Private tour: Tokyo's Oldest Sake Brewery and riverside walk.

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: Japanese, English
Local guide
Private tour
Bottled water
Snacks
Lunch
Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages

Gratuities
Transportation to/from attractions.

Overview

Escape the hustle and bustle of the big city on this day trip to Tokyo's oldest brewery and enjoy a relaxing day of sake. ・ Private guided day trip to Tokyo's oldest brewery. ・ Enjoy the fresh air and the stunning scenery of the Tama river valley. ・ Learn about the production methods, varieties and cultural importance of sake. ・ Sample and taste a variety of Sakes. ・ Gourmet Japanese lunch in a traditional riverside eatery. ・ Visit to temple hidden in the forest. ・ The tour is inclusive of all food and drink. ・ Great day out for the discerning drinker.

Meeting points

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Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 3-chōme−38−１, South Gate, 外 JR 新宿駅

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Meet your local guide in front of the information desk at JR Shinjuku station's south exit. The information desk is located just inside JR south entrance of Shinjuku station across the street from the NEWoman building.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Tama River

On arrival at Mitake station, build up a thirst with a stroll along the lush Tama river down to the brewery. Enjoy the fresh air, the green valley scenery and the beautiful Tama river.

40 minutes
Ozawa Sake Brewery

The Ozawa Shuzo brewery with its scenic location nestled in the woods next to the beautiful Tama river is Tokyo's oldest functioning sake brewery. At the brewery you'll learn about the production, history and various types of sake. Take a tour of the actual brewery with your guide and brewery staff. Enjoy a delicious gourmet lunch at the brewery's traditional restaurant. After lunch retire to the brewery's tasting rooms to try the various types of sake on offer. Finally peruse for sousvenirs at the brewery shop before enjoying a final drink in the garden. From the brewery walk up to Sawai station, purchase train tickets and return to Shinjuku accompanied by your guide.

4 hours
Kanzanji Temple

Visit this small temple, with its big bell, nestled in the woods over looking the Tama river.

15 minutes

Additional Info

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
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 20 years (the legal age for drinking in Japan is 20 years old)
Please advise any specific dietary requirements or food allergies at time of booking
A moderate amount of walking is involved so comfortable foot wear is recommended.
The Tama valley is slightly cooler than central Tokyo so weather appropriate clothing is recommended.
Not wheelchair accessible.
The brewery is located an 80 minute train ride from Shinjuku. Enjoy this time with your guide.

Free Cancellation

April 26100% refund

April 27No refund

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Beautiful scenery and a very nice sake experience

Published on Dec, 2024

We really enjoyed this tour. Beautiful scenery and a very nice sake experience. We walked through beautiful valley on the journey to sake brewery. The view was just amazing. Thank you

We really enjoyed the...

Published on Dec, 2024

We really enjoyed the trip. The trip started at Shinjuku station, we were given some drink for preparation (drink before you drink lol) The view on the way to sake brewery is just amazing. We were lucky the season is still autumn (the autumn came late this year). So we got some beautiful autumn scenety. You will taste lots variety of sake (from the same brewery ofcoz), snacks, lunch, and tour on the brewery. When we got there, there were only few people and most of them are Japanese.

Simon is endorsed by my wife (Tokyo native & tough cookie!)

Published on Aug, 2024

Simon made this tour very much fun, interesting and tasty! From before it started he was attentive to the scheduling, picked us up at meet up place on time. He guided us throughout, while having continuous conversation about many topics. He is wordly and with such an interesting background and life experiences that are a tour within the tour. I enjoyed sake very much and Simon was a good drinking partner as well. He was attentive to every detail and very accommodating. When we repeat this tour we will likely try to have Simon come with us and will certainly consider him for other outings. Thank you Simon...Fernando & Yukie.

Simon says! Best tour guide

Published on Jun, 2024

Simon was very knowledgeable about Japanese culture and a real joy to spend the day with. Simon also offers several other tours for foodies. He was much more knowledgeable about the making of Sake than the tour guide at the distillery. We even noticed the other taking the tour were more in tune with what Simon was telling us than they were of the distillery guide. We hope to return to Japan and will most definitely look for one of Simon’s other tours. Simon was the best.

Great time

Published on May, 2024

Great time with Simon Very knowledgeable tour. Had lots of fun and lot of drinking . One of great tours I did.