15 Best Kyoto Sake Tastings & Brewery Tours

“I’m so glad that I joined this tour, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is visiting Kyoto with time to spare. Kyoko was an incredible guide, and she made the experience such a joy. We began with a tour of the Gekkeikan Okura…”

“I loved learning all about how sake was made! The tour was very engaging and organised very well!! Thankyou!!”

“Wonderful tour. We learned so much from our guide, Linda, who was also a sake sommelier. That in particular was very special treat, as she has a unique perspective on and deep experience with sake. She was able to answer all of our difficRead more”

“Just the right amount of time! High energy sommelier whoal made learning significant points fun. And I enjoyed the tasting sake alone and then with food. Great class!”

“Our guide/ instructor, Mayo was a great teacher who taught us a lot about sake. The food pairings were delicious. We had a great time.”

“The tea ceremony was beautiful and meditative. Such an incredible cultural experience that was definitely the highlight of our trip. The sake tasting afterwards was really great as well. We did the kimonos as well which I highly recommend! We loved that it was a…”

“Sake tasting was so so. Better to have less variations but brtter quality.”

“Two of our party were familar with sake, but one was new to sake. The class was very educational in what goes into making sake and the various flavors that are available. There were plenty of sake tasted.”

“It was so much fun! Our guide was very knowledgeable, funny, patient, and generous with his saki haha! As a Historian i loved seeing the rich history of Gion in the silence of Night. I must say, our group was late to our appointed time…”

“Shumpei took us to through the roads only a local will know. It was fun to walk through the alleyways at night.”

“Together with my partner we selected private sake tasting for a little extra charge and I must say it was worth it! Mr Yoshi our guide was punctual, very professional, knowledgable about the process of making sake, as well as history of Japan - adding…”

“Kenji was an amazing sake sommelier - really enjoyed the sake tasting - he was very knowledgeable and patient even though we lost our way and were a bit late . Definitely recommend this activity in Kyoto! Thanks Kenji for an amazing time!”

“This was a very cool experience. We crafted our own sake cups made of pewter, hammering them with our own designs. Then got to enjoy sake tasting out of them. Very cool and unique souvenir from our trip to Kyoto.”

“Excellente activité où j’ai beaucoup appris sur le saké avec un guide extraordinaire”

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