The 10 Brewery Visits in Kyoto That Earn Their Price

1.3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 917 reviews · from $84Our pick

Learn how sake is made, taste 10 styles with otsumami pairings, and gain the confidence to choose sake in Kyoto and beyond.

“Greg and Mai were very knowledgeable about both the sake making process (at the museum) as well as the tasting. They were particularly good at talking and explaining what we were enjoying in a sake, and in teaching how to identify sake for ourselves.”

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2.Arashiyama Bamboo, Temple, Monkeys, or Secret Sake Brewery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 886 reviews · 5 hours - 330 minutes · from $87

Review of Kyoto’s Arashiyama walking tour, with bamboo, temples, gardens, monkeys, green tea, and an optional local sake brewery visit.

“Myself and my partner did the tour with Francis and it was amazing! Such a friendly and kind person that also taught us many things about shrine and temple traditions. I would highly recommend to anybody!”

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3.Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 704 reviews · 3 hours · from $87

Learn sake brewing in Kyoto’s Fushimi district, taste 10 or more styles, and pair them with food during this practical three-hour tour.

“The tour was a mix of informative and fun. The exploration was unexpectedly fun. And especially we got very lucky with a fantastic group of folks.”

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4.Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 623 reviews · from $98

Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district, visit the Gekkeikan museum, and taste up to 18 Kyoto sakes with a small-group guide.

“had a really wonderful time in kyoto, our tour guide was yuka, she was very informative and helpful and even took time after the tour to show us to a liquor store to find a specific sake we had. 10/10 experience if you're going to kyoto, sign up for this!”

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5.Fushimi Sake Brewery Tour – 18 Tastings in 2.5 Hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 36 reviews · 2h 30m · from $93

Taste 18 sakes in Kyoto’s Fushimi district, visit Gekkeikan and Kizakura, and learn how Japan’s traditional drink is made in 2.5 hours.

“The tour was good :) We learned something about how sake is made and then we coule try a lot of different flavors. it was interesting, that every sake we tasted, tasted different. The guide was open to every question and really nice! We had a great time.”

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6.KYOTO Sake Tasting Tour at Local Breweries(tasting fee included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $104

Taste Kyoto sake near Fushimi Inari, visit breweries, and learn from a local guide in a small group capped at six people.

“Very informative guide that walked us through sake brewery and relaxing atmosphere with good sake. Even Better if you like sake”

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7.Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Kyoto Fushimi

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 13 reviews · 3 hours · from $80Best value

Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district with tastings, brewery visits, a local guide, and historic sights for $80 in three hours.

“despite rain, spent a great afternoon sampling sake in se eral breweries in Fushimi. enjoyed our guide who previously worked brewing Sake and even went to Kaiser High school in east Oahu close to our home in Hawaii”

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8.Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $227

Tour Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district, visit small and large breweries, taste local sake, explore Gekkeikan Museum, and enjoy yakitori lunch.

“Tour guide was nice, and the food and sake were good. However, the tour guide seemed to rely to heavily on her laminated sheets to convey the brewing process and history. Some of the concepts did not seem to translate well for heRead more”

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9.Japanese Sake Breweries Tour in Fushimi Kyoto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $109

Walk Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district with a local guide, visit breweries, taste six sakes, and learn why this area is famous for brewing.

“We had a great Time! We got a deep insight in the sake production and tasted really good sake. Our tour guide Bob was really great: his English was perfect, he was very friendly and helpful with answering our questions. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in the topic!”

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10.Kyoto Sake Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $177

Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi sake district with tastings, a local lunch, brewery stories, and a small English-speaking group in three hours.

“Overpriced for what was offered. Didn’t learn about sake brewing or history since factories and museums were closed for holidays. Drank two flights of sake but could have done this by ourselves at any restaurant.”

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