Travel through the streets of this stunning town and explore a 400-year-old sake brewing tradition. During the tour, you will spend time at the Gekkeikan Okura sake museum where a brief history of sake will be explained.

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Duration 3 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Host or greeter: English
Small group: Limited to 10 participants

Highlights

Visit both a small and large sake brewery to get a sense of the differences of scale and try their sake and other produce
Explore the Gekkeikan Okura sake museum to see the historic tradition and techniques in making rice wine
See how a brewery works and get a sense of what goes into the production of the world’s best sake
Enjoy sake tastings at various spots during the tour, different breweries and different styles
Explore Fushimi area with a local guide

Full description

The Gekkeikan Okura sake museum have been making sake since 1637, with a nearly 4 century-old process. You'll be able to see how things have been done for generations. At the museum you will also get a chance to see the sake brewery and get a sense of the traditional brewing process which involves a combination of water, malt, yeast and steamed rice. The different cut or variety of rice plays a big part in the distinction of the sake. If a grain of rice has a little grain shaved off, it is more bitter. Generally, the more grain that is shaved, the more sweet it will taste.

Includes

Several sake tastings
Local lunch in restaurant

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities (optional)
Food and drinks, unless otherwise specified

Covid-19 precautions

You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check

Meeting point

At the front of the SoftBank shop. Address: 4-291-1 Ryogaemachi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, Japan, 612-8082. Staff will be there holding an "Arigato Japan" sign.

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Important information

What to bring

Passport

Not allowed

Unaccompanied minors

Know before you go

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 21 years
Please advise supplier of any specific dietary requirements at the time of booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Guests will have a chance to learn about all the ins and outs of the sake brewing process, but due to sanitation and brewing laws in Japan you will not be able to see the actual sake brewing areas
A passport copy is required for children aged 10 and older

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4.3 /5

based on 4 reviews

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A very nice guide who explains well We end the day very tired (do not plan anything after lol) Just a small flat: I would have liked to see in real life one of the stages of the manufacture of sake but maybe summer is not the good season for that Procedure: we visit, we eat and we drink. We revisit, we drink and we can still eat; this 2nd part in a nice bar

August 4, 2019

With our Japanese tour guide Akari we spent nice hours on our 5 h sake tour. We visited the sake museum and did various sake tastings in different locations. Interesting excursion with a knowledgeable and fun guide. Christian & Eva

February 16, 2018

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