Kyoto Trip Overview
Fushimi, Kyoto has one of the best water in Japan, which makes it famous for high-quality sake since the quality of water is essential to sake. People in Fushimi has been making sake for a few hundreds of years and it has several famous brands. If you like sake, it is definitely Fushimi that you have to visit!
You will first drink pure water, the essential ingredient for sake, on this tour and then visit a sake brewery where you can watch and learn about the process of sake making. There is also a café renovated from a sake brewery where you can compare the taste of several sakes! Since Fushimi is also famous for its history, you will also visit spots to learn about it. Cant miss it!
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Duration: 5 to 6 hours
Starts: Kyoto, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Fushimi, Kyoto has one of the best water in Japan, which makes it famous for high-quality sake since the quality of water is essential to sake. People in Fushimi has been making sake for a few hundreds of years and it has several famous brands. If you like sake, it is definitely Fushimi that you have to visit!
You will first drink pure water, the essential ingredient for sake, on this tour and then visit a sake brewery where you can watch and learn about the process of sake making. There is also a café renovated from a sake brewery where you can compare the taste of several sakes! Since Fushimi is also famous for its history, you will also visit spots to learn about it. Cant miss it!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Gokonomiya Shrine, 174 Gokogu Monzencho, Fushimi-Ku, Kyoto 612-8039 Kyoto Prefecture
The reason why Fushimi is famous for its high-quality sake is the quality of water. You will drink pure water from a spring here and start your tour.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Fushimi-Kan (Tourist Information Center) / Fushimi-University, Japan, 〒612-8053 Kyoto, Fushimi Ward, Higashiōtechō, ７５５ ２F サンマルクカフェ横階段入り口
Fushimi-Kan (Tourist Information Center): You can try 17 different kinds of sakes here although it is a tourist information center! Be careful not to drink too much here since your tour has just started!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, 247 Minamihama-Cho, Fushimi-Ku, Kyoto 612-8045 Kyoto Prefecture
A museum of one of the most famous sakes brand in Japan. You won’t be able to find a person who hasn’t heard about the brand “Gekkeikan”. They exhibit important sake making goods among 6,120 of them left in the brewery.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: 伏見十石舟, 247 南兵町 Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8045, Japan
Fushimi Jikkoku-bune: Let’s learn about the history of Fushimi on a small boat in a river. Enjoy the weeping willows on the costs while sobering up with the breeze and get ready for the coming spots!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fushimi Yume Hyakushu Cafe, 247 Minamihamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8045, Japan
They sell more than a hundred different kinds of sakes from Fushimi! They also serve cocktails and beers base on sake and sweets!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Teradaya Inn, 263 Minamihamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8045, Japan
The place where one of the most popular people in Japanese history: Ryoma Sakamoto was attacked. You will feel the history, with its old building!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kizakura Kappa Country, 228 Shioyamachi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8046, Japan
“Kizakura” is also a very famous sake brand in Japan. On this spot, they make beer from the high-quality water of Fushimi. It would be a perfect spot for those who love sake and adore beer!
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Fushimi Sake Village, 115 Nayamachi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8057 Kyoto Prefecture
You will end your tour here, comparing the taste of all of the 17 sake brands that have breweries in Fushimi.
Duration: 1 hour
