Definitely worth it!! - It was amazing with Shogo, he told us a lot and we understand sake a lot more. We will enjoy Japan better this way and enjoy sake a lot!

  Outstanding sake tour good for beginners to experts!  - Phenomenal tour and tasting! Our guide Kotaro took us through the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, telling us about the history of the brewery and the sake production process. His explanations... read more were very interesting, and I got much more out of the exhibits with the tour than people would have from the small museum. Then, we went onto the tasting, which was superb. 11 different sakes, and Kotaro really made sure we found our taste preferences, walking us through all the different characteristics and flavors. It was top-notch! I would highly recommend the tour if you're interested in learning about sake production, the history of sake, or just want to drink some sake. Make sure to stop by the Fushimi Sake Village afterwards for food--there's a ramen spot that makes the broth with the sake sediment from the brewing process, and it's superb: thick and rich!

  Tasty and Educational  - Great tasting experience while learning so much! Learned about the wide variety's of Saki (Nihonshu) and how to identify what kind of flavor the bottle will be based on... read more the label even without knowing any Japanese. Kiyomi was a perfect guide!

  Informative and enjoyable sake experience - We had a great time learning about Sake from Mayo. She led us through an incredibly informative PowerPoint presentation so that we could taste each type of Sake with the... read more knowledge to understand it. While informative, it was a fun experience to enjoy with the other guests.

  Brilliant learning experience! - We had a fun and informative time, met interesting g people and learnt a lot about sake!
The food pairing part of the experience rounded it off nicely!
Would recommend... read more it to anyone interested in sake!

  A real highlight in a 2 week tour of Japan, highly recommended!  - With our guide Kotaro, we had a blast. Probably too much information to retain, but he said we could get PDFs if we signed up with our email address after,... read more so we can refresh our memory. As you can imagine, Sake is a much deeper and involved topic than Westerners would guess. And the passion and pride in its making are very evident. Loved the museum and especially the surprise food pairing session which allowed us to see how important it is to order Sake with one's meal well in mind. Really enjoyable and well worth it.

  Very informative  - Kotaro is very knowledgeable and very thorough all; one of the employees from the 1st sake brewery was extremely rude and annoying

  Awesome Tour 👍🏻👍🏻  - This tour was super interesting and a great intro to sake. Kyoko was extremely knowledgeable about sake and taught us the basics in a comfortable environment. She welcomed any and... read more all questions and answered them honestly. I walked away knowing which kind of sake I like, and feeling confident to order in the future knowing what I will get! Thank you, Kyoko!

  Dive into the complex world of sake.  - So much fun and very informative. If you love diving into the global world of food & beverage then this is for you. The location is a bit outside of... read more Kyoto's hotel area and afternoon traffic can be tough so allow plenty of time.