No expiration date
Easy refund
Free exchange
Easy booking

Sake Tour and Tasting in Kobe with a Sake Brewer

Location Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$141.06
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Explore the fascinating world of sake during your visit to Japan. Accompanied by an expert sake brewer, you will visit some of the country's most prestigious sake producers and taste a variety of local sake, including fresh Nama-zake, barrel-aged sake, and the ultra-premium Daiginjo.

Throughout the tour, you will learn about traditional brewing techniques, taste sake from various esteemed producers, and learn about the meticulous craftsmanship of barrel-making. The tour will culminate in a guided sake tasting at one of Japan’s oldest sake makers, where you can compare and contrast different styles of premium sake.

• Taste a wide variety of local sake
• Visit some of Japan’s most prestigious sake makers
• Taste ultra-premium Daiginjo and fresh Nama-zake
• Learn traditional techniques from a professional sake brewer
• Enjoy a guided Sake Flight with your host at a former sake brewery
• Visit the famous Five Villages of Nada
Sake Tour and Tasting in Kobe with a Sake Brewer
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours

  • Light snack provided with the guided tasting
  • Guided by a professional sake brewer
  • Visit three of Japan's most prestigious sake breweries
  • Explanation of Traditional Sake Brewing Techniques
  • Guided Sake Tasting with your host (comparative tasting of different grades of sake)
  • Taste various types of local sake
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Transportation cost to and from the tour are not included.

Meeting point
Uozaki Station is on the Hanshin Railway Line, offering convenient access from Osaka, Kyoto and Himeji.
Return details
Our tour ends in Mikage at Mikage Station on the Hanshin Line. This station is convenient for a return to places such as Osaka, Kyoto and Himeji.

  • Enjoy a leisurely stroll through Uozaki, one of Nada's famous Five-Villages, to see the main sake brewing district. Along the way, we will pass the towering brewery of Sakura- Masamune and see Kenbishi, one of Japan's oldest breweries. Your guide will talk about the history and developments of this famous brewing region. (pass by)
  • Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum
    Kiku-Masamune was founded in 1659. Today they are famous for their continued use of traditional brewing techniques such as cask-aged sake (taruzake). Here you will visit the workshop where dedicated craftspeople still make these casks by hand (subject to availability). After the tour, we will get to sample some of this traditionally made sake.
  • Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
    Visit Nada's largest sake producer to learn about traditional brewing techniques. Your guide is an experienced sake brewer who will be on hand to show you around their interactive museum and explain the various tools and equipment on display. Free sake tasting is provided.
  • Enjoy an immersive sake tasting with your host at a former brewery site belonging to Kenbishi, one of Japan's oldest and most famous sake brands. We will sample three types of Kenbishi along with a complimentary snack. This is a unique location offering you the chance to enjoy sake in the same place it was once made.

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Only those of legal drinking age in Japan (20yrs or over) can participate.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

    Sake Tour and Tasting in Kobe with a Sake Brewer

    Location Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
    $141.06
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

    Delivery options

    eVoucher

    • Free
    • Instant delivery
    • Environmentally friendly

    Physical Gift Box

    • $10.00 fee
    • 2-5 business days
    • Shipping Worldwide

    No expiration date
    Easy refund
    Free exchange
    Easy booking
    Planet friendly
    Global availability
    As seen on