Kobe Sake Tasting Tour at Breweries with Tasting Fee Included
by Kampai Sake Tours
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
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This Kobe sake tasting tour lasts about three and a half hours and takes place in Nada Gogo, Japan’s top sake-producing region. The tour begins with a 50-minute visit to Sakuramasamune Kinenkan Sakuraen, a sake brewery founded in 1751 that produces Fukuju sake using traditional handcrafted methods and high-quality ingredients. Visitors learn about the brewery’s history, brewing process, and philosophy. Next, the tour includes a 10-minute stop at a tofu shop near several historic sake breweries. The shop makes fresh tofu every morning using pure water and traditional methods, resulting in delicate and flavorful tofu. Guests may also taste freshly made ganmodoki (tofu and vegetable fritters) if available. This stop is skipped on Sundays and public holidays when the shop is closed. The tour then continues with a 50-minute visit to Hamafukutsuru Ginjo Brewery, part of HAKUTSURU SAKE Brewing Co., Japan’s largest sake producer. Here, guests can explore the original brewhouse preserved as a museum, taste sake in the dedicated tasting corner, and visit the shop to purchase alcohol and souvenirs. The final stop is a 30-minute visit to the Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum, which preserves the traditional Kimoto yeast method of sake making. The museum displays many wooden sake-making tools and offers sake tasting while overlooking a Japanese garden. A professional guide provides detailed explanations throughout the tour. The sake tasting fee is included. Transportation to and from the tour is not provided by the operator. Brewery visits may change depending on closing days or weather conditions. The tour is located about 30 minutes from Osaka (Umeda), 40 minutes from Osaka (Namba), and 70 minutes from Kyoto by train.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Sakuramasamune Kinenkan Sakuraen
This sake brewery, founded in 1751, produces Fukuju sake by hand using high-quality ingredients and careful brewing techniques. The brewery aims to preserve the value of sake for the future and to provide moments of happiness to drinkers, brewers, and the local community. It is located in Kobe’s Nada Gogo region, known for sake production.
50 min
Tofu Shop
The tofu shop has been making fresh tofu daily for over 60 years using pure water, emphasizing traditional craftsmanship. It offers delicate, clean, and flavorful tofu, including ganmodoki (tofu and vegetable fritters) when freshly made. The shop is closed on Sundays and public holidays, so the stop and tastings may be skipped on those days.
10 min
Hamafukutsuru Ginjo Brewery
Part of HAKUTSURU SAKE Brewing Co., Japan’s largest sake brewery, this site includes an old brewhouse preserved as a museum. Visitors can learn about sake brewing traditions, taste sake in the tasting corner, and purchase alcohol and souvenirs in the museum building.
50 min
Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum
This brewery maintains the traditional Kimoto-method yeast sake production style. The museum displays many wooden sake-making tools and educates visitors about sake production. Guests can taste handcrafted sake while enjoying views of a Japanese garden. Brewery visits may be affected by closing days or weather.
30 min
Meeting point
in front of the ticket gate of “Ishiyagawa” station on the Hanshin line.
End point
In front of the ticket gate of UOZAKI station. The guide has hanged Kampai Sake Tours name holder.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Kobe Sake Tasting Tour at Breweries with Tasting Fee Included
by Kampai Sake Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.¥32,300Overview
This Kobe sake tasting tour lasts about three and a half hours and takes place in Nada Gogo, Japan’s top sake-producing region. The tour begins with a 50-minute visit to Sakuramasamune Kinenkan Sakuraen, a sake brewery founded in 1751 that produces Fukuju sake using traditional handcrafted methods and high-quality ingredients. Visitors learn about the brewery’s history, brewing process, and philosophy. Next, the tour includes a 10-minute stop at a tofu shop near several historic sake breweries. The shop makes fresh tofu every morning using pure water and traditional methods, resulting in delicate and flavorful tofu. Guests may also taste freshly made ganmodoki (tofu and vegetable fritters) if available. This stop is skipped on Sundays and public holidays when the shop is closed. The tour then continues with a 50-minute visit to Hamafukutsuru Ginjo Brewery, part of HAKUTSURU SAKE Brewing Co., Japan’s largest sake producer. Here, guests can explore the original brewhouse preserved as a museum, taste sake in the dedicated tasting corner, and visit the shop to purchase alcohol and souvenirs. The final stop is a 30-minute visit to the Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum, which preserves the traditional Kimoto yeast method of sake making. The museum displays many wooden sake-making tools and offers sake tasting while overlooking a Japanese garden. A professional guide provides detailed explanations throughout the tour. The sake tasting fee is included. Transportation to and from the tour is not provided by the operator. Brewery visits may change depending on closing days or weather conditions. The tour is located about 30 minutes from Osaka (Umeda), 40 minutes from Osaka (Namba), and 70 minutes from Kyoto by train.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Sakuramasamune Kinenkan Sakuraen
This sake brewery, founded in 1751, produces Fukuju sake by hand using high-quality ingredients and careful brewing techniques. The brewery aims to preserve the value of sake for the future and to provide moments of happiness to drinkers, brewers, and the local community. It is located in Kobe’s Nada Gogo region, known for sake production.
50 min
Tofu Shop
The tofu shop has been making fresh tofu daily for over 60 years using pure water, emphasizing traditional craftsmanship. It offers delicate, clean, and flavorful tofu, including ganmodoki (tofu and vegetable fritters) when freshly made. The shop is closed on Sundays and public holidays, so the stop and tastings may be skipped on those days.
10 min
Hamafukutsuru Ginjo Brewery
Part of HAKUTSURU SAKE Brewing Co., Japan’s largest sake brewery, this site includes an old brewhouse preserved as a museum. Visitors can learn about sake brewing traditions, taste sake in the tasting corner, and purchase alcohol and souvenirs in the museum building.
50 min
Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum
This brewery maintains the traditional Kimoto-method yeast sake production style. The museum displays many wooden sake-making tools and educates visitors about sake production. Guests can taste handcrafted sake while enjoying views of a Japanese garden. Brewery visits may be affected by closing days or weather.
30 min
Meeting point
in front of the ticket gate of “Ishiyagawa” station on the Hanshin line.
End point
In front of the ticket gate of UOZAKI station. The guide has hanged Kampai Sake Tours name holder.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.