Great Experience with our expert tour guide – Great experience, highly recommended. We had a great time and learn a lot from this tour. Before, we came for the Insider Sake experience tour at Gekkeikan Sake Brewery and… read more some Japanese Sake testing with Mr. Shogo, and it was amazing. So this time we came back again for an Advance Sake Testing course with Mrs. Kiyomi, and we were so amazed to find out how much more can the Sake making process affect the test and aroma of the Sake. Our guide today, Mrs. Kiyomi is also very lovely and really easy going. We really enjoyed our Sake testing tour today.

  WHAT AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE  – Great experience! I was clueless about sale but learning about the history of it and the breweries was amazing. Also, learning how to read the labels on the bottle was… read more very helpful as well. I now know to order sake by saying “Nihonshu” instead of just “sake” which means alcohol. We learned by saying this, it can confuse the servers.

  Japanese Sake tour in Kyoto – don’t miss  – Kiyomi and Nanase introduced us to Japanese sake, in an informative and personalized way, so cool! From learning how sake is made, purified to bottling always adding the local history.… read more Ok and the tastings were so fun! Diaginjo please, no wait, make mine Junmai Ginjo! Thanks to our amazing guides!

  Amazing sake class/light food pairing  – This was an amazing class! I wish I had signed up for the 3-hour version. I now know far more about sake (or nihonshu) than I did before, and I’m… read more really excited to put my new knowledge to the test over the next couple of weeks while I’m in Japan! Definitely recommend this if you like sake!

  Delicious Tastings and Expert Guidance – This was one of the best experiences we had in Kyoto! The tour included so many sake tastings, giving us the opportunity to sample a wide variety of styles while… read more learning about the brewing process and the different categories of sake.
What I enjoyed most was how educational the tour was. I learned how to recognize the differences between sake styles, what makes each category unique, and, most importantly, discovered what I personally like and why. The explanations made tasting the sake much more meaningful and helped me appreciate the craftsmanship behind each one.
The food pairings complemented the sake beautifully, and the guide was knowledgeable, engaging, and made the experience enjoyable from start to finish.
A thoughtful touch at the end of the tour was receiving a set of sake cheat cards that summarize the different categories and tasting notes. They are a fantastic reference and will make it much easier to choose sake with confidence in the future.

  Sake! – Mayo was fantastic! So much information and a great sense of humor- absolutely loved this experience! I learned so much

  A day with Sake & Mayo  – Mayo was awesome, her knowledge and charm filled the room.

Rick

  Would absolutely recommend  – Maayo was a fantastic tour guide, and the experience was amazing! My wife and I both left it with a better understanding of sake. We consider it an afternoon well-spent.

  Fascinating and flavourful – Guides were very knowledgable, gave a lot of context to the drinks and items on display. The brewery itself is interesting and steeped in history with some very nice… read more drinks to sample along with food pairings available to try at the tasting session following the tour. There is also a shop at the front of the museum selling their drinks at very competitive prices.