Kyoto · SAKE TASTING
Fushimi is one of Japan’s great brewing districts and it is two stops from the city centre. The 15 below cover the brewery visits, the tasting counters and the guided flights, priced by the number of pours.
Explore Gion and Pontocho by night with nine-plus Kyoto dishes, sake tastings, local stories, and a small group capped at seven.
“Come hungry! It was a real Japanese foodie experience! Yuma picked out authentic places to have two wonderful meals and drinks! Then our last stop was dessert, tea or coffee.”
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.”
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!”
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.”
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!”
Taste seven Kyoto sakes with a certified sommelier, pair them with Japanese snacks, and learn how to order your favorites in Fushimi.
“Mayo was an excellent guide! Not only did she teach us about the sake making process, she did it in a fun interactive way that left me feeling confident to order sake at restaurants!”
Learn to taste, compare, and order sake in Kyoto with seven tastings, Japanese snacks, an expert guide, and a useful bottle-reading cheat sheet.
“Kiyomi was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable! We learned so much about the intricacies of sake and how the differences in brewing can be tasted. Highly recommend”
Review of Kyoto’s private tea ceremony and sake tasting in a 300-year-old samurai house, with matcha, photos, costumes, and practical booking tips.
“So much tradition in this experience. Gracious hosts who welcome you into their home that is 300 years old. We thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend it.”
Taste 10 unusual Kyoto sakes, compare ancient and modern brewing methods, and learn how to read labels in a small expert-led tasting.
“Two of our party were familar with sake, but one was new to sake. The class was very educational in what goes into making sake and the various flavors that are available. There were plenty of sake tasted.”
Walk Kyoto’s Gion after dark with a local guide, sake, geisha stories, Yasaka Pagoda, Ninenzaka, and small-group access for $32.
“We had an amazing tour eventhough it was raining. Our guide was so nice, gave us a lot of insights in the culture and was interested in all of us. Because of the weather the streets were really quiet so we had an unique and beautiful experience of Gion. The sake was really tasty and we got the chance to meet some lovely people and have a drink afterwards. Would totally recommend!”
Explore Nara before the crowds with a private guide, free-roaming deer, Todai-ji, Kasuga Shrine, and optional sake tasting.
“The tour is linfo, Nara a very beautiful and interesting city!!! The temples, parks and deer walking free on the street, too beautiful!! Our guide, Ikki, very friendly, helped us in everything, until buying an IC Card that we had not yet!!! Ikki vc was spectacular!!!!Auto-translated”
Explore Kyoto’s Gion by lantern light, learn about geisha culture, visit shrines and pagodas, and taste Japanese sake in a small group.
“Mune was a great tour guide who was very friendly and very informative about the area. The sake was also very good!”
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.”
Taste hand-selected sake with sommelier Kenji at a central Kyoto standing bar, learning production, styles, etiquette, and pairing basics.
“We met Kenji for a sake tasting. It was a great experience for first time sake drinkers. We learned so much from Kenji about the process to brew sake and the different varieties. Kenji was personable, and he answered all our questions. It wRead more”
Make a one-of-a-kind pewter sake cup with Kyoto artisan Kanako at a private hands-on workshop outside the city center.
“This was so much fun. Hands on fun; great host; removed from the business of downtown Kyoto. Would definitely recommend”
