Kyoto Trip Overview
Uncover the little-known sake culture of Fushimi, Kyoto on a 3-hour insider brewery visit + sake tasting and food pairing session with an expert.
Deepen your knowledge of sake making process and a bit of history of its production at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum. Enjoy the samples of different types of sake as well as leaning details and varieties and personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour.
This is a fun and educational experience to change your way of enjoying sake.
If you love sake but don’t know what to select or want to know more about sake, join us and let’s deep dive into the world of sake.
After you experienced this, you will know which type of Sake actually you like, and you will be able to select your favorite Sake from labels or restaurant’s menu even if they are all written in Japanese.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Kyoto, Japan
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Sake Tasting and Brewery Tours
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Uncover the little-known sake culture of Fushimi, Kyoto on a 3-hour insider brewery visit + sake tasting and food pairing session with an expert.
Deepen your knowledge of sake making process and a bit of history of its production at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum. Enjoy the samples of different types of sake as well as leaning details and varieties and personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour.
This is a fun and educational experience to change your way of enjoying sake.
If you love sake but don’t know what to select or want to know more about sake, join us and let’s deep dive into the world of sake.
After you experienced this, you will know which type of Sake actually you like, and you will be able to select your favorite Sake from labels or restaurant’s menu even if they are all written in Japanese.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, 247 Minamihama-Cho, Fushimi-Ku, Kyoto 612-8045 Kyoto Prefecture
You’ll take a short walk to visit the largest sake brewery in Fushimi, where you’ll deepen your knowledge of sake and witness traditional brewing processes which have been passed down from generation to generation. At the end of your brewery tour you’ll have the chance to taste a few of the flavors produced there.
※Due to the coronavirus situation, the brewery we visit has decided not to allow guests to enter the production area. This means that the actual fermentation tank and its facilities are not visible. However, we will explain the brewing process while looking at old tools in the attached museum area. Therefore, the information and knowledge gained from this tour will be the same as usual.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Kyoto Insider Sake Experience, 271-1 Kurumamachi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8365, Japan
Sake Tasting with an Expert
You’ll get to try flavors of sake you may never have experienced before – as we’ll introduce you to bottles which have never been exported. Your expert guide will explain the differences in taste – dry, sweet, rich, fruity – and how each of these are produced.
Food Pairing
You’ll also be served various Otsumami – Japanese snacks which traditionally accompany alcohol – so you can see which types of food and flavor best accompany the different sake types.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
