Nagano Sake Tasting Walking Tour
Overview
Nagano invites you to immerse in its rich sake culture while visiting the historic old sake factory area and tasting local flavors. Enjoy the unique experience of comparing around 10 local sakes, with a seasonal selection that may vary.
- 🍶 Taste 3 different amazake, a traditional non-alcoholic sweet drink.
- 🍲 Enjoy a warm bowl of Nagano miso soup.
- 🏭 Admission included to visit a historic old sake factory area.
- 🚶♂️ Explore Nagano’s laid-back streets around Zenkoji Temple and stop by local shops.
- 📚 Learn simple, authentic Japanese tasting etiquette and local food culture.
- 🤝 Connect with local business owners and hear stories about Nagano’s history and everyday life.
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- Sake tasting
- Miso soup
- Amazake(sweet no alcoholic drink)
- Nibbles like soy source beans
- English-speaking guide
- There are no mandatory in-destination costs.
- Transportation fee to meeting point
- Extra drinks and food (available to purchase)
Meeting point
Return details
- Meet your guide in front of Starbucks at MIDORI Nagano Station. We’ll start with a short walk(20 min by walking) toward Zenkoji’s quieter streets and local shops before heading to the sake tasting. (pass by)
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Zenko-ji TempleArrive at Zenkoji Temple area. Your guide will share the story behind Zenkoji and take you through laid-back backstreets and small local shops — not only the main tourist route.
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Arrive at the sake tasting experience. Taste around 10 local sakes (seasonal selection may vary), including styles such as unfiltered and unpasteurized sake, plus Nagano plum wine. Enjoy small nibbles (soy sauce beans, Japanese pickles), try 3 kinds of amazake (non-alcoholic sweet drink), and warm up with Nagano miso soup.
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Visit the historic old sake factory area. See a traditional brewing space and learn how Nagano’s sake culture developed over hundreds of years. (This is a preserved historic site and is not used for production today.)
- After Sake tasting, we will go back to Nagano station(20 min by walking). The duration of this tour is about 2 hours. The tour concludes at the Nagano station but If you would like to explore different places like restaurants after this tour, you can say good bye to your guide at around Zenkoji temple area, where is easy to get back to Nagano station by yourself (pass by)
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.