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3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$86.50
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
This is not just a sake tasting — it’s a 3-hour experience that will completely change how you understand and choose sake in Japan.
Led by a sake specialist, you’ll go beyond “sweet or dry” and learn how sake is actually made, why flavors differ, and how to identify your own preferences with confidence.
Visit the historic Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, then enjoy a guided tasting of multiple styles of sake paired with traditional snacks — with clear, practical explanations you can use anywhere in Japan.
By the end of the tour, you will know which type of sake you truly like and how to select it without hesitation - enjoy sake not just during your travels, but as part of your life.
Led by a sake specialist, you’ll go beyond “sweet or dry” and learn how sake is actually made, why flavors differ, and how to identify your own preferences with confidence.
Visit the historic Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, then enjoy a guided tasting of multiple styles of sake paired with traditional snacks — with clear, practical explanations you can use anywhere in Japan.
By the end of the tour, you will know which type of sake you truly like and how to select it without hesitation - enjoy sake not just during your travels, but as part of your life.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
10am - 1pm Sake Experience
Insider Sake Brewery Tour & Expert Sake Tasting + Food Pairing
Insider Sake Brewery Tour & Expert Sake Tasting + Food Pairing
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Admission and guided visit to the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, adding cultural context to tasting
- Guided by a certified Sake Sommelier with clear, friendly explanations for all experience levels
- A private sake tasting room where you can relax, focus, ask questions, and taste at your own pace
- 10 carefully selected sake, chosen by a certified Sake Sommelier to help you discover your own taste
- A sake cheat sheet and tasting notes to help you confidently choose and enjoy sake after the tour
- Traditional otsumami food pairings that show how Japanese people naturally enjoy sake with food
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Meeting point
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.
Return details
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Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum• Explore the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum with a certified Sake Sommelier, gaining insider insight into one of Japan’s most influential breweries • Understand how Gekkeikan shaped modern sake culture, from ingredients and brewing techniques to the philosophy behind each bottle • Taste selected Gekkeikan sakes with cultural context, learning how professionals evaluate flavor, balance, and aroma
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・Sake Tasting with an Expert Through our expert-led tasting session, you'll get the chance to learn the unique characteristics of different varieties of sake, discovering which type you most prefer and how to identify your favourites on menus and bottle labels. ・Food Pairing You’ll also be served various otsumami – Japanese snacks which traditionally accompany alcohol – so you can see which types of food and flavour best accompany the different sake types. This is a fun and educational sake tasting in Kyoto, designed to give you the confidence to enjoy sake throughout your journey in Japan.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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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3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$86.50
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!