Fun and Educational – Most Popular Sake Tasting Tour in Kyoto!
Fun and Educational – Most Popular Sake Tasting Tour in Kyoto!
We Are the Only Sake Tour Company Based in Kyoto’s Fushimi Sake District
We have been sharing our passion for sake since 2018. Our strong relationship with local breweries and insiders allows us to provide you with a deeper sake experience. Meet our local sake experts on the tour – we invite you to dive deep into the world of sake!
Through our expert-led tasting session you’ll get the chance to learn the unique characteristics of different varieties of sake and what food to pair it with. After joining Kyoto Insider Sake Experience, you will discover which type you most prefer and how to identify your favourites on menus and bottle labels. Joining our sake tour is surely a great introduction to your sake experience.
What Makes Our Sake Tour Unique
Private Sake Tasting Rooms
We have two sake tasting rooms dedicated to sake. Our tasting rooms are exclusive and inaccessible to the general public, allowing for tastings that focus on the subtle aromas and flavours of sake.
Certified Sake Experts
Because our tours are led exclusively by certified sake experts, we are able to answer your questions, find your sake preferences, and guide you deeper into the world of sake.
Fun and Educational
The entire tour is designed to be both entertaining and educational, with visual information and actual sake-related materials used throughout the tour. After the experience, guests can purchase their favourite bottles on the spot.
Take a tour with us and you will: -Discover the history of sake and the Fushimi Sake District of Kyoto whilst touring a traditional brewery/museum
-Come to understand the differences in flavour and smell and how these are produced. You’ll focus on the secret methods of sake brewing which have been passed down for generations
-Get the chance to compare the differences between Western wine and beer production and sake brewing, to understand what makes the sake brewing process so unique
Sake Tasting with an Expert
Through our expert-led tasting session you’ll get the chance to learn the unique characteristics of different varieties of sake. You will also discover which type you most prefer and how to identify your favourites on menus and bottle labels
Our expert will help you notice the difference in taste between ‘junmai’ sake (which has no added alcohol or sugar) and alcohol-added sake. We’ll also explain the effects of rice-polishing on the aroma and flavour
Pure rice sake, refined sake, cloudy sake, aged sake – we’ll help you discover the distinguishing characteristics of each type.
Food Pairing
Discover the way the taste of sake can completely change when paired with different dishes. We hope that the food pairing section of our tour will also allow you to find out a little about Japan’s food culture, as well as sake.
Reviews by Our Guests
Very enjoyable!! - Yui our guide was very friendly and helpful. Very passionate about her work, she made our experience very enjoyable. Thank you very much !!!
Van F 2025-04-29
Excellent Tour - Educational and Tasted Delicious Sakes - My husband and I had a great time on this sake experience. Our guide Greg was excellent - knowledgable, professional and made the experience really fun. We learnt lots of... read more practical tips on how to select sake based on our preferences and tasted lots of delicious sakes. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in learning more about sake.
annabW703FN 2025-04-27
Sake sake sake - Awesome experience with so many different sakes! Matt knew a lot about the area and the sake. I highly recommend when you come to Kyoto
543kaitlind 2025-04-20
An excellent introduction to sake - Excellent sake tasting and education session. Our instructor Reiko was very knowledgeable and made the details of sake very understandable. The tasting was very well structured and helped illustrate the... read more differences between the sake types both with and without food.
Now I know what to look for in a bottle of sake. Highly recommend this experience.
Patrick C 2025-04-20
Awesome experience! I recommend to anyone visiting Kyoto! - Kiyomi was our host! She is very special! Not only she accommodate our needs but also taught a very light and funny class. Loved it!
482marianan 2025-04-20
Sake Tasting - Kiyomi was wonderful. Fun and knowledgeable. Me and my wife had very little knowledge about Sake going in to the tasting and left feeling wonderful. And the atmosphere and staff... read more were equally wonderful. Would recommend.
Brian S 2025-04-20
Informative - Very lively and informative session on sake. Our guide was very friendly and fluent in English. We had a nice time. Wide varieties of sake were available for tasting
Gauti19 2025-04-16
Informative Sake Tasting and Pairing in Kyoto - We had a great time during this sake tasting and food pairing. Mayo, a Kyoto local, was our instructor and she was informative and engaging! We tried 7+ sakes and... read more bought a bottle to take home. The tastings include small food pairings, as well. The setting was fairly intimate, about 14 people, so I feel we received a personable experience. I would recommend this to anyone looking to learn more about sake.
Kyle M 2025-04-15
Fun and informative tour and tasting - What a phenomenal experience! We learned so much about sake. The tour of the museum was interesting, with an excellent presentation by Kiyomi amd Yui. Now we understand... read more much more about how sake is made. Then the tasting in a nearby pleasant setting. Tried a wide variety of sake, and learned a lot about how to order sakes to pair with foods.
Online Sake Classes are designed to meet the interests of all sake lovers, whether you are a sake beginner, a sake enthusiast or a wine, beer or whisky lover. We invite you to explore the deep world of sake through our online sake classes. We hope that sake fans all over the world will discover the way to enjoy great sake!
Very enjoyable!! - Yui our guide was very friendly and helpful. Very passionate about her work, she made our experience very enjoyable. Thank you very much !!! 
