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Guests trying sake in Kyoto
A variety of sake in Kyoto
Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour with Lunch and Japanese Sake Tasting
Table full of different sake in Kyoto

Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour

By Arigato Japan
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $220 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • 3 hour tour of Fushimi district, Kyoto’s Sake district.
  • Local lunch in a restaurant & Japanese Sake tastings
  • See how a brewery works & how Japanese Sake is made
  • Sake tastings at various spots, different breweries & styles
  • Guided tour at the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

Activity location

  • Kyoto
    • Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • In front of SoftBank Fushimi
    • 291-1, Ryōgaemachi, Fushimi Ward
    • 612-8082, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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Kyoto Sake Brewery With Lunch
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
  • Food and drinks
Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $220.45 x 2 AdultsCA $440.90

Total
Price is CA $440.90
Until Fri, Nov 1

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTaste a seasonal lunch in a local restaurant.
  • What's includedWhat's includedSeveral Japanese sake tastings included.
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour at the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum one of Japan’s pre-eminent places to learn about sake
  • What's includedWhat's includedGet insights into local life and Japanese culture from a local English speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedShopping time: if you find a Sake you like, you can purchase and take home!
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pick up not included (can be arranged for an additional charge).
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport costs.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdditional drinks or food (not included but possible to purchase at guest expense).

Know before you book

  • Strict policy on tour start time - guests who are late will be left behind and we are unable to re-connect them to the ongoing tours. There is no refund for missing a tour due to late arrival.
  • Starts promptly at 11:00am, ends at 2:00pm
  • Dietary Restriction flexibility: Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Gluten Free. Please let us know in advance if you have any dietary restrictions and if these are allergies (please let us know the severity) or preferences
  • Age 20 and above are allowed to join the tour. You must be 20 years of age and present a valid photo ID in order to consume alcohol.
  • At least 2 people are required, maximum of 10 for this activity to take place.
  • The operator and its guides reserve the right to refuse or withdraw guests that are unfit to take the tour for any reason, or act in a dangerous manner. A guest's participation in any service will be terminated if the guest breaks any local laws or regulations put in place by Japanese authorities.
  • The operator reserves the right to expel any participant from any service who is intoxicated, acting belligerently, endangering others or behaving in a way which may tarnish or act upon the operator’s reputation or cause distress to third parties, participants and/or individuals.
  • Walking level: moderate.

What you can expect

Beginning in the Fushimi district of Kyoto, your guide will take you through the streets of this stunning town to various traditional and modern sake breweries allowing our guests to get a sense of the area’s 400-year-old sake brewing tradition. Known for brewing some of the best sake in the world, Fushimi’s secret lies in the natural spring water of the area. Because the water holds less magnesium and calcium than other parts of Japan or the world, the sake of the area reaches levels of purity and taste other areas could not easily replicate.

Brewing takes place in the cold months of the year after the rice crop has been harvested and as a result, the air around Fushimi is saturated with the smell of fermenting rice during this time of year.

The area is a festive one that comes to life each day with sake bars and vendors selling the local sake to patrons.

During the tour, we will spend time at the Gekkeikan Okura sake museum where a brief history of sake can be understood. Since they have been making sake since 1637, with a nearly 4-century-old process, our guests really see how things have been done for generations.

At the Gekkeikan Okura sake museum, we will also get a chance to see the sake brewery. Our guests will get a sense of the traditional brewing process which involves a combination of water, malt, yeast, and steamed rice. The different cuts and variety of rice play a big part in the distinction of the sake. If a grain of rice has less grain shaved off, it is more bitter. Generally, the more grain is shaved, the sweeter it will taste.

You will have a chance to sample different kinds of sake at the end of the tour. If you find a type you like, the brewery shop carries around 80 varieties for you to purchase and take home.

Cleaning and safety practices

Social distancing
  • Social distancing measures in place
Safety measures
  • Personal protective equipment worn by staff
  • Temperature checks given to staff
  • Temperature checks available
  • Masks required
  • Hand sanitizer provided
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Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESKyoto
    • Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEIn front of SoftBank Fushimi
    • 291-1, Ryōgaemachi, Fushimi Ward
    • 612-8082, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan