15 Best Kyoto Sake Tastings & Brewery Tours

“We thoroughly enjoyed our experience at the Sake Insider Tasting Experience. The educators provided great knowledge on many varieties of sake and provided such a relaxing, informative and enjoyable experience all round.”

“We really enjoyed our Sake tasting tour. Momo is an exceptional guide who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Sake. I felt that by the end of the tour I had a much better understanding of Sake in general, but more importantly which types I…”

“If I could give this tour more stars, I would. Yukari was a fantastic guide! The combination of seeing the sake museum and drinking various sake was so fun. I learned a lot. Yukari made the experience memorable. She is a knowledgable and enthusiastic guide.…”

“Our sommelier was very knowledgeable. She made sure we understood and appreciated everything. The experience was very well paced.”

“My husband and I took the Kyoto Insider Sake Experience with Shogo, and it was absolutely fantastic! Shogo was so funny, thoughtful, and engaging. His presentation was clear, easy to follow, and incredibly well structured. You could tell a lot of care went into how…”

“Wonderful, very personalized tea ceremony in a historic family home. We also had a sake and whiskey tasting. I cannot say enough good things about this experience. Highlight of Kyoto. They also gave us beautiful gifts that we will treasure forever.”

“This tour was one of our most enjoyable days in Japan. Kumi was a wonderful guide. She was extremely knowledgeable of the sake and brewing process, her manner was very warm, and we loved conversing with her. We would definitely recommend!”

“I recommend this tour to anyone who likes and drinks sake(nihonshu). You get an opportunity to learn from the best about how it's created and the different types. 10 out 10 would recommend.”

“The Tour was amazing. Many new things I learned about Kyoto and the guide was very friendly and supportive.”

“Great tour! Shumpei is a super guide and makes the experience friendly and fun. There was only the two of us and Shumpei, probably due to the rain but that just made Gion look even more atmospheric. Highly recommend this. Loved it, loved the rainy…”

“This Sake tour will definitely be one of the highlights from my trip! Hanae was a wonderful and knowledgeable guide and provided so much historical context to the sake itself, and the area in general.”

“Kenji is a good time and very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend this experience for anyone looking to learn it all about sake!”

“This was so much fun. Hands on fun; great host; removed from the business of downtown Kyoto. Would definitely recommend”

“Great time learnt loads”

“knowledgeable and friendly guide with wide range of sake to taste”