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.
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What Makes Our Sake Tour Unique
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.
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.
Private Sake Tasting Rooms
We have three 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.
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
Great experience – A great tasting and informative experience. Very personal. I enjoyed the food pairings wirh information and cheat sheets. Shogo was an excellent host.
Nicole P 2025-12-28
Excellent overview of this unique beverage – Become a Sake expert – Kiyomi knows her stuff – she made Sake approachable and she really knows how to teach – very engrossing lecture on what make Sake – Sake, how its made, etc.… read more I highly recommend this tour – great value for money
Anurag P 2025-12-28
Great and informative! – Our guide Kotaro explained everything about sake very clearly and thoroughly. We enjoyed the tour very much. It was very informative and we learnt a lot about sake and are… read more now equipped with knowing our preferences and ordering Sake at a restaurant.
chandywen 2025-12-24
Fun way to learn about Sake!! – Kyoko our guide was awesome. She is very knowledgeable and passionate. Most importantly she was very good teacher with lots of patience. Highly recommend 👌
Eric P 2025-12-24
Brilliant sake experience – Insightful lesson on a fascinating topic by an excellent teacher. Sake was also delicious!
Sake tasting with family was an excellent way to spend 2 hours. Would highly recommend.
Nick M 2025-12-21
Everything Sake – Awesome tour of the Sake brewery with Momoko and got so much more than if I was to just walk it myself. They really did a great job explaining the… read more different processes and what it does with the flavor profile. The tastings were all excellent with very different variety and paired with some common Japanese foods for future meal planning. The group asked pretty challenging questions and they didn’t skip a beat. They are truly experts and know their sake! You will bring home knowledge surely to impress friends and family when drinking sake
dgrissom23 2025-12-15
Sake must do! – Incredible, must do experience. Mayo was a great guide, lots of info but not overwhelming. I’m super excited to go back and try to match my next meal with quality… read more sake.
Henry N 2025-12-15
OUTSTANDING TOUR – Outstanding! I would give it 6/5 if I could.
Chika was an amazing guide. Her intimate knowledge of all things Sake (she is a Sake sommelier), her enthusiasm and… read more her friendly personality made this tour memorable.
You learn so much: the making, how different styles are made, how that affects flavour, how to read a Sake bottle label and (a real bonus) you have a tutored food pairing session to go along with the tastings (~ 11).
A really useful extra is you get to keep a credit card sized “cheat sheet” to help you in restaurants or at the bottle shop.
I have done many other Sake and wine tours. This was def the best,
A fun, educational and memorable tour.
Iain S 2025-12-09
History of Sake With Food Pairing – This was an amazing tour. One can visit the museum alone, but it was so much more enjoyable with a knowledgeable guide. Miyuki really explained the rich history… read more surrounding Sake making in Japan, and how it is intertwined in their culture. I didn’t realize how many different sakes there are and how different they taste. The food pairing at the end was really fun.
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!