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What You will Experience
Uncover the little-known sake culture of Fushimi District in Kyoto. Insider sake brewery tour, sake tasting and food pairing with an expert will take you to the deep world of sake culture. In the brewery, come to understand the differences of sake and how these are produced. You’ll focus on the secret methods of sake brewing which have been passed down for generations. Through our expert-lead tasting session you’ll get the chance to learn the unique characteristics of different varieties of sake, discovering which type you most prefer and how to identify your favourites on menus and bottle labels. Through our food pairing session you will discover the way the taste of sake can completely change when paired with different dishes. This is a fun and educational experience for anyone who wants to learn more about sake and have a chance to try different types of sake
Insider Sake Brewery Tour
- Only included in 3-hour tour
You’ll take a short walk to visit the largest sake brewery in Fushimi, where you’ll deepen your knowledge of sake and witness traditional brewing processes which have been passed down from generation to generation. At the end of your brewery tour you’ll have the chance to taste a few of the flavors produced there.
Sake Tasting with an Expert
You’ll get to try flavors of sake you may never have experienced before – as we’ll introduce you to bottles which have never been exported. Your expert guide will explain the differences in taste – dry, sweet, rich, fruity – and how each of these are produced.
Food Pairing
You’ll also be served various Otsumami – Japanese snacks which traditionally accompany alcohol – so you can see which types of food and flavor best accompany the different sake types.
〒612-8053 Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Fushimi-ku, Higashiōtechō, 755
● Access
- 13 min from JR Kyoto Station : Take a train on Kintetsu Line to Momoyamagoryo-Mae Station. Turn right and walk down the Shopping Street for 5 min.
- 16 min from Gion-Shijo Station : Take a local train on Keihan Line to Fushimi-Momoyama Station. Turn left and walk down the Shopping Street for 3 min.
- 16 min from Fushimi-Inari Station
- Local English speaking sake expert
- Entrance fees (only for 3-hour tour)We'll go into a production area which public can't access. (depends on the brewery's schedule)
- Sake tasting(10 kinds for 3-hour tour / 7 kinds for 1.5-hour tasting session) to understand different categories (include premium grade to freshly squeezed Sake only available in Japan )
- Snacks for food pairingPairing some food with various sake. You will be amazed how food change the sake taste! Let's learn how to enjoy food pairing
- Cheat Sheet & Tasting Note (These will help you to choose your preferred sake in the future even you don't read Japanese.)
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Confirmation will be received when your request is accepted
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A small amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Recommend to bring a bottle of water
- Legal drinking age in Japan is 20; customers under 20 years of age will only be served non-alcoholic drinks
- Vegetarian option for snacks is available, please advise at time of booking if required
It was a great chance to see the process and history behind Kyoto’s sake brewing scene as well as the variety of flavors and tastes that come from sake.
Princeofcebu
9/14/2019 Kotaro thank you for such an awesome introduction to sake. Leah and I thoroughly enjoyed it and now really wished we had done the longer experience. The progression through the sake was so logical and the food pairings WOW - what a difference it made....More 89tashw
9/13/2019 Really enjoyed the intimate sake tasting with Kotaro. The experience itself is in Fushimi, which is a bit away from the typical tourist areas in Kyoto. Even so, the experience was still great. Kotaro is very knowledgeable, gives great recommendations, and truly likes to share...More 805calebe
9/12/2019- The guide was really great and explained all the details you need to know about sake. The tasting was also great especially with the food pairing. 407d_raa
9/12/2019
Very good evening; we were late and they kindly waited for us. We had a very informative session on sake, how to recognize the different kinds; how to buy them and how to enjoy them and match them to the food we were eating. patrickscott2019
9/12/2019 First off - we booked the 3 hour sake Insider Sake Experience. The title photo with people at night experiencing a bar scene is not what we got and may not exist or maybe misleading. The email instructions recieved from them helped hugely. As you...More stevehe159
9/11/2019 - Excellent tour, Kotaro was very knowledgeable, me and my wife had no knowledge of sake but after the tour we can make an educated choice in picking a bottle of nihonshu (sake) hvazquezmd
9/11/2019 This was great to learn the process of making sake and of course tasting with food pairings. Have come out more knowledgeable and can confidently order the type of sake I like at a restaurant. Joanna R
9/09/2019 We did the 1.5 hour tasting and I would definitely say its a must experience event. Kotaro goes through the details of how sake is made, the various classifications and how to think about selecting a tasty sake that will pair well with whatever you...More MGIson
9/08/2019