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Sake Tours in Kobe with a Professional Sake Brewer
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4 Hours
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Offered in: English
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 and the ultra-premium Daiginjo.
Throughout the tour, you will learn about traditional brewing techniques, taste sake from several different 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
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Taste various types of local sake
- Guided Sake Tasting with your host (comparative tasting of different grades of sake)
- Explanation of Traditional Sake Brewing Techniques
- Visit three of Japan's most prestigious sake breweries
- Guided by a professional sake brewer
- Light snack provided with the guided tasting
- Transportation cost to and from the tour are not included.
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
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Start time
01:00 PM
End Point
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.
What To Expect
Sakuramasamune Kinenkan Sakuraen
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.
• Admission Ticket Free
Kiku-Masamune Shuzo Kinenkan
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.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
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.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
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.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- 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.
Operated by Origin Sake Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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