Kyoto 3-Hour Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings and Food Pairings
by Add Stories Co.,Ltd.
Choose from 4 available options
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.¥26,600Overview
This 3-hour tour in Kyoto is led by a certified Sake Sommelier and begins with a 90-minute visit to the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum. During the museum visit, the guide explains the history of the brewery, its influence on modern sake, and details of the brewing process. Participants learn how to evaluate sake by flavor, balance, and aroma while tasting selected Gekkeikan sakes in context. After the museum, the group moves to a private tasting room for a 90-minute session where they sample ten types of sake chosen by the sommelier. The tasting includes traditional otsumami snacks to demonstrate how sake is paired with food in Japan. The guide provides clear explanations suitable for all experience levels and offers a sake cheat sheet and tasting notes to help guests confidently select sake in the future. The tour involves some walking, so comfortable shoes are recommended. Guests under 20 years old receive non-alcoholic drinks, and alcohol is not served to those arriving by car or bicycle for safety reasons. Transportation to and from the museum is not included, and there is no hotel pickup or drop-off. Vegetarian snack options are available upon request. The tour requires prior reservation and guests without a booking, including children and non-drinkers, cannot join.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Spend about 90 minutes at the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum with a certified Sake Sommelier. Learn about the brewery's influence on modern sake culture, including ingredients, brewing methods, and the philosophy behind its products. Taste selected Gekkeikan sakes while understanding how experts assess flavor, balance, and aroma.
90 min
Sake Tasting with Food Pairings
For approximately 90 minutes, participate in a guided sake tasting led by a certified expert. Sample ten different sake varieties to identify personal preferences and learn how to read labels and menus. Enjoy traditional Japanese otsumami snacks served alongside the sake to demonstrate common food pairings.
90 min
Meeting point
Meeting point : Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum (Meet the guide inside the museum) 25 min from JR Kyoto Station : Take a train on Kintetsu Line to Momoyamagoryo-Mae Station then walk about 10 min. 20 min from Gion-Shijo Station : Take a train on Keihan Line to Chushojima Station then walk for 5 min.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
Kyoto 3-Hour Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings and Food Pairings
by Add Stories Co.,Ltd.
Choose from 4 available options
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.¥26,600Overview
This 3-hour tour in Kyoto is led by a certified Sake Sommelier and begins with a 90-minute visit to the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum. During the museum visit, the guide explains the history of the brewery, its influence on modern sake, and details of the brewing process. Participants learn how to evaluate sake by flavor, balance, and aroma while tasting selected Gekkeikan sakes in context. After the museum, the group moves to a private tasting room for a 90-minute session where they sample ten types of sake chosen by the sommelier. The tasting includes traditional otsumami snacks to demonstrate how sake is paired with food in Japan. The guide provides clear explanations suitable for all experience levels and offers a sake cheat sheet and tasting notes to help guests confidently select sake in the future. The tour involves some walking, so comfortable shoes are recommended. Guests under 20 years old receive non-alcoholic drinks, and alcohol is not served to those arriving by car or bicycle for safety reasons. Transportation to and from the museum is not included, and there is no hotel pickup or drop-off. Vegetarian snack options are available upon request. The tour requires prior reservation and guests without a booking, including children and non-drinkers, cannot join.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Spend about 90 minutes at the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum with a certified Sake Sommelier. Learn about the brewery's influence on modern sake culture, including ingredients, brewing methods, and the philosophy behind its products. Taste selected Gekkeikan sakes while understanding how experts assess flavor, balance, and aroma.
90 min
Sake Tasting with Food Pairings
For approximately 90 minutes, participate in a guided sake tasting led by a certified expert. Sample ten different sake varieties to identify personal preferences and learn how to read labels and menus. Enjoy traditional Japanese otsumami snacks served alongside the sake to demonstrate common food pairings.
90 min
Meeting point
Meeting point : Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum (Meet the guide inside the museum) 25 min from JR Kyoto Station : Take a train on Kintetsu Line to Momoyamagoryo-Mae Station then walk about 10 min. 20 min from Gion-Shijo Station : Take a train on Keihan Line to Chushojima Station then walk for 5 min.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.