommended to have your lunch or brunch prior to the tour.
  • Drinking and driving is strictly prohibited by law in Japan. Make sure to come to the tour by public transportation.
  • Sake breweries generally do not allow visitors to enter the production area for health and safety reasons. We will explain the production process during our tour of the brewery museum

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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698 reviews

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Great Sake experience!

Published on Dec, 2024

Greg was an AMAZING tour guide! The tour through the Gekkeikan was a blast and the sake was delicious. Then the food pairing for the second half of the tour while learning about different types of rice and their different flavor profiles and how they paired with different food was a blast! Greg was super funny and knowledgeable and was great to chat with about sake and Japan!

The best tasting experience, a must if you are in Kyoto

Published on Dec, 2024

The perfect experience to try in Kyoto and one of the best tasting I have ever had. We booked for the full experience and Greg was our tour guide. He explained everything about the production of Sake (nihonshu), he explained how to read the labels and he we left the tasting fully satisfied (and bit tipsy as well). Now I regret we had this tasting at the end of our journey in Japan! We could have enjoy more the sake after, we will use his lessons for the next visit! Super recommended! After the tasting he also gave few good suggestions on whiskey tasting and we are also very grateful for that!

Great experience, a Must Do in Japan

Published on Dec, 2024

Great experience, a "Must Do" in Japan. Momoko and Greg, our guides and experts in Sake, were really nice , with clear information, very accessible to all in the small group. We visited a brewery where the process of making sake was shown, by Momoko a Sake somelier with tasting each type according to the fermentation process. Then we went to a local restaurant to learn, with Greg, the food combination with tasting what was being taught. Very interesting, and informative, now I know how to select Sake and how special that is!!

You gotta try this

Published on Dec, 2024

This was a fabulous experience. Learned so much about sake I feel like an expert. The host was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining. A must do if you're in Kyoto.

Most enjoyable 3 hours!

Published on Dec, 2024

Highly recommend this outstanding tour and tasing of "sake" with food pairings. You will come away with a better understanding and perhaps and appreciation for your own preferences by learning about the differences and how food changes the taste. Excellent and very engaged guide.

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