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
Exponential and eye opening experience for a Novice! - They really know their Sakes. Greg and Miyuki are both Sake someliers, and they were able to introduce me into the Sake world from a pure novice to, now a... read more full lover, missing it in my home country. I'm thinking, there should be a suitable sake for each different type of person 🙂
Cherryl L 2025-06-16
Great tour - Wonderful knowledge and history behind Sake from the guide. A very good tour and I recommend it to people interested in sake.
Max D 2025-06-14
Wonderful experience and great learning - Wonderful experience and great learning
Momo was an excellent teacher, and we learned much about Nihonshu. It’s one of the best tours we have ever taken, and we... read more highly recommend it.
Ying H 2025-06-12
Very informative sake tour - Learned a lot about sake. Honestly, it’s hard for a non Japanese speaker to get a lot out of the sake museum. But, with a tour guide explaining, I learned... read more a bunch of stuff about the process of making and labeling sake. There were 10 small tastings also, with some maybe half a shot, and others a full shot.
I’d highly recommend.
aa-Random00 2025-06-09
Great sake tour in Kyoto - This is a great way to learn about sake, the history, how it is made and the different types. I came away knowing exactly what to look for in the... read more future.
The guides Momo and Miyuki were both delightful with great knowledge of sake. It's actually nihonshu!
sonog 2025-06-07
Fantastic experience! Highly recommend. Sake plus!!! - One of our best experiences in Japan. I am an “informed” sake drinker now. I learned so much and had a great time to boot.... read more We all walked away with an appreciation of the world of sake. Can’t wait to be able to order confidently as we continue on our travels in Japan and once we are back in the states. The team was great and fun! Special thanks to Greg for giving us a great experience.
Lisa H 2025-06-07
Distinct + Fun + Educational - This is Sake 101. My wife and I really enjoyed the experience! I recommend you give it a go if you are fan of scotch or wine tastings, this is... read more for you!
Raghu C 2025-06-06
We learned and drank a lot!!! - One of our favorite experiences in Kyoto. It is always a gamble when booking a tour, but with this we were very happy! Miyuki was AMAZING. Very knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and... read more her energy was infectious!! And you get a lot, lot of sake to taste.
Husband here: Epic, SAKE! Drunk and knowledge, 10/10, yeeeehawwew!
JodieR546 2025-06-06
Review - Our guide was so amazing! A great experience!! We had Kiyomi and she was very knowledgeable. The experience provided me with many new insights on how to taste sake!
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!
Exponential and eye opening experience for a Novice! - They really know their Sakes. Greg and Miyuki are both Sake someliers, and they were able to introduce me into the Sake world from a pure novice to, now a... read more 
